[LU-6428] Lustre client Compilation failed build with kernel 3.2

• Type: Bug
• Resolution: Fixed
• Priority: Minor
• Fix Version/s: Lustre 2.8.0
• Labels: patch
• Environment: lustre-2.7.51; Ubuntu 12.04; Kernel Version: kernel 3.2.68
• Severity: 3
• Assignee: Bob Glossman (Inactive)
• Reporter: wu libin (Inactive)

Description

While compiling the Lustre client with newer kernel. It fails with the following error:
Command Used to compile:
./configure
--with-linux=$

{kernel_source_dir}

--with-o2ib=$

{dkms_tree}

/mlnx-ofed-kernel/$

{OFED_VERSION}

/build
--disable-server
--disable-quilt
--disable-dependency-tracking
--disable-doc
--disable-utils
--disable-liblustre
--disable-snmp
--disable-zerocopy
--disable-tests
--enable-quota
make
Error:-
/var/lib/dkms/lustre/2.5.24/build/lustre/llite/dcache.c: In function
'll_invalidate_aliases':
/var/lib/dkms/lustre/2.5.24/build/lustre/llite/dcache.c:302:2: error:
'struct dentry' has no member named 'd_alias'
/var/lib/dkms/lustre/2.5.24/build/lustre/llite/dcache.c:302:2: error:
initialization from incompatible pointer type [-Werror]
/var/lib/dkms/lustre/2.5.24/build/lustre/llite/dcache.c:302:2: error:
'struct dentry' has no member named 'd_alias'
/var/lib/dkms/lustre/2.5.24/build/lustre/llite/dcache.c:302:2: error:
'struct dentry' has no member named 'd_alias'
/var/lib/dkms/lustre/2.5.24/build/lustre/llite/dcache.c:302:2: error:
'struct dentry' has no member named 'd_alias'
/var/lib/dkms/lustre/2.5.24/build/lustre/llite/dcache.c:302:2: error:
'struct dentry' has no member named 'd_alias'
/var/lib/dkms/lustre/2.5.24/build/lustre/llite/dcache.c:302:2: error:
'struct dentry' has no member named 'd_alias'
cc1: all warnings being treated as errors

Issue Links

• is related to: LU-6215 Sync Lustre external tree with lustre linux kernel client