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Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 4.13.0-38-generic (x86_64)

Bug #1763904 reported by Milin on 2018-04-14

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #1606447: tp-smapi-dkms 0.41-1: tp-smapi kernel module failed to build [error: return from incompatible pointer type]. Edit Remove

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	tp-smapi (Ubuntu)	New	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Setting up tp-smapi-dkms (0.41-1) ...

Creating symlink /var/lib/dkms/tp-smapi/0.41/source ->
/usr/src/tp-smapi-0.41

DKMS: add completed.

Kernel preparation unnecessary for this kernel. Skipping...

Building module:
cleaning build area....
make KERNELRELEASE=4.13.0-38-generic -C /lib/modules/4.13.0-38-generic/build M=/var/lib/dkms/tp-smapi/0.41/build.....(bad exit status: 2)
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 4.13.0-38-generic (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/tp-smapi/0.41/build/make.log for more information.
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DKMS make.log for tp-smapi-0.41 for kernel 4.13.0-38-generic (x86_64)
Sat Apr 14 13:44:42 IST 2018
make: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-4.13.0-38-generic'
  AR /var/lib/dkms/tp-smapi/0.41/build/built-in.o
  CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/tp-smapi/0.41/build/thinkpad_ec.o
In file included from ./include/linux/module.h:18:0,
                 from /var/lib/dkms/tp-smapi/0.41/build/thinkpad_ec.c:33:
/var/lib/dkms/tp-smapi/0.41/build/thinkpad_ec.c: In function ‘__check_force_io’:
./include/linux/moduleparam.h:346:67: error: return from incompatible pointer type [-Werror=incompatible-pointer-types]
  static inline type __always_unused *__check_##name(void) { return(p); }
                                                                   ^
./include/linux/moduleparam.h:398:35: note: in expansion of macro ‘__param_check’
#define param_check_bool(name, p) __param_check(name, p, bool)
                                   ^
./include/linux/moduleparam.h:148:2: note: in expansion of macro ‘param_check_bool’
  param_check_##type(name, &(value)); \
  ^
/var/lib/dkms/tp-smapi/0.41/build/thinkpad_ec.c:100:1: note: in expansion of macro ‘module_param_named’
module_param_named(force_io, force_io, bool, 0600);
^
/var/lib/dkms/tp-smapi/0.41/build/thinkpad_ec.c: In function ‘check_dmi_for_ec’:
/var/lib/dkms/tp-smapi/0.41/build/thinkpad_ec.c:469:1: warning: the frame size of 1728 bytes is larger than 1024 bytes [-Wframe-larger-than=]
}
^
cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
scripts/Makefile.build:315: recipe for target '/var/lib/dkms/tp-smapi/0.41/build/thinkpad_ec.o' failed
make[1]: *** [/var/lib/dkms/tp-smapi/0.41/build/thinkpad_ec.o] Error 1
Makefile:1550: recipe for target '_module_/var/lib/dkms/tp-smapi/0.41/build' failed
make: *** [_module_/var/lib/dkms/tp-smapi/0.41/build] Error 2
make: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-4.13.0-38-generic'

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FGo (fgo) wrote on 2018-05-24:

Hello, me affected of this bug too... see the make.log of mine below...

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DKMS make.log for tp-smapi-0.41 for kernel 4.13.0-43-generic (x86_64)
Do 24. Mai 18:52:49 CEST 2018
make: Verzeichnis „/usr/src/linux-headers-4.13.0-43-generic“ wird betreten
  AR /var/lib/dkms/tp-smapi/0.41/build/built-in.o
  CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/tp-smapi/0.41/build/thinkpad_ec.o
In file included from ./include/linux/module.h:18:0,
                 from /var/lib/dkms/tp-smapi/0.41/build/thinkpad_ec.c:33:
/var/lib/dkms/tp-smapi/0.41/build/thinkpad_ec.c: In function ‘__check_force_io’:
./include/linux/moduleparam.h:346:67: error: return from incompatible pointer type [-Werror=incompatible-pointer-types]
  static inline type __always_unused *__check_##name(void) { return(p); }
                                                                   ^
./include/linux/moduleparam.h:398:35: note: in expansion of macro ‘__param_check’
#define param_check_bool(name, p) __param_check(name, p, bool)
                                   ^
./include/linux/moduleparam.h:148:2: note: in expansion of macro ‘param_check_bool’
  param_check_##type(name, &(value)); \
  ^
/var/lib/dkms/tp-smapi/0.41/build/thinkpad_ec.c:100:1: note: in expansion of macro ‘module_param_named’
module_param_named(force_io, force_io, bool, 0600);
^
/var/lib/dkms/tp-smapi/0.41/build/thinkpad_ec.c: In function ‘check_dmi_for_ec’:
/var/lib/dkms/tp-smapi/0.41/build/thinkpad_ec.c:469:1: warning: the frame size of 1728 bytes is larger than 1024 bytes [-Wframe-larger-than=]
}
^
cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
scripts/Makefile.build:323: die Regel für Ziel „/var/lib/dkms/tp-smapi/0.41/build/thinkpad_ec.o“ scheiterte
make[1]: *** [/var/lib/dkms/tp-smapi/0.41/build/thinkpad_ec.o] Fehler 1
Makefile:1550: die Regel für Ziel „_module_/var/lib/dkms/tp-smapi/0.41/build“ scheiterte
make: *** [_module_/var/lib/dkms/tp-smapi/0.41/build] Fehler 2
make: Verzeichnis „/usr/src/linux-headers-4.13.0-43-generic“ wird verlassen

