You have been subscribed to a public bug: So far I could verify this problem on a test VM. How to reproduce:
* install ubuntu with the HWE kernel * apt install zfs-dkms packages build with all kernel versions up to 4.8.0-52-generic. 4.8.0-53-generic always fails Building initial module for 4.8.0-53-generic ERROR: Cannot create report: [Errno 17] File exists: '/var/crash/spl-dkms.0.crash' Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 4.8.0-53-generic (x86_64) Consult /var/lib/dkms/spl/0.6.5.6/build/make.log for more information. root@template-xenial:~# lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS Release: 16.04 Additionally it is not clear to me why there is a zfs-dkms package even though the modules are included in the kernel? ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Confirmed -- zfs-dkms and spl-dkms fail to build with new hwe kernel 4.8.0-53-generic https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1693757 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp