Hi! openvswitch 1.7.1 does not compile on later Ubuntu 12.10
Later kernels don't seem to have: /arch/x86/include/asm/system.h Which is required for openvswitch 1.7.1 At first I thought it was a Ubuntu kernel patch, but the latest Linux kernel does not have /arch/x86/include/asm/system.h either. Below shows the build error and also the search on the Linux kernels for Ubuntu 12.10 and Ubuntu 12.04 Mike Welcome to Ubuntu 12.10 (GNU/Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64) * Documentation: https://help.ubuntu.com/ System information as of Wed Dec 5 13:53:44 PST 2012 System load: 0.0 Users logged in: 0 Usage of /: 10.7% of 407.03GB IP address for eth0: 192.168.5.247 Memory usage: 0% IP address for eth1: 10.1.1.247 Swap usage: 0% IP address for br0: 192.168.0.247 Processes: 252 IP address for br-ovs-1: 172.168.0.247 Graph this data and manage this system at https://landscape.canonical.com/ 35 packages can be updated. 17 updates are security updates. Last login: Tue Dec 4 08:33:25 2012 from 192.168.194.132 mike@Oflow4:~$ sudo su [sudo] password for mike: root@Oflow4:/home/mike# cd /usr/src/openvswitch-1.7.1 root@Oflow4:/usr/src/openvswitch-1.7.1# make make all-recursive make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/openvswitch-1.7.1' Making all in datapath make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/openvswitch-1.7.1/datapath' Making all in linux make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/openvswitch-1.7.1/datapath/linux' make -C /lib/modules/3.5.0-17-generic/build M=/usr/src/openvswitch-1.7.1/datapath/linux modules make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.5.0-17-generic' CC [M] /usr/src/openvswitch-1.7.1/datapath/linux/datapath.o /usr/src/openvswitch-1.7.1/datapath/linux/datapath.c:42:24: fatal error: asm/system.h: No such file or directory compilation terminated. make[5]: *** [/usr/src/openvswitch-1.7.1/datapath/linux/datapath.o] Error 1 make[4]: *** [_module_/usr/src/openvswitch-1.7.1/datapath/linux] Error 2 make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.5.0-17-generic' make[3]: *** [default] Error 2 make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/openvswitch-1.7.1/datapath/linux' make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/openvswitch-1.7.1/datapath' make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/openvswitch-1.7.1' make: *** [all] Error 2 root@Oflow4:/usr/src/openvswitch-1.7.1# root@Oflow4:/usr/src/openvswitch-1.7.1# cd ../kernel/ root@Oflow4:/usr/src/kernel# dir config-3.5.0-17-generic linux-3.6.9.tar.bz2 linux-source-3.5.0.tar.bz2 linux-3.6.9 linux-source-3.5.0 root@Oflow4:/usr/src/kernel# find linux-source-3.5.0 |grep system.h linux-source-3.5.0/tools/power/cpupower/bench/system.h linux-source-3.5.0/tools/perf/util/include/asm/system.h linux-source-3.5.0/arch/arm/include/asm/system.h linux-source-3.5.0/arch/arm/mach-vt8500/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.5.0/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.5.0/arch/arm/mach-msm/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.5.0/arch/arm/mach-gemini/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.5.0/arch/cris/include/arch-v10/arch/system.h linux-source-3.5.0/arch/cris/include/arch-v32/arch/system.h linux-source-3.5.0/arch/mips/include/asm/dec/system.h linux-source-3.5.0/arch/x86/math-emu/fpu_system.h linux-source-3.5.0/sound/core/seq/seq_system.h #### System with Ubuntu 12.04 and kernel source code: Welcome to Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS (GNU/Linux 3.2.0-29-generic x86_64) * Documentation: https://help.ubuntu.com/ System information as of Wed Dec 5 14:02:42 PST 2012 System load: 0.15 Users logged in: 1 Usage of /: 6.3% of 413.04GB IP address for eth0: 192.168.5.241 Memory usage: 2% IP address for eth1: 10.1.1.241 Swap usage: 0% IP address for br0: 192.168.0.241 Processes: 334 IP address for br-ovs-1: 172.168.0.241 Graph this data and manage this system at https://landscape.canonical.com/ Last login: Wed Dec 5 09:38:37 2012 from 192.168.194.135 root@Oflow3:/home/mike# cd /usr/src/kernel/ root@Oflow3:/usr/src/kernel# dir config-3.2.0-29-generic linux-3.6.9.tar.bz2 linux-source-3.2.0 linux-source-3.2.0.tar.bz2 root@Oflow3:/usr/src/kernel# find linux-source-3.2.0 |grep system.h linux-source-3.2.0/tools/perf/util/include/asm/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/tools/power/cpupower/bench/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/sound/core/seq/seq_system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/h8300/include/asm/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/tile/include/asm/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/sparc/include/asm/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/avr32/include/asm/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-ixp23xx/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-w90x900/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-ks8695/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-pnx4008/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-s5pv210/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-nomadik/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-ux500/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-lpc32xx/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-omap2/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-iop33x/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-s5pc100/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-cns3xxx/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-bcmring/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-rpc/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-integrator/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-exynos/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-footbridge/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-prima2/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-ebsa110/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-realview/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-dove/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-s5p64x0/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-netx/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-highbank/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-mv78xx0/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-zynq/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-picoxcell/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/plat-spear/include/plat/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-h720x/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-ixp2000/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-spear3xx/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-msm/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-vt8500/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-mmp/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-versatile/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-clps711x/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-shark/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-omap1/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-at91/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-s3c64xx/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-iop13xx/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-iop32x/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/include/asm/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-gemini/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-spear6xx/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-u300/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/plat-tcc/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-tegra/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-pxa/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/arm/mach-mxs/include/mach/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/powerpc/include/asm/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/sh/include/asm/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/m32r/include/asm/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/m68k/include/asm/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/s390/include/asm/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/unicore32/include/asm/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/frv/include/asm/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/mn10300/include/asm/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/blackfin/include/asm/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/hexagon/include/asm/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/openrisc/include/asm/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/x86/math-emu/fpu_system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/x86/um/asm/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/x86/include/asm/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/parisc/include/asm/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/score/include/asm/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/mips/include/asm/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/mips/include/asm/dec/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/microblaze/include/asm/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/cris/include/arch-v32/arch/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/cris/include/asm/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/cris/include/arch-v10/arch/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/alpha/include/asm/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/xtensa/include/asm/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/arch/ia64/include/asm/system.h linux-source-3.2.0/include/asm-generic/system.h
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