-----------------model - T530i-----------------------------------

Hello, me affected of this bug too... see the make.log of mine below...

-------------
DKMS make.log for tp-smapi-0.41 for kernel 4.13.0-43-generic (x86_64)
Do 24. Mai 18:52:49 CEST 2018
make: Verzeichnis „/usr/src/linux-headers-4.13.0-43-generic“ wird betreten
  AR      /var/lib/dkms/tp-smapi/0.41/build/built-in.o
  CC [M]  /var/lib/dkms/tp-smapi/0.41/build/thinkpad_ec.o
In file included from ./include/linux/module.h:18:0,
                 from /var/lib/dkms/tp-smapi/0.41/build/thinkpad_ec.c:33:
/var/lib/dkms/tp-smapi/0.41/build/thinkpad_ec.c: In function ‘__check_force_io’:
./include/linux/moduleparam.h:346:67: error: return from incompatible pointer type [-Werror=incompatible-pointer-types]
  static inline type __always_unused *__check_##name(void) { return(p); }
                                                                   ^
./include/linux/moduleparam.h:398:35: note: in expansion of macro ‘__param_check’
 #define param_check_bool(name, p) __param_check(name, p, bool)
                                   ^
./include/linux/moduleparam.h:148:2: note: in expansion of macro ‘param_check_bool’
  param_check_##type(name, &(value));       \
  ^
/var/lib/dkms/tp-smapi/0.41/build/thinkpad_ec.c:100:1: note: in expansion of macro ‘module_param_named’
 module_param_named(force_io, force_io, bool, 0600);
 ^
/var/lib/dkms/tp-smapi/0.41/build/thinkpad_ec.c: In function ‘check_dmi_for_ec’:
/var/lib/dkms/tp-smapi/0.41/build/thinkpad_ec.c:469:1: warning: the frame size of 1728 bytes is larger than 1024 bytes [-Wframe-larger-than=]
 }
 ^
cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
scripts/Makefile.build:323: die Regel für Ziel „/var/lib/dkms/tp-smapi/0.41/build/thinkpad_ec.o“ scheiterte
make[1]: *** [/var/lib/dkms/tp-smapi/0.41/build/thinkpad_ec.o] Fehler 1
Makefile:1550: die Regel für Ziel „_module_/var/lib/dkms/tp-smapi/0.41/build“ scheiterte
make: *** [_module_/var/lib/dkms/tp-smapi/0.41/build] Fehler 2
make: Verzeichnis „/usr/src/linux-headers-4.13.0-43-generic“ wird verlassen

-----------------model - T530i-----------------------------------

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FGo (fgo) wrote on 2018-05-24:

found this PPA's for newer ThinkPad models not supported by smapi :

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1.- sudo add-apt-repository ppa:morgwai/tpbat
ThinkPad battery charge threshold management scripts for newer models not supported by smapi.
Mehr Informationen: https://launchpad.net/~morgwai/+archive/ubuntu/tpbat

2.- sudo add-apt-repository ppa:linrunner/tlp
TLP is a power management tool for Linux.
It brings you the benefits of advanced power management
without the need to understand every technical detail.

Project homepage: http://linrunner.de/tlp

Note: starting with Ubuntu Wily TLP is provided via the official Ubuntu repos.
Only newer versions will be published here.

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it installed newer versions of:

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Die folgenden Pakete werden aktualisiert (Upgrade):
tlp tlp-rdw tp-smapi-dkms
3 aktualisiert, 0 neu installiert, 0 zu entfernen und 0 nicht aktualisiert.

- tlp all 1.1-2~xenial [56,2 kB]
- tlp-rdw all 1.1-2~xenial [3.970 B]
- tp-smapi-dkms all 0.42-1~xenial [33,7 kB]
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so me will see if it works for me...

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Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) wrote on 2018-08-07:

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 1606447, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.