rtl8821ce-dkms 5.5.2.1-0ubuntu4~20.04.3: rtl8821ce kernel module failed to build

[Anusha Meka]

Crash report.The laptop gets hung and never comes out

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: rtl8821ce-dkms 5.5.2.1-0ubuntu4~20.04.4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.13.0-27.29~20.04.1-generic 5.13.19
Uname: Linux 5.13.0-27-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.21
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
DKMSKernelVersion: 5.13.0-27-generic
Date: Sun Jan 23 11:06:24 2022
DuplicateSignature: dkms:rtl8821ce-dkms:5.5.2.1-0ubuntu4~20.04.3:/var/lib/dkms/rtl8821ce/5.5.2.1/build/os_dep/linux/recv_linux.c:358:55: error: ‘GRO_DROP’ undeclared (first use in this function)
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-09-02 (144 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.2.0 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210209.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
PackageVersion: 5.5.2.1-0ubuntu4~20.04.3
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.10, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3
 apt 2.0.6
SourcePackage: rtl8821ce
Title: rtl8821ce-dkms 5.5.2.1-0ubuntu4~20.04.3: rtl8821ce kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[neclepsio (neclepsio)]

This bug is particularly important, because this package does not compile under kernel 5.13, and the default driver makes the entire desktop crash. It seems to work with kernel 5.11, that's why I did not notice the problem before.

When hung, the syslog (using default kernel driver I think) shows continously the following line:

   rtw_8821ce 0000:02:00.0: pci bus timeout, check dma status

I attach the make.log that shows compiling fails.

PS: I am writing this under kernel 5.11, and make.log is for 5.11, because 5.13 is unusable for me. I get the same error with 5.13 but I am not sure the compiling error are exactly the same.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[neclepsio (neclepsio)]

As a solution until this package is fixed, I installed https://github.com/tomaspinho/rtl8821ce

[Apport retracing service (apport)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this crash and helping to make this software better. This particular crash has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #1958421, so 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. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.