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Description of problem: Missing RHEL version 7 spec file for building OVS kernel modules in RHEL-7. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 2.6.0 How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. git clone https://github.com/openvswitch/ovs.git 2. Try to build RHEL-7 kernel modules Actual results: There is no RHEL 7 spec file. Expected results: A file should exists. Additional info: https://github.com/openvswitch/ovs/blob/master/INSTALL.RHEL.rst
RHEL7 ships with a kernel module built as part of RHEL7 kernel, and we ship an openvswitch package as part of the Fast Datapath channel which is QA'd against the previously mentioned kernel. It is not recommended that users manually build the ovs kernel module. Have I understood the bug? If so, we should close it as not a bug.
(In reply to Aaron Conole from comment #1) > RHEL7 ships with a kernel module built as part of RHEL7 kernel, and we ship > an openvswitch package as part of the Fast Datapath channel which is QA'd > against the previously mentioned kernel. > > It is not recommended that users manually build the ovs kernel module. > > Have I understood the bug? If so, we should close it as not a bug. Agree. In addition, it is already possible to build the kernel module RPM for RHEL7, simply "make rpm-fedora-kmod" from the top-level source directory. This is documented in INSTALL.RHEL.md and INSTALL.Fedora.md: For RHEL 7.x (or derivatives, such as CentOS 7.x), you should follow the instructions in [INSTALL.Fedora.md]. The Fedora spec files are used for RHEL 7.x. I agree, this should be closed as not a bug.
Bug can be closed, thanks.
Sorry for the noise, this bug is due to a misunderstanding in a private chat. We'd like to make sure our users do not attempt to use the provider on an unsupported platform. http://lists.ovirt.org/pipermail/users/2016-November/044088.html Requires: kernel >= 3.10.0-512