[DRBD-user] Compiling drbd0.7-module for the xen-kernel from backports

Lars Ellenberg Lars.Ellenberg at linbit.com
Thu Jul 20 21:44:49 CEST 2006

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/ 2006-07-20 16:15:02 +0200
\ Aike de Jongste:
> Hi,
> 
> I am trying to use drbd between two xen-guests running debian sarge.
> But I am having trouble compiling the drbd module. The xen-kernel I am
> using is 2.6.16-2-xen-k7 which is available trough backports.org. I
> tried to compile drbd0.7.10-4 (debian stable) and
> drbd0.7.20-1(unstable) using the kernel headers that belong to this 
> kernel.
> 
> 0.7.10-4 error:
> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.16-2-xen-k7'
> make[1]: Makefile: No such file or directory
> make[1]: *** No rule to make target `Makefile'.  Stop.
> 
> 0.7.20-1 error (almost the same):
> Calling toplevel makefile of kernel source tree, which I believe is in
> KDIR=/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.16-2-xen-k7/
> SORRY, kernel makefile not found. You need to tell me a correct KDIR!
> 
> Is it possible to compile the drbd module against the kernel headers?

yes. when they are there.
your "toplevel Makefile" is not there.
I guess it is a symlink to some part of kernel headers which you 
forgot to "install".

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