By: Allan Espinosa

Allan Espinosa — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:00:31 +0000

Btw, Karolis

what kind of research applications do you run in your cluster? I am also interested in your setup

Thanks.

By: Allan Espinosa

Allan Espinosa — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:50:05 +0000

Hi Karolis,

I was also getting these errors before. In the kernel rpm that I built, the rtl8111b driver source code was not compiled. In the Makefile of the r8168 module, i emptied the list of source files to compile. It is only a placeholder module to add the hardware id to the vanilla module in the kernel.

here is the content of the Makefile

MODULES :=

SOURCES :=

HEADERS :=

By: karolis

karolis — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:25:40 +0000

Hello,
I have a question.
I am getting error when compiling rocks-boot-drivers.tar.gz driver source, i have followed the instructions “Creating a Custom Kernel RPM” (using kernel 2.6.23.13 from kernel.org) and downloaded your prepared driver src when i do in rocks-boot dir “make rpm” everything goes ok but when started to compile RTL8111b module i got error:

Building modules for kernel 2.6.23.13-1…

Building r8168 module…

make[4]: Entering directory `/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168′
make -C 2.6.23.13-1-i686 -f Makefile.build \
PWD=/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686 modules
make[5]: Entering directory `/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686′
make -C ../../../i386/kernel/lib/modules/2.6.23.13-1/build \
SUBDIRS=/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686 modules
make[6]: Entering directory `/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/i386/kernel/usr/src/kernels/2.6.23.13-1-i386′
CC [M] /export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686/r8168_n.o
/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686/r8168_n.c:2236: warning: ‘rtl8168_phy_power_down’ defined but not used
CC [M] /export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686/rtl_ioctl.o
/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686/rtl_ioctl.c: In function `rtl8168_set_loopback’:
/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686/rtl_ioctl.c:177: error: structure has no member named `loopback_tx_ok’
/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686/rtl_ioctl.c:178: error: structure has no member named `loopback_rx_ok’
/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686/rtl_ioctl.c:179: error: structure has no member named `loopback_tx_err’
/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686/rtl_ioctl.c:180: error: structure has no member named `loopback_rx_err’
/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686/rtl_ioctl.c:187: error: structure has no member named `loopback_tx_schedule’
/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686/rtl_ioctl.c:188: error: structure has no member named `loopback_state’
/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686/rtl_ioctl.c:189: error: structure has no member named `loopback_type’
/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686/rtl_ioctl.c:191: error: structure has no member named `loopback_tasklet’
/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686/rtl_ioctl.c:193: error: structure has no member named `loopback_tx_schedule’
/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686/rtl_ioctl.c:198: error: structure has no member named `loopback_state’
/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686/rtl_ioctl.c:211: error: structure has no member named `loopback_tx_schedule’
/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686/rtl_ioctl.c:212: error: structure has no member named `loopback_state’
/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686/rtl_ioctl.c:213: error: structure has no member named `loopback_type’
/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686/rtl_ioctl.c:215: error: structure has no member named `loopback_tasklet’
/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686/rtl_ioctl.c:217: error: structure has no member named `loopback_tx_schedule’
/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686/rtl_ioctl.c:224: error: structure has no member named `loopback_state’
/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686/rtl_ioctl.c: In function `rtl8168_loopback_test’:
/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686/rtl_ioctl.c:236: error: structure has no member named `loopback_pkt_payload_len’
/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686/rtl_ioctl.c:241: error: structure has no member named `loopback_skb’
/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686/rtl_ioctl.c:244: error: structure has no member named `loopback_pkt_payload_len’
/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686/rtl_ioctl.c:244: error: structure has no member named `loopback_pkt_payload’
/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686/rtl_ioctl.c:244: error: structure has no member named `loopback_pkt_payload_len’
/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686/rtl_ioctl.c:244: error: structure has no member named `loopback_pkt_payload’
/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686/rtl_ioctl.c:244: error: structure has no member named `loopback_pkt_payload_len’
/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686/rtl_ioctl.c:245: error: structure has no member named `loopback_pkt_payload_len’
/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686/rtl_ioctl.c:254: error: structure has no member named `loopback_tx_schedule’
/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686/rtl_ioctl.c: In function `rtl8168_priv_ioctl’:
/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686/rtl_ioctl.c:392: error: structure has no member named `loopback_pkt_payload’
/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686/rtl_ioctl.c:393: error: structure has no member named `loopback_pkt_payload_len’
/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686/rtl_ioctl.c:395: error: structure has no member named `loopback_pkt_payload’
/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686/rtl_ioctl.c:401: error: structure has no member named `loopback_tx_ok’
/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686/rtl_ioctl.c:402: error: structure has no member named `loopback_rx_ok’
/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686/rtl_ioctl.c:403: error: structure has no member named `loopback_tx_err’
/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686/rtl_ioctl.c:404: error: structure has no member named `loopback_rx_err’
make[7]: *** [/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686/rtl_ioctl.o] Error 1
make[6]: *** [_module_/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686] Error 2
make[6]: Leaving directory `/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/i386/kernel/usr/src/kernels/2.6.23.13-1-i386′
make[5]: *** [r8168.ko] Error 2
make[5]: Leaving directory `/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168/2.6.23.13-1-i686′
make[4]: *** [build] Error 2
make[4]: Leaving directory `/export/rocks-4.3/rocks/src/roll/kernel/BUILD/rocks-boot-4.3/enterprise/4/images/drivers/r8168′

Rocks-4.3 src up2date.

I havbe tryed with different kernels and RTL8111b drivers - when compiling driver module alone to kernel and loading, it works fine, but i cant get it compiled within rocks-boot source, cant get rocks-boot rpms with RTL driver compilde as module…

I would be very happy for any advice

By: Allan Espinosa

Allan Espinosa — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:16:00 +0000

“After rebuilding the kernel…” -> this refers to the instructions found in the “Creating a custom kernel rpm” instructions. The built package will be installed on your compute nodes and not the front end. Using the instructions from the “Adding a device driver”, I created the r8168 directory as defined in the archive above. This generates the hardware mappings.

The generated rocks-boot*.rpm packages will be installed on your front end. It contains the vmlinuz and initrd files to boot the compute nodes from the network.

By: Beshr

Beshr — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:40:02 +0000

Thanks a lot for your help Mr. Allan.

But I have a question:
What do you mean by:
” After rebuilding the kernel, you have to enable the kernel to map the hardware ID of the device to the correct module (r8169)” ?
-Does this mean that:
-I have to build the kernel,
-then install it,
-then restart and boot on it
-and finally follow the instructions in the Rocks documentation?
Is that right?
Or just rebuild the kernel and follow the instructions in the Rocks documentation?

Thanks again.

-Beshr

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