zfs is killed with kernel update in xenial similar as with 14.04: https://github.com/zfsonlinux/zfs/issues/5408 https://github.com/zfsonlinux/pkg-zfs/issues/219 The 14.04 issue fixed. when i try to compile dkms install -m zfs -v 0.6.5.6 -k 4.4.0-59-generic then get: .... CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.6.5.6/build/module/zfs/zpl_xattr.o /var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.6.5.6/build/module/zfs/zpl_xattr.c: In function '__zpl_xattr_acl_set_access': /var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.6.5.6/build/module/zfs/zpl_xattr.c:1284:28: warning: passing argument 1 of 'posix_acl_valid' from incompatible pointer type [-Wincompatible-pointer-types] error = posix_acl_valid(acl); ^ In file included from /var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.6.5.6/build/include/linux/vfs_compat.h:204:0, from /var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.6.5.6/build/include/sys/zpl.h:37, from /var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.6.5.6/build/include/sys/zfs_vnops.h:34, from /var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.6.5.6/build/module/zfs/zpl_xattr.c:81: include/linux/posix_acl.h:84:12: note: expected 'struct user_namespace *' but argument is of type 'struct posix_acl *' extern int posix_acl_valid(struct user_namespace *, const struct posix_acl *); ^ /var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.6.5.6/build/module/zfs/zpl_xattr.c:1284:12: error: too few arguments to function 'posix_acl_valid' error = posix_acl_valid(acl); ^ In file included from /var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.6.5.6/build/include/linux/vfs_compat.h:204:0, from /var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.6.5.6/build/include/sys/zpl.h:37, from /var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.6.5.6/build/include/sys/zfs_vnops.h:34, from /var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.6.5.6/build/module/zfs/zpl_xattr.c:81: include/linux/posix_acl.h:84:12: note: declared here extern int posix_acl_valid(struct user_namespace *, const struct posix_acl *); ^ /var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.6.5.6/build/module/zfs/zpl_xattr.c: In function '__zpl_xattr_acl_set_default': /var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.6.5.6/build/module/zfs/zpl_xattr.c:1323:28: warning: passing argument 1 of 'posix_acl_valid' from incompatible pointer type [-Wincompatible-pointer-types] error = posix_acl_valid(acl); ^ In file included from /var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.6.5.6/build/include/linux/vfs_compat.h:204:0, from /var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.6.5.6/build/include/sys/zpl.h:37, from /var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.6.5.6/build/include/sys/zfs_vnops.h:34, from /var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.6.5.6/build/module/zfs/zpl_xattr.c:81: include/linux/posix_acl.h:84:12: note: expected 'struct user_namespace *' but argument is of type 'struct posix_acl *' extern int posix_acl_valid(struct user_namespace *, const struct posix_acl *); ^ /var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.6.5.6/build/module/zfs/zpl_xattr.c:1323:12: error: too few arguments to function 'posix_acl_valid' error = posix_acl_valid(acl); ^ In file included from /var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.6.5.6/build/include/linux/vfs_compat.h:204:0, from /var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.6.5.6/build/include/sys/zpl.h:37, from /var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.6.5.6/build/include/sys/zfs_vnops.h:34, from /var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.6.5.6/build/module/zfs/zpl_xattr.c:81: include/linux/posix_acl.h:84:12: note: declared here extern int posix_acl_valid(struct user_namespace *, const struct posix_acl *); ^ scripts/Makefile.build:258: recipe for target '/var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.6.5.6/build/module/zfs/zpl_xattr.o' failed make[5]: *** [/var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.6.5.6/build/module/zfs/zpl_xattr.o] Error 1 scripts/Makefile.build:403: recipe for target '/var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.6.5.6/build/module/zfs' failed make[4]: *** [/var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.6.5.6/build/module/zfs] Error 2 Makefile:1420: recipe for target '_module_/var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.6.5.6/build/module' failed make[3]: *** [_module_/var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.6.5.6/build/module] Error 2 make[3]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-4.4.0-59-generic' Makefile:16: recipe for target 'modules' failed make[2]: *** [modules] Error 2 make[2]: Leaving directory '/var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.6.5.6/build/module' Makefile:685: recipe for target 'all-recursive' failed make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory '/var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.6.5.6/build' Makefile:556: recipe for target 'all' failed make: *** [all] Error 2 DKMSKernelVersion: 4.4.0-59-generic please fix it. zfs is basic.....