openrazer-driver-dkms FTBS in Noble with the linux-6.17 kernel

[John Cabaj]

[ Impact ]

DKMS make.log for openrazer-driver-3.7.0 for kernel 6.17.0-7-generic (x86_64)
Thu Dec 18 22:47:07 UTC 2025
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:: Compiling OpenRazer kernel modules
========================================
make -C /lib/modules/6.17.0-7-generic/build M=/var/lib/dkms/openrazer-driver/3.7.0/build/driver modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.17.0-7-generic'
make[2]: Entering directory '/var/lib/dkms/openrazer-driver/3.7.0/build/driver'
warning: the compiler differs from the one used to build the kernel
  The kernel was built by: x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc-13 (Ubuntu 13.3.0-6ubuntu2~24.04) 13.3.0
  You are using: gcc-13 (Ubuntu 13.3.0-6ubuntu2~24.04) 13.3.0
  CC [M] razerkbd_driver.o
  CC [M] razercommon.o
  CC [M] razerchromacommon.o
razerchromacommon.c:208:21: warning: no previous prototype for ‘razer_chroma_standard_matrix_effect_base’ [-Wmissing-prototypes]
  208 | struct razer_report razer_chroma_standard_matrix_effect_base(unsigned char arg_size, unsigned char effect_id)
      | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
razerchromacommon.c:481:21: warning: no previous prototype for ‘razer_chroma_extended_matrix_effect_base’ [-Wmissing-prototypes]
  481 | struct razer_report razer_chroma_extended_matrix_effect_base(unsigned char arg_size, unsigned char variable_storage, unsigned char led_id, unsigned char effect_id)
      | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
razerchromacommon.c:784:21: warning: no previous prototype for ‘razer_chroma_mouse_extended_matrix_effect_base’ [-Wmissing-prototypes]
  784 | struct razer_report razer_chroma_mouse_extended_matrix_effect_base(unsigned char arg_size, unsigned char variable_storage, unsigned char led_id, unsigned char effect_id)
      | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
razerchromacommon.c:1554:21: warning: no previous prototype for ‘razer_chroma_misc_get_hyperpolling_wireless_dongle_indicator_led_mode’ [-Wmissing-prototypes]
 1554 | struct razer_report razer_chroma_misc_get_hyperpolling_wireless_dongle_indicator_led_mode(void)
      | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  LD [M] razerkbd.o
  CC [M] razermouse_driver.o
razermouse_driver.c:4269:5: warning: no previous prototype for ‘mouse_button_to_usage’ [-Wmissing-prototypes]
 4269 | u32 mouse_button_to_usage(__u16 code)
      | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
razermouse_driver.c:4278:6: warning: no previous prototype for ‘input_button_msc_scan’ [-Wmissing-prototypes]
 4278 | void input_button_msc_scan(struct input_dev *input, __u16 button)
      | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
razermouse_driver.c:4287:6: warning: no previous prototype for ‘input_rep4_code’ [-Wmissing-prototypes]
 4287 | void input_rep4_code(struct input_dev *input, u8 code, __s32 value)
      | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
razermouse_driver.c:4354:23: warning: no previous prototype for ‘find_intf_with_proto’ [-Wmissing-prototypes]
 4354 | struct usb_interface *find_intf_with_proto(struct usb_device *usbdev, u8 proto)
      | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
razermouse_driver.c: In function ‘razer_mouse_init’:
razermouse_driver.c:4620:5: error: implicit declaration of function ‘hrtimer_init’; did you mean ‘hrtimers_init’? [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
 4620 | hrtimer_init(&dev->repeat_timer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
      | ^~~~~~~~~~~~
      | hrtimers_init
cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
make[4]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-6.17.0-7-generic/scripts/Makefile.build:287: razermouse_driver.o] Error 1
make[3]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-6.17.0-7-generic/Makefile:2016: .] Error 2
make[2]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-6.17.0-7-generic/Makefile:248: __sub-make] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory '/var/lib/dkms/openrazer-driver/3.7.0/build/driver'
make[1]: *** [Makefile:248: __sub-make] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.17.0-7-generic'
make: *** [Makefile:38: driver] Error 2

[ Test case ]

Install the latest linux-6.17 kernel on Noble:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:canonical-kernel-team/ppa3
$ sudo apt install linux-generic-hwe-24.04-edge

Install openrazer-drivers-dkms:

$ sudo apt install openrazer-drivers-dkms

Module built and installed successfully

Load the modules:

$ sudo modprobe razerkbd
$ sudo modprobe razermouse
$ sudo modprobe razerkraken
$ sudo modprobe razeraccessory

Modules loaded successfully

The same procedure must be repeated on linux-6.8 and linux-6.14 to test for possible regressions.

[ Fix ]

Patches from upstream openrazer (https://github.com/openrazer/):

-debian/patches/0002-driver-Replace-hrtimer_init-with-hrtimer_setup.patch

Adding Ubuntu Developers as Maintainer

[ Regression potential ]

We may experience regressions in systems that are using the openrazer drivers, especially with kernels >= 6.8 kernel.

[John Cabaj (john-cabaj)]

3.7.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 -> 3.7.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2 debdiff

[John Cabaj (john-cabaj)]

Packages built and available here - https://launchpad.net/~john-cabaj/+archive/ubuntu/hwe-6.17-dkms/

[Massimiliano Pellizzer (mpellizzer)]

Uploaded thanks

[Nick Rosbrook (enr0n)]

Hello John, or anyone else affected,

Accepted openrazer into noble-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openrazer/3.7.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation on how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, what testing has been performed on the package and change the tag from verification-needed-noble to verification-done-noble. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed-noble. In either case, without details of your testing we will not be able to proceed.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance for helping!

N.B. The updated package will be released to -updates after the bug(s) fixed by this package have been verified and the package has been in -proposed for a minimum of 7 days.

[John Cabaj (john-cabaj)]

Modules built and installed successfully, modules loaded successfully:

6.17 kernel:

root@noble-hwe-vm:~# uname -r
6.17.0-7-generic
root@noble-hwe-vm:~# modprobe razerkbd; modprobe razermouse; modprobe razerkraken; modprobe razeraccessory
root@noble-hwe-vm:~#

6.8 kernel:

root@noble-lts-vm:~# uname -r
6.8.0-90-generic
root@noble-lts-vm:~# modprobe razerkbd; modprobe razermouse; modprobe razerkraken; modprobe razeraccessory
root@noble-lts-vm:~#