[Debian] Re: Bug#403712: kernel-patch-openvz: Cannot compile kernel, undefined symbols

[David Baron]

On Tuesday 19 December 2006 22:07, Ola Lundqvist wrote:
> Hi
>
> Which kernel version did you apply it against? I have successfully
> built it... The version in testing or in unstable?

Latest as of a couple of days ago from unstable, 2.16-8, I believe. The 
version of the patch current as of that date would not patch. The current 
version patched but produced the errors on compile.

>
> Regards,
>
> // Ola
>
> On Tue, Dec 19, 2006 at 10:58:40AM +0200, David Baron wrote:
> > Package: kernel-patch-openvz
> > Version: 028test007.1
> > Severity: important
> > Justification: fails to build from source
> >
> > Here they are: (May be others as well.)
> >
> > kernel/built-in.o: In function `do_env_create':
> > vecalls.c:(.text+0x349a7): undefined reference to `ve_snmp_proc_init'
> > vecalls.c:(.text+0x34a96): undefined reference to `ve_ndisc_init'
> > vecalls.c:(.text+0x34ac2): undefined reference to `init_ve_route6'
> > vecalls.c:(.text+0x34c36): undefined reference to `fini_ve_route6'
> > vecalls.c:(.text+0x34c42): undefined reference to `ve_ndisc_fini'
> > vecalls.c:(.text+0x34e6a): undefined reference to `addrconf_sysctl_init'
> > make[1]: *** [.tmp_vmlinux1] Error 1
> >
> > Additonally, I go the following warning (do not know if related to the
> > patch):
> >
> > arch/i386/kernel/mpparse.c: In function 'MP_bus_info':
> > arch/i386/kernel/mpparse.c:231: warning: comparison is always false due
> > to limited range of data type
> >
> >
> >
> > -- System Information:
> > Debian Release: 4.0
> >   APT prefers unstable
> >   APT policy: (990, 'unstable'), (650, 'testing'), (500, 'stable')
> > Architecture: i386 (i686)
> > Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
> > Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-davidb
> > Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1)
> >
> > Versions of packages kernel-patch-openvz depends on:
> > ii  bash                          3.1dfsg-8  The GNU Bourne Again SHell
> > ii  grep-dctrl                    2.9.3      Grep Debian package
> > information - ii  patch                         2.5.9-4    Apply a diff
> > file to an original
> >
> > kernel-patch-openvz recommends no packages.
> >
> > -- no debconf information