Why does rpm building of kmod-hp-be2net-4.2.389.0-2.x86_64 fail with error "make: *** [_module_/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/hp-be2net-4.2.389.0/obj/default] Error 2" ?

Issue

• While building the package kmod-hp-be2net-4.2.389.0-2.x86_64 with spec file, the package build fails with an error message. The complete rpmbuild output is as follows.

[root@example SPECS]# rpmbuild -bb hp-benet.kmp.spec 
Executing(%prep): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.31134
+ umask 022
+ cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD
+ LANG=C
+ export LANG
+ unset DISPLAY
+ cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD
+ rm -rf hp-be2net-4.2.389.0
+ /usr/bin/gzip -dc /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES/hp-be2net-4.2.389.0.tar.gz
+ tar -xvvf -
drwxr-xr-x root/root         0 2012-10-17 15:49:18 hp-be2net-4.2.389.0/
-rw-r--r-- root/root     73148 2012-10-17 15:49:18 hp-be2net-4.2.389.0/be_cmds.c
-rw-r--r-- root/root       964 2012-10-17 15:49:18 hp-be2net-4.2.389.0/version.h
-rw-r--r-- root/root    117812 2012-10-17 15:49:18 hp-be2net-4.2.389.0/be_main.c
-rw-r--r-- root/root      3690 2012-10-17 15:49:18 hp-be2net-4.2.389.0/inet_lro.h
-rw-r--r-- root/root     49786 2012-10-17 15:49:18 hp-be2net-4.2.389.0/be_cmds.h
-rw-r--r-- root/root     18206 2012-10-17 15:49:18 hp-be2net-4.2.389.0/be.h
-rw-r--r-- root/root     16731 2012-10-17 15:49:18 hp-be2net-4.2.389.0/be_hw.h
-rw-r--r-- root/root      4248 2012-10-17 15:49:18 hp-be2net-4.2.389.0/be_compat.c
-rw-r--r-- root/root      3028 2012-10-17 15:49:18 hp-be2net-4.2.389.0/be_misc.c
-rw-r--r-- root/root     31524 2012-10-17 15:49:18 hp-be2net-4.2.389.0/be_ethtool.c
-rw-r--r-- root/root     16939 2012-10-17 15:49:18 hp-be2net-4.2.389.0/be_compat.h
-rw-r--r-- root/root      3844 2012-10-17 15:49:18 hp-be2net-4.2.389.0/Makefile
-rw-r--r-- root/root     15144 2012-10-17 15:49:18 hp-be2net-4.2.389.0/COPYING
-rw-r--r-- root/root     13349 2012-10-17 15:49:18 hp-be2net-4.2.389.0/inet_lro.c
+ STATUS=0
+ '[' 0 -ne 0 ']'
+ cd hp-be2net-4.2.389.0
++ /usr/bin/id -u
+ '[' 0 = 0 ']'
+ /bin/chown -Rhf root .
++ /usr/bin/id -u
+ '[' 0 = 0 ']'
+ /bin/chgrp -Rhf root .
+ /bin/chmod -Rf a+rX,u+w,g-w,o-w .
+ set -- COPYING Makefile be.h be_cmds.c be_cmds.h be_compat.c be_compat.h be_ethtool.c be_hw.h be_main.c be_misc.c inet_lro.c inet_lro.h version.h
+ mkdir source
+ mv COPYING Makefile be.h be_cmds.c be_cmds.h be_compat.c be_compat.h be_ethtool.c be_hw.h be_main.c be_misc.c inet_lro.c inet_lro.h version.h source/
+ mkdir obj
+ exit 0
Executing(%build): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.31134
+ umask 022
+ cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD
+ cd hp-be2net-4.2.389.0
+ LANG=C
+ export LANG
+ unset DISPLAY
+ export 'EXTRA_CFLAGS=-DVERSION=\"4.2.389.0\"'
+ EXTRA_CFLAGS='-DVERSION=\"4.2.389.0\"'
+ for flavor in default
+ rm -rf obj/default
+ cp -r source obj/default
+ export SRC=/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/hp-be2net-4.2.389.0/obj/default
+ SRC=/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/hp-be2net-4.2.389.0/obj/default
++ '[' default = default ']'
+ make -C /usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-371.el5-x86_64 modules M=/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/hp-be2net-4.2.389.0/obj/default CONFIG_BE2NET=m
make: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-371.el5-x86_64'
grep: /include/linux/etherdevice.h: No such file or directory
grep: /include/linux/etherdevice.h: No such file or directory
grep: /include/linux/netdevice.h: No such file or directory
grep: /include/linux/pci.h: No such file or directory
grep: /include/linux/skbuff.h: No such file or directory
grep: /include/linux/skbuff.h: No such file or directory
grep: /include/linux/skbuff.h: No such file or directory
grep: /include/linux/skbuff.h: No such file or directory
grep: /include/linux/skbuff.h: No such file or directory
grep: /include/linux/netdevice.h: No such file or directory
grep: /include/linux/skbuff.h: No such file or directory
grep: /include/linux/netdevice.h: No such file or directory
grep: /include/linux/pci.h: No such file or directory
grep: /include/linux/if_vlan.h: No such file or directory
grep: /include/linux/if_vlan.h: No such file or directory
grep: /include/linux/netdevice.h: No such file or directory
grep: /include/linux/netdevice.h: No such file or directory
grep: /include/linux/ethtool.h: No such file or directory
grep: /include/linux/ethtool.h: No such file or directory
grep: /include/linux/ethtool.h: No such file or directory
grep: /include/linux/ethtool.h: No such file or directory
grep: /include/linux/ethtool.h: No such file or directory
  CC [M]  /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/hp-be2net-4.2.389.0/obj/default/be_main.o
In file included from /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/hp-be2net-4.2.389.0/obj/default/be.h:39,
                 from /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/hp-be2net-4.2.389.0/obj/default/be_main.c:24:
/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/hp-be2net-4.2.389.0/obj/default/be_compat.h:265: error: redefinition of 'netdev_alloc_skb'
include/linux/skbuff.h:1379: error: previous definition of 'netdev_alloc_skb' was here
/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/hp-be2net-4.2.389.0/obj/default/be_compat.h:329: error: redefinition of 'netdev_alloc_skb_ip_align'
include/linux/skbuff.h:1385: error: previous definition of 'netdev_alloc_skb_ip_align' was here
/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/hp-be2net-4.2.389.0/obj/default/be_compat.h:506: error: redefinition of 'struct vlan_group'
/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/hp-be2net-4.2.389.0/obj/default/be_compat.h:519: error: expected '=', ',', ';', 'asm' or '__attribute__' before 'vlan_gro_frags_compat'
In file included from /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/hp-be2net-4.2.389.0/obj/default/be.h:39,
                 from /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/hp-be2net-4.2.389.0/obj/default/be_main.c:24:
/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/hp-be2net-4.2.389.0/obj/default/be_compat.h:528:1: warning: "vlan_gro_frags" redefined
/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/hp-be2net-4.2.389.0/obj/default/be_compat.h:106:1: warning: this is the location of the previous definition
/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/hp-be2net-4.2.389.0/obj/default/be_compat.h:552: error: redefinition of 'skb_frag_size_set'
include/linux/skbuff.h:145: error: previous definition of 'skb_frag_size_set' was here
/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/hp-be2net-4.2.389.0/obj/default/be_compat.h:557: error: redefinition of 'skb_frag_size_add'
include/linux/skbuff.h:150: error: previous definition of 'skb_frag_size_add' was here
/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/hp-be2net-4.2.389.0/obj/default/be_compat.h:562: error: redefinition of 'skb_frag_size'
include/linux/skbuff.h:140: error: previous definition of 'skb_frag_size' was here
/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/hp-be2net-4.2.389.0/obj/default/be_main.c: In function 'be_probe':
/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/hp-be2net-4.2.389.0/obj/default/be_main.c:4299: warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type
make[1]: *** [/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/hp-be2net-4.2.389.0/obj/default/be_main.o] Error 1
make: *** [_module_/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/hp-be2net-4.2.389.0/obj/default] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-371.el5-x86_64'
error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.31134 (%build)


