[vbox-dev] VirtualBox-5.0.4 on linux-4.2.1 build failure -help required

Frank Mehnert frank.mehnert at oracle.com
Thu Oct 1 11:29:20 GMT 2015


Hi LuxInteg,

the problem comes from the Linux kernel source code. When building the
VBox sources, the kernel modules are compiled against the current
Linux kernel. To workaround this problem, do

  ./configure --disable-kmods

Then recompile your tree. Or upgrade your gcc compiler to at least
version 4.8 (or was it 4.9? I don't remember...)

Kind regards,

Frank

On Thursday 01 October 2015 11:40:11 luxInteg wrote:
> Greetings,
> 
> I am trying to compile VirtualBox-5.0.4 source code.  The host has these:-
> --CPU: AMD64 2 cores
> --OS BLFS linux, linux-4.2.1, gcc-4.2.1
> 
> make ends as shown below
> #-----------------------------------------
> /usr/src/linux-4.2.1/include/linux/compiler.h:201:29: error: can't set
> 'no_instrument_function' attribute after definition
>  static __always_inline void __read_once_size(const volatile void *p, void
> *res, int size)
>                              ^
> /usr/src/linux-4.2.1/include/linux/compiler.h:215:29: error: can't set
> 'no_instrument_function' attribute after definition
>  static __always_inline void __write_once_size(volatile void *p, void *res,
> int size)
>                              ^
> In file included from
> /home/linteg/vb504BUILD/VirtualBox-5.0.4/include/iprt/types.h:116:0,
>                  from
> /home/linteg/vb504BUILD/VirtualBox-5.0.4/include/iprt/heap.h:30,
>                  from
> /home/linteg/vb504BUILD/VirtualBox-5.0.4/src/VBox/Runtime/common/alloc/heaps
> imple.cpp:32: /usr/src/linux-4.2.1/include/linux/compiler.h:201:29: error:
> can't set 'no_instrument_function' attribute after definition
>  static __always_inline void __read_once_size(const volatile void *p, void
> *res, int size)
>                              ^
> /usr/src/linux-4.2.1/include/linux/compiler.h:215:29: error: can't set
> 'no_instrument_function' attribute after definition
>  static __always_inline void __write_once_size(volatile void *p, void *res,
> int size)
>                              ^
> kmk: ***
> [/home/linteg/VB504/vb504BUILD/OUTvbox/linux.amd64/release/obj/RuntimeR0Drv/
> common/alloc/alloc.o] Error 1
> The failing command:
> @g++ -c -O2 -nostdinc -iwithprefix include -include
> /usr/src/linux-4.2.1/include/linux/kconfig.h -Wall -Wextra
> -Wno-missing-field- initializers -Wno-unused -Wno-trigraphs
> -fdiagnostics-show-option -Wno-unused- parameter -Wlogical-op
> -Wno-sign-compare -fdiagnostics-show-option -fno-stack- protector -O2
> -mtune=generic -fno-omit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing - fno-common
> -include
> /home/linteg/vb504BUILD/VirtualBox-5.0.4/include/VBox/SUPDrvMangling.h -m64
> - mno-red-zone -mcmodel=kernel -mno-sse -mno-mmx -mno-sse2 -mno-3dnow -fno-
