[SOLVED] Can't compile Intel NIC driver

[Jerome Haynes]

Hi,

I can't compile Intel e1000e drivers on proxmox, any help would be appreciated. Here is the error I get:

root@mediaserver:~/e1000e-3.3.5.3/src# make install
make -C /lib/modules/4.4.44-1-pve/build CC=gcc SUBDIRS=/root/e1000e-3.3.5.3/src                                                                                         modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-4.4.44-1-pve'
  CC [M]  /root/e1000e-3.3.5.3/src/netdev.o
In file included from /root/e1000e-3.3.5.3/src/e1000.h:32:0,
                 from /root/e1000e-3.3.5.3/src/netdev.c:48:
/root/e1000e-3.3.5.3/src/kcompat.h:5152:20: error: static declaration of ‘napi_c                                                                                        onsume_skb’ follows non-static declaration
 static inline void napi_consume_skb(struct sk_buff *skb,
                    ^
In file included from include/linux/if_ether.h:23:0,
                 from include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h:17,
                 from include/linux/ethtool.h:17,
                 from include/linux/netdevice.h:42,
                 from /root/e1000e-3.3.5.3/src/netdev.c:31:
include/linux/skbuff.h:2346:6: note: previous declaration of ‘napi_consume_skb’                                                                                         was here
 void napi_consume_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, int budget);
      ^
scripts/Makefile.build:258: recipe for target '/root/e1000e-3.3.5.3/src/netdev.o                                                                                        ' failed
make[2]: *** [/root/e1000e-3.3.5.3/src/netdev.o] Error 1
Makefile:1420: recipe for target '_module_/root/e1000e-3.3.5.3/src' failed
make[1]: *** [_module_/root/e1000e-3.3.5.3/src] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-4.4.44-1-pve'
Makefile:255: recipe for target 'default' failed
make: *** [default] Error 2
root@mediaserver:~/e1000e-3.3.5.3/src#

Thank You.
Kind Regards,
Jerome Haynes

 

[fireon]

Why do you would like to compile? This driver is in kernel?

 

[Jerome Haynes]

Why do you would like to compile? This driver is in kernel?

Because the second NIC I have (The one I'm trying to compile a driver for) isn't showing up as active. I can see the green light blinking so it's definitely plugged in correctly. Makes me think that maybe there's a driver issue?

 

[fabian]

you need to apply the following patch:

https://git.proxmox.com/?p=pve-kern...73d1a43861e08d2a0c8809;hb=refs/heads/stable-4

 

[Jerome Haynes]

I'm getting a 404 for that link?

Edit: Updating to latest proxmox beta fixed this.

 

[fabian]

we moved the kernel repository, it's now at:

https://git.proxmox.com/?p=pve-kern...ersion-check-fix.patch;hb=refs/heads/stable-4