Bug#1078829: linux-image-amd64: 6.10.3-1 fails to install with Nvidia DKMS build error

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Hi Alex,

On Fri, Aug 16, 2024 at 06:39:59PM -0300, Alex Henry wrote:
> Package: linux-image-amd64
> Version: 6.10.3-1
> Severity: important
> X-Debbugs-Cc: tukkek at gmail.com
> 
> Hello! I ran into some trouble while casually trying to update `linux-image-
> amd64`  and `linux-headers-amd64` during a routine system update.
> 
> My current image is `linux-image-6.9.7` (6.9.7-1). There are also some older
> images and headers marked as "auto" on Aptitude.
> 
> My installed `nvidia-driver` package is version 535.183.01-1. I have tripled-
> checked all installed Nvidia packages are fully up-ta-date in Debian-testing.
> 
> I have also updated all devel- and libdevel-category packages to make sure this
> isn't an issue related to GCC, make...
> 
> Everything is working normally other than the failure to upgrade `linux-image-
> amd64`.
> 
> Logs:
> 
> - Aptitude output:
> https://gist.github.com/tukkek/863f4da63d925a50d3c7b49c33a4859f
> - `/var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current/535.183.01/build/make.log`:
> https://gist.github.com/tukkek/d91b07ad7792735381571f387aed13cd
> - Installed packages:
> https://gist.github.com/tukkek/2aa1b4407f9bcf7aa17053bcf43a2d4f
> 
> The only error I could find was "implicit declaration of function ‘follow_pfn’"
> in the DKMS log's line 1371:
> https://gist.github.com/tukkek/d91b07ad7792735381571f387aed13cd#file-make-
> log-L1371
> 
> I'm not very familiar with kernel stuff and might have easily missed something
> so I'll let you geniuses take a better look. Let me know if I can provide any
> further information or help.
> 
> Big thanks to all involved in helping maintain the best libre operating system
> there is! Cheers!

See #1077841, which is the issue for src:nvidia-graphics-drivers. It
is fixed in 535.183.06-1 in unstable.

Regards,
Salvatore