** Description changed: - The dkms module declares a struct proc_ops that is not compatible with + [Impact] + + acpi-call-dkms declares a struct proc_ops that is not compatible with the new 5.8 kernel, causing a build failure with proc_create(). + + [Test case] + + $ sudo apt install acpi-call-dkms + + The install fails reporting a build error in the log. + + [Fix] Fix by adding a proper #ifdef block to support also kernels >= 5.8. - This change is required to properly support the new linux-hwe-5.8 kernel - in focal. + [Regression potential] + + The code for the 5.4 kernel remains the same, so there is no regression + potential. This change is required to properly support the new linux- + hwe-5.8 kernel in focal.
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