Bug#976056: nvidia-legacy-340xx-driver: Fails to build with kernel 5.9.11 (package linux-image-5.9.0-4-amd64)

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Hi,

On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 07:17:06AM +0200, jim_p wrote:
> Package: nvidia-legacy-340xx-driver
> Version: 340.108-8
> Severity: normal
> X-Debbugs-Cc: pitsiorisj at gmail.com
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> That was unexpected! I noticed that kernel 5.4.11 reached unstable today, so I
> upgraded to it and nvidia 340 fails to build again! Here is the log.
> 
> https://gist.github.com/pitsi/aed70f236a7169d270cfc92099096b20
> 
> p.s. Because the log is too big (1+MB) for any pastebin service, I uploaded it
> as a gist on my github account.

Some background: In the 5.9.11-1 upload for src:linux we disabled
NOUVEAU_LEGACY_CTX_SUPPORT which was keeping DRM_LEGACY enabled (cf.
#975038). The intention of disabling DRM_LEGACY was actually already
much earlier in 5.5.17-1, but due to the above it was kept enabled
until noticed now.

Regards,
Salvatore