> reorder-blocks -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables -funit-at-a-time -Wno-sign-
> compare -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti -include
> /home/linteg/vb504BUILD/VirtualBox-5.0.4/include/VBox/SUPDrvMangling.h -
> I/home/linteg/vb504BUILD/VirtualBox-5.0.4/src/VBox/Runtime/r0drv/linux -
> I/home/linteg/vb504BUILD/VirtualBox-5.0.4/src/VBox/Runtime -
> I/home/linteg/vb504BUILD/VirtualBox-5.0.4/src/VBox/Runtime/include -
> I/usr/src/linux-4.2.1/include -I/usr/src/linux-4.2.1/include/asm-i386/mach-
> default -I/usr/src/linux-4.2.1/include/asm-x86/mach-default -
> I/usr/src/linux-4.2.1/include/drm -I/usr/src/linux-4.2.1/arch/x86/include -
> I/usr/src/linux-4.2.1/arch/x86/include/asm/mach-default -
> I/usr/src/linux-4.2.1/arch/x86/include/uapi -
> I/usr/src/linux-4.2.1/arch/x86/include/generated -
> I/usr/src/linux-4.2.1/arch/x86/include/generated/uapi -
> I/usr/src/linux-4.2.1/include/uapi -
> I/usr/src/linux-4.2.1/include/generated/uapi -I/usr/src/linux-4.2.1/include
> -
> I/home/linteg/VB504/vb504BUILD/OUTvbox/linux.amd64/release/obj/RuntimeR0Drv
> /dtrace -I/home/linteg/vb504BUILD/VirtualBox-5.0.4/include -
> I/home/linteg/VB504/vb504BUILD/OUTvbox/linux.amd64/release -DVBOX -DVBOX_OSE
> - DVBOX_WITH_64_BITS_GUESTS -DVBOX_WITH_DEBUGGER -DRT_OS_LINUX -
> D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DRT_ARCH_AMD64 -D__AMD64__ -DVBOX_WITH_HARDENING -
> DRTPATH_APP_PRIVATE=\"/opt/VirtualBox\" -
> DRTPATH_APP_PRIVATE_ARCH=\"/opt/VirtualBox\" -
> DRTPATH_SHARED_LIBS=\"/opt/VirtualBox\"
> -DRTPATH_APP_DOCS=\"/opt/VirtualBox\" -DIN_RING0 -DIN_RT_R0
> -DHC_ARCH_BITS=64 -DGC_ARCH_BITS=64 -D__KERNEL__ - DMODULE -DIN_RT_R0
> -DRT_WITH_VBOX -DRT_WITHOUT_NOCRT_WRAPPERS -
> DRT_NO_EXPORT_SYMBOL -DMODULE -DKBUILD_MODNAME=KBUILD_STR\(vboxdrv\) -
> DKBUILD_BASENAME=KBUILD_STR\(vboxdrv\) -DIN_SUP_R0 -Wp,-
> MD,/home/linteg/VB504/vb504BUILD/OUTvbox/linux.amd64/release/obj/RuntimeR0Dr
> v/common/alloc/alloc.o.dep -Wp,-
> MT,/home/linteg/VB504/vb504BUILD/OUTvbox/linux.amd64/release/obj/RuntimeR0Dr
> v/common/alloc/alloc.o -Wp,-MP -o
> /home/linteg/VB504/vb504BUILD/OUTvbox/linux.amd64/release/obj/RuntimeR0Drv/c
> ommon/alloc/alloc.o
> /home/linteg/vb504BUILD/VirtualBox-5.0.4/src/VBox/Runtime/common/alloc/allo
> c.cpp kmk: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
> kmk: ***
> [/home/linteg/VB504/vb504BUILD/OUTvbox/linux.amd64/release/obj/RuntimeR0Drv/
> common/alloc/heapsimple.o] Error 1
> The failing command:
> @g++ -c -O2 -nostdinc -iwithprefix include -include
> /usr/src/linux-4.2.1/include/linux/kconfig.h -Wall -Wextra
> -Wno-missing-field- initializers -Wno-unused -Wno-trigraphs
> -fdiagnostics-show-option -Wno-unused- parameter -Wlogical-op
> -Wno-sign-compare -fdiagnostics-show-option -fno-stack- protector -O2
> -mtune=generic -fno-omit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing - fno-common
> -include
