IJ51225: MMBUILDGPL FAILURE DUE TO NO MEMBER NAMED ?__ST_INO? IN STRUCT STAT

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• There is a build failure while executing mmbuildgpl command. The
  failure is seen while compiling
  /usr/lpp/mmfs/src/gpl-linux/kx.c due to no member named
  ?__st_ino? in struct stat.
  Please refrain from upgrade to affected kernel and/or OpenShift
  levels until fix is available
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• There is a build failure while executing mmbuildgpl command. The
   failure is seen while compiling
  /usr/lpp/mmfs/src/gpl-linux/kx.c due to no member named
  ?__st_ino? in struct stat.
  Please refrain from upgrade to affected kernel and/or OpenShift
  levels until fix is available
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem is fixed in 5.2.0.1
  To see all Spectrum Scale APARs and their respective
  Fix solutions refer to page:
  https://public.dhe.ibm.com/storage/spectrumscale/spectrum_scale_
  apars.html
  
  Benefits of the solution:
  Fixed the code so mmbuildgpl command succeeds in building the
  kernel modules.
  
  Work Around:
  None
  
  Problem trigger:
  The problem could be triggered by newer kernels containing Linux
  kernel commit 5ae2702d7c482edbf002499e23a2e22ac4047af1
  
  Symptom:
  Build failure while building kernel gpl modules.
  
  Platforms affected:
  Linux Only
  OpenShift 4.13.42+, 4.14.14.25+, 4.15.13+ with IBM Storage Scale
  Container Native, Fusion with GDP
  
  Functional Area affected:
  Build / Installation / Upgrade
  
  Customer Impact:
  High Importance
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  SPEC SCALE STD

• Fixed component ID

  5737F33AP

Applicable component levels