nvidia-340 340.107-0ubuntu0~gpu16.04.1: nvidia-340 kernel module failed to build [error: too many arguments to function ‘get_user_pages’]

[Daniel Nashokin]

happened after apt upgrade
I'm on 32bit system, VAIO laptop

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: nvidia-340 340.107-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-46.49~16.04.1-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-46-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0000.01.00.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0000:01:00.0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module 340.107 Thu May 24 21:04:34 PDT 2018
 GCC version: gcc version 5.4.0 20160609 (Ubuntu 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.11)
.tmp.unity_support_test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
DKMSKernelVersion: 4.4.0-143-generic
Date: Tue Mar 19 11:36:24 2019
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: xenial
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 bbswitch, 0.8, 4.15.0-45-generic, i686: installed
 bbswitch, 0.8, 4.15.0-46-generic, i686: installed
 bbswitch, 0.8, 4.4.0-143-generic, i686: installed
 nvidia-340, 340.107, 4.15.0-46-generic, i686: installed
DuplicateSignature: dkms:nvidia-340:340.107-0ubuntu0~gpu16.04.1:/var/lib/dkms/nvidia-340/340.107/build/nv-linux.h:2100:9: error: too many arguments to function ‘get_user_pages’
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation G86M [GeForce 8400M GS] [10de:0427] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Sony Corporation G86M [GeForce 8400M GS] [104d:9008]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-02-14 (404 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release i386 (20170801)
MachineType: Sony Corporation VGN-SZ58GN
PackageVersion: 340.107-0ubuntu0~gpu16.04.1
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.15.0-46-generic root=UUID=9251f137-f786-46dc-83e5-11dce9990285 ro quiet splash
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.5
 apt 1.2.31
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-340
Title: nvidia-340 340.107-0ubuntu0~gpu16.04.1: nvidia-340 kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 04/04/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: R0122S5
dmi.board.asset.tag: N/A
dmi.board.name: VAIO
dmi.board.vendor: Sony Corporation
dmi.board.version: N/A
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrR0122S5:bd04/04/2008:svnSonyCorporation:pnVGN-SZ58GN:pvrJ002S4R7:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrN/A:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.family: N/A
dmi.product.name: VGN-SZ58GN
dmi.product.version: J002S4R7
dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.91-2~16.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 18.0.5-0ubuntu0~16.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 18.0.5-0ubuntu0~16.04.1
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers-* N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core N/A
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau N/A
xserver.bootTime: Tue Mar 26 20:02:13 2019
xserver.configfile: /etc/X11/xorg.conf
xserver.errors:

xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:

xserver.version: 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

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 1573508, 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.