[Bug 1418442] Re: openvswitch-datapath-dkms 1.4.6-0ubuntu1.12.04.4: openvswitch kernel module failed to build [error: conflicting types for ‘genl_notify’]

[James Page]

As you are using the 3.13 kernel, there really is no need to use the
DKMS module as the kernel provides all of the function required in its
ovs module in-tree.

Take a read of https://javacruft.wordpress.com/2014/03/03/which-open-
vswitch/

** Changed in: openvswitch (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Won't Fix

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Title:
  openvswitch-datapath-dkms 1.4.6-0ubuntu1.12.04.4: openvswitch kernel
  module failed to build [error: conflicting types for ‘genl_notify’]

Status in openvswitch package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix

Bug description:
  Trying to get OpenVSwitch working. module-assistant keeps on failing
  with below error:

  include/net/genetlink.h:176:6: note: previous declaration of ‘genl_notify’   
   │ was here                                                                     
   │ make[4]: ***                                                                 
   │ [/usr/src/modules/openvswitch-datapath/openvswitch/datapath/linux/genetlin   
   │ k-brcompat.o] Error 1                                                        
   │ make[3]: ***                                                                 
   │ [_module_/usr/src/modules/openvswitch-datapath/openvswitch/datapath/linux]   
   │ Error 2                                                                      
   │ make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.13.0-45-generic'        
   │ make[2]: *** [default] Error 2                                               
   │ make[2]: Leaving directory                                                   
   │ `/usr/src/modules/openvswitch-datapath/openvswitch/datapath/linux'           
   │ make[1]: *** [binary-modules] Error 2                                        
   │ make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/openvswitch-datapath'           
   │ make: *** [kdist_build] Error 2

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: openvswitch-datapath-dkms 1.4.6-0ubuntu1.12.04.4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-45.74~precise1-generic 3.13.11-ckt13
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-45-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.8
  Architecture: amd64
  DKMSKernelVersion: 3.13.0-45-generic
  Date: Thu Feb  5 20:48:45 2015
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130820.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  PackageVersion: 1.4.6-0ubuntu1.12.04.4
  SourcePackage: openvswitch
  Title: openvswitch-datapath-dkms 1.4.6-0ubuntu1.12.04.4: openvswitch kernel module failed to build
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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