[Bug 1213021] Re: [SRU] openvswitch 1.4.0 not compatible with lts-raring HWE kernel

[James Page]

** Description changed:

- openvswitch-datapath-dkms fails to build with the latest lts-raring HWE
- kernel.
+ SRU information
+ 
+ [Impact]
+ openvswitch dkms modules fail to build with the raring HWE kernel on 12.04.  This limits ovs usability as the native kernel module does not have the same set of features.
+ 
+ [Test Case]
+ sudo apt-get install linux-image-generic-lts-raring linux-headers-generic-lts-raring
+ sudo apt-get install openvswitch-datapath-dkms
+ (dkms module fails to build)
+ sudo apt-get install openvswitch-datapath-lts-raring-dkms
+ (openvswitch-datapath-dkms uninstalled, dkms module builds)
+ 
+ [Regression Potential]
+ Limited; the approach proposed is to backport -dkms and -source packages for openvswitch-datapath from raring renamed to support the lts-raring kernels:
+ 
+ openvswitch-datapath-lts-raring-dkms
+ openvswitch-datapath-lts-raring-source
+ 
+ These packages Provides/Conflicts with the equivalent standard packages;
+ this does mean that an explicit user action is required to enable ovs
+ support with linux 3.8 on 12.04.
+ 
+ [Original bug report]
+ openvswitch-datapath-dkms fails to build with the latest lts-raring HWE kernel.
  
  Backporting all required fixes to 1.4.0 is risky; instead an
  openvswitch-datapath-lts-raring-dkms package will be provided based on
  1.9.0 to support the 3.8 kernel on 12.04.

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  [SRU] openvswitch 1.4.0 not compatible with lts-raring HWE kernel

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