> /home/linteg/vb504BUILD/VirtualBox-5.0.4/include/VBox/SUPDrvMangling.h -m64
> - mno-red-zone -mcmodel=kernel -mno-sse -mno-mmx -mno-sse2 -mno-3dnow -fno-
> reorder-blocks -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables -funit-at-a-time -Wno-sign-
> compare -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti -include
> /home/linteg/vb504BUILD/VirtualBox-5.0.4/include/VBox/SUPDrvMangling.h -
> I/home/linteg/vb504BUILD/VirtualBox-5.0.4/src/VBox/Runtime/r0drv/linux -
> I/home/linteg/vb504BUILD/VirtualBox-5.0.4/src/VBox/Runtime -
> I/home/linteg/vb504BUILD/VirtualBox-5.0.4/src/VBox/Runtime/include -
> I/usr/src/linux-4.2.1/include -I/usr/src/linux-4.2.1/include/asm-i386/mach-
> default -I/usr/src/linux-4.2.1/include/asm-x86/mach-default -
> I/usr/src/linux-4.2.1/include/drm -I/usr/src/linux-4.2.1/arch/x86/include -
> I/usr/src/linux-4.2.1/arch/x86/include/asm/mach-default -
> I/usr/src/linux-4.2.1/arch/x86/include/uapi -
> I/usr/src/linux-4.2.1/arch/x86/include/generated -
> I/usr/src/linux-4.2.1/arch/x86/include/generated/uapi -
> I/usr/src/linux-4.2.1/include/uapi -
> I/usr/src/linux-4.2.1/include/generated/uapi -I/usr/src/linux-4.2.1/include
> -
> I/home/linteg/VB504/vb504BUILD/OUTvbox/linux.amd64/release/obj/RuntimeR0Drv
> /dtrace -I/home/linteg/vb504BUILD/VirtualBox-5.0.4/include -
> I/home/linteg/VB504/vb504BUILD/OUTvbox/linux.amd64/release -DVBOX -DVBOX_OSE
> - DVBOX_WITH_64_BITS_GUESTS -DVBOX_WITH_DEBUGGER -DRT_OS_LINUX -
> D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DRT_ARCH_AMD64 -D__AMD64__ -DVBOX_WITH_HARDENING -
> DRTPATH_APP_PRIVATE=\"/opt/VirtualBox\" -
> DRTPATH_APP_PRIVATE_ARCH=\"/opt/VirtualBox\" -
> DRTPATH_SHARED_LIBS=\"/opt/VirtualBox\"
> -DRTPATH_APP_DOCS=\"/opt/VirtualBox\" -DIN_RING0 -DIN_RT_R0
> -DHC_ARCH_BITS=64 -DGC_ARCH_BITS=64 -D__KERNEL__ - DMODULE -DIN_RT_R0
> -DRT_WITH_VBOX -DRT_WITHOUT_NOCRT_WRAPPERS -
> DRT_NO_EXPORT_SYMBOL -DMODULE -DKBUILD_MODNAME=KBUILD_STR\(vboxdrv\) -
> DKBUILD_BASENAME=KBUILD_STR\(vboxdrv\) -DIN_SUP_R0 -Wp,-
> MD,/home/linteg/VB504/vb504BUILD/OUTvbox/linux.amd64/release/obj/RuntimeR0Dr
> v/common/alloc/heapsimple.o.dep -Wp,-
> MT,/home/linteg/VB504/vb504BUILD/OUTvbox/linux.amd64/release/obj/RuntimeR0Dr
> v/common/alloc/heapsimple.o -Wp,-MP -o
> /home/linteg/VB504/vb504BUILD/OUTvbox/linux.amd64/release/obj/RuntimeR0Drv/c
> ommon/alloc/heapsimple.o
> /home/linteg/vb504BUILD/VirtualBox-5.0.4/src/VBox/Runtime/common/alloc/heap
> simple.cpp kmk: *** Exiting with status 2
> #-----------------------------------------
> 
> it appears to be a problem with the linux-4.2.1 kernel.
> 
> I would be gratufl for some help   ( for example  if there are available
> patches   to  fix the build of VirtualBox-5.0.4 with linux-4.x kernel
> series).
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> 
> sincerely
> LuxInteg
> 
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