Virtualbox does not work on 20.04-edge kernel due to DKMS build failure
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
dkms (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
virtualbox (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
Building DKMS kernel modules for Virtualbox for kernel 5.8 (Ubuntu kernel linux-image-
Ubuntu release:
~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS
Release: 20.04
Relevant Virtualbox packages/versions:
virtualbox 6.1.10-
virtualbox-dkms 6.1.10-
virtualbox-
virtualbox-qt 6.1.10-
Kernel packages:
~$ dpkg-query -f '${Package} ${Status}\n' -W "linux-image*" | awk '$NF == "installed"{print $1}'
linux-image-
linux-image-
linux-image-
linux-image-generic
linux-image-
Kernel:
~$ uname -r
5.8.0-29-generic
I get an error when building DKMS for Virtualbox for kernel 5.8:
~$ sudo /usr/lib/
* dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 5.8.0-29-generic
Kernel preparation unnecessary for this kernel. Skipping...
Building module:
cleaning build area...
make -j8 KERNELRELEASE=
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 5.8.0-29-generic (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/
Build log file:
~$ cat /var/lib/
DKMS make.log for virtualbox-6.1.10 for kernel 5.8.0-29-generic (x86_64)
di 17 nov 2020 16:30:39 CET
make: Entering directory '/usr/src/
CC [M] /var/lib/
CC [M] /var/lib/
CC [M] /var/lib/
CC [M] /var/lib/
CC [M] /var/lib/
CC [M] /var/lib/
CC [M] /var/lib/
CC [M] /var/lib/
CC [M] /var/lib/
CC [M] /var/lib/
CC [M] /var/lib/
CC [M] /var/lib/
In file included from ./include/
/var/lib/
/var/lib/
760 | RTCCUINTREG uOld = this_cpu_
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~
./include/
318 | typeof(variable) pscr_ret__; \
| ^~~~~~~~
/var/lib/
760 | RTCCUINTREG uOld = this_cpu_
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
/var/lib/
760 | RTCCUINTREG uOld = this_cpu_
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~
./include/
318 | typeof(variable) pscr_ret__; \
| ^~~~~~~~
/var/lib/
760 | RTCCUINTREG uOld = this_cpu_
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
make[2]: *** [scripts/
make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
/var/lib/
/var/lib/
make[1]: *** [scripts/
make: *** [Makefile:1780: /var/lib/
make: Leaving directory '/usr/src/
Happy to provide any additional information. Thanks!
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.