nvidia dkms modules fail to build with linux 4.4.0-143.169 [error: too many arguments to function ‘get_user_pages’]
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nvidia |
New
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 (Ubuntu) |
New
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Trusty |
New
|
Undecided
|
Alberto Milone | ||
Xenial |
New
|
Undecided
|
Alberto Milone | ||
nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 (Ubuntu) |
New
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Trusty |
New
|
Undecided
|
Alberto Milone | ||
Xenial |
New
|
Undecided
|
Alberto Milone | ||
nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 (Ubuntu) |
New
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Trusty |
New
|
Undecided
|
Alberto Milone | ||
Xenial |
New
|
Undecided
|
Alberto Milone |
Bug Description
[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:/
Excerpt from ./nvidia-
-------
/var/lib/
^
/var/lib/
ret = NV_GET_
^
In file included from /var/lib/
include/
long get_user_
^
-------
[Test case]
Install nvidia dkms packages (nvidia-
information type: | Proprietary → Public |
Changed in nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 (Ubuntu Trusty): | |
assignee: | nobody → Alberto Milone (albertomilone) |
Changed in nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 (Ubuntu Xenial): | |
assignee: | nobody → Alberto Milone (albertomilone) |
Changed in nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 (Ubuntu Trusty): | |
assignee: | nobody → Alberto Milone (albertomilone) |
Changed in nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 (Ubuntu Xenial): | |
assignee: | nobody → Alberto Milone (albertomilone) |
Changed in nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 (Ubuntu Trusty): | |
assignee: | nobody → Alberto Milone (albertomilone) |
Changed in nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 (Ubuntu Xenial): | |
assignee: | nobody → Alberto Milone (albertomilone) |
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