Public bug reported: [Impact] nvidia dkms modules (304, 340, 384) fail to build after Ubuntu kernel 4.4 backported the following fix from upstream stable, which is included on xenial kernel 4.4.0-143.169 that's currently in -proposed.
mm: replace get_user_pages() write/force parameters with gup_flags https://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-kernel/ubuntu/+source/linux/+git/xenial/commit/?h=master-next&id=9c72ad08f1510332e9314046e6a2adba5064f39a Excerpt from ./nvidia-304/304.135/build/make.log: ------------------------------------------------ /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-304/304.135/build/nv-linux.h:1941:9: error: too many arguments to function ‘get_user_pages’ get_user_pages(current, current->mm, start, nr_pages, write, force, pages, vmas) ^ /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-304/304.135/build/nv-mlock.c:52:11: note: in expansion of macro ‘NV_GET_USER_PAGES’ ret = NV_GET_USER_PAGES((unsigned long)address, ^ In file included from /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-304/304.135/build/nv-linux.h:82:0, from /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-304/304.135/build/nv-mlock.c:15: include/linux/mm.h:1222:6: note: declared here long get_user_pages(struct task_struct *tsk, struct mm_struct *mm, ^ ------------------------------------------------ [Test case] Install nvidia dkms packages (nvidia-graphics-drivers-304, nvidia-graphics-drivers-340, nvidia-graphics-drivers-384) with Ubuntu linux 4.4 later or equal than 4.4.0-143. ** Affects: nvidia Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Information type changed from Proprietary to Public ** Also affects: nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1818101 Title: nvidia dkms modules fail to build with linux 4.4.0-143.169 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/nvidia/+bug/1818101/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
