openvswitch-datapath-dkms 2.0.1+git20140120-0ubuntu2: openvswitch kernel module failed to build

[Rein van Weerden]

While updating trusty:

# uname -a
Linux part2 3.13.0-27-generic #50-Ubuntu SMP Thu May 15 18:06:16 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

# cat /var/lib/dkms/openvswitch/2.0.1+git20140120/build/make.log
DKMS make.log for openvswitch-2.0.1+git20140120 for kernel 3.13.0-27-generic (x86_64)
Tue May 27 10:57:09 CEST 2014
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... /bin/mkdir -p
checking for gawk... gawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking whether make supports nested variables... yes
checking for gcc... gcc
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
checking for suffix of executables...
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for gcc option to accept ISO C89... none needed
checking whether gcc understands -c and -o together... yes
checking for style of include used by make... GNU
checking dependency style of gcc... gcc3
checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
checking for ranlib... ranlib
checking for grep that handles long lines and -e... /bin/grep
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checking whether it is safe to define __EXTENSIONS__... yes
checking whether byte ordering is bigendian... no
checking for special C compiler options needed for large files... no
checking for _FILE_OFFSET_BITS value needed for large files... no
checking for library containing pow... -lm
checking for library containing clock_gettime... none required
checking for library containing timer_create... -lrt
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checking whether compiling and linking against OpenSSL works... yes
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checking for json Python module... yes
checking for zope.interface Python module... yes
checking whether to build ovsdbmonitor... no
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checking net/if_packet.h usability... yes
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checking whether gcc supports GCC 4.0+ atomic built-ins... yes
checking value of __atomic_always_lock_free(1)... 1
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checking whether gcc accepts -Wmissing-field-initializers... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -Wthread-safety... no
checking whether gcc accepts -Wno-unused... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -Wno-unused-parameter... yes
checking target hint for cgcc... x86_64
checking whether make has GNU make $(if) extension... yes
checking for Linux build directory... /lib/modules/3.13.0-27-generic/build
checking for Linux source directory... /lib/modules/3.13.0-27-generic/build
checking for kernel version... 3.13.11
configure: error: Linux kernel in /lib/modules/3.13.0-27-generic/build is version 3.13.11, but version newer than 3.12.x is not supported

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: openvswitch-datapath-dkms 2.0.1+git20140120-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-27.50-generic 3.13.11
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-27-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2
Architecture: amd64
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.13.0-27-generic
Date: Tue May 27 10:57:16 2014
DuplicateSignature: dkms:openvswitch-datapath-dkms:2.0.1+git20140120-0ubuntu2:configure: error: Linux kernel in /lib/modules/3.13.0-27-generic/build is version 3.13.11, but version newer than 3.12.x is not supported
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-02-12 (103 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
PackageVersion: 2.0.1+git20140120-0ubuntu2
SourcePackage: openvswitch
Title: openvswitch-datapath-dkms 2.0.1+git20140120-0ubuntu2: openvswitch kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-25 (32 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.