nvidia-dkms-535 FTBS on noble with the latest 6.7 kernel on arm64
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvidia-graphics-drivers-535 (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
| Noble |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
| nvidia-graphics-drivers-535-server (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
| Noble |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
| nvidia-graphics-drivers-545 (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
| Noble |
Triaged
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
[Impact]
It looks like nvidia-dkms-535 is using a symbol that became GPL-only in the latest 6.7 kernel, causing the following build error:
# MODPOST <<DKMSDIR>
scripts/
ERROR: modpost: GPL-incompatible module nvidia.ko uses GPL-only symbol 'screen_info'
This change was introduced by: b8466fe82b79 ("efi: move screen_info into efi init code")
This happens only on arm64, where the symbol is defined.
[Fix]
Avoid using screen_info in the nvidia-dkms-535 driver.
[Regression potential]
We may disable certain features in the 535 driver, or even have an unusable driver, unless a proper workaround/solution is provided.
| Andrea Righi (arighi) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in nvidia-graphics-drivers-535 (Ubuntu Noble): | |
| status: | New → Fix Released |
| Changed in nvidia-graphics-drivers-535-server (Ubuntu Noble): | |
| status: | New → Fix Released |
| Changed in nvidia-graphics-drivers-545 (Ubuntu Noble): | |
| status: | New → Triaged |
The same problem happens also with nvidia-dkms-545 (still on arm64 only).