[openib-general] ip_dev_find symbol missing

Sean Hefty mshefty at ichips.intel.com
Mon Oct 31 09:42:28 PST 2005


Jay Higley wrote:
> I compiled the openIB stack with the 2.6.14 kernel and three modules 
> (ib_sdp, ib_at, and ib_addr) will not load due to missing symbol 
> "ip_dev_find".  I see the source for this routine in kernel/net, but 
> apparently it didn't get compiled into my kernel.  Does anyone know what 
> configure options need to be set to enable this?  Also, are there some 
> missing dependency checks in the infiband stack that allowed the modules 
> to be compiled without this symbol being present?

The export of this symbol was removed in 2.6.14.  You'll need to add:

EXPORT_SYMBOL(ip_dev_find);

to net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c to compile these modules now.

- Sean



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