On Mon, Apr 08, 2019 at 03:22:26PM +0100, Ferruh Yigit wrote:
> Build error seen with Linux kernel 5.1 and
> when CONFIG_RTE_KNI_KMOD_ETHTOOL is enabled.
>
> Build error:
> .../dpdk/build/build/kernel/linux/kni/igb_main.c:2352:18:
> error: initialization of ... from incompatible pointer type ...
> [-Werror=incompatible-pointer-types]
> .ndo_fdb_add = igb_ndo_fdb_add,
> ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> ndo_fdb_add() is changed in Linux kernel version 5.1 and now requires
> a new parameter, 'struct netlink_ext_ack *extack':
> Linux Commit 87b0984ebfab ("net: Add extack argument to ndo_fdb_add()")
>
> ndo_fdb_add() parameter updated with compile time Linux kernel version
> check.
>
> Cc: sta...@dpdk.org
>
> Signed-off-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yi...@intel.com>
> ---
Thanks, Ferruh.
This allows my builds to start passing again on bleeding-edge kernels.
Tested-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richard...@intel.com>