RPM build errors:
    Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.31134 (%build)

• And the file /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.31134 contains following.

#!/bin/sh

RPM_SOURCE_DIR="/usr/src/redhat/SOURCES"
RPM_BUILD_DIR="/usr/src/redhat/BUILD"
RPM_OPT_FLAGS="-O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -m64 -mtune=generic"
RPM_ARCH="x86_64"
RPM_OS="linux"
export RPM_SOURCE_DIR RPM_BUILD_DIR RPM_OPT_FLAGS RPM_ARCH RPM_OS
RPM_DOC_DIR="/usr/share/doc"
export RPM_DOC_DIR
RPM_PACKAGE_NAME="hp-be2net"
RPM_PACKAGE_VERSION="4.2.389.0"
RPM_PACKAGE_RELEASE="2"
export RPM_PACKAGE_NAME RPM_PACKAGE_VERSION RPM_PACKAGE_RELEASE
RPM_BUILD_ROOT="/var/tmp/hp-be2net-4.2.389.0"
export RPM_BUILD_ROOT

PKG_CONFIG_PATH="/usr/lib64/pkgconfig:/usr/share/pkgconfig"
export PKG_CONFIG_PATH

set -x
umask 022
cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD

cd 'hp-be2net-4.2.389.0'
LANG=C
export LANG
unset DISPLAY

export EXTRA_CFLAGS='-DVERSION=\"4.2.389.0\"'
for flavor in default; do
        rm -rf obj/$flavor
        cp -r source obj/$flavor
        export SRC=$PWD/obj/$flavor
        make -C /usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-371.el5-$([ $flavor = default ] || echo $flavor-)x86_64 modules M=$PWD/obj/$flavor CONFIG_BE2NET=m
done
exit 0

• Why does rpm building of kmod-hp-be2net-4.2.389.0-2.x86_64 fail with error "make: *** [module/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/hp-be2net-4.2.389.0/obj/default] Error 2" ?