Bug#1080096: fail to build with kernel 6.10.6+bpo-amd64 - implicit declaration of function ‘follow_pfn’

[Andreas Beckmann]

Control: tag -1 pending

src:nvidia-graphics-drivers for bookworm-backports is in BACKPORTS-NEW.

On 9/4/24 17:15, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 03, 2024 at 06:35:06PM +0200, fr.hamelin at gmail.com wrote:
>> To solve it have applied the patches given by nvidia the 21 of July
>> here :
>> https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/gpl-only-symbols-follow-pte-and-rcu-read-unlock-prevent-470-256-02-to-build-with-kernel-6-10/300052/4
> 
> I can confirm it worked for me too, thanks a lot for the pointer!
> 
> For convenience, I'm attaching the patch I used to this message (its 2
> messages down from the above, but it's not directly downloadable).
> 
> It does not apply cleanly to nvidia-kernel-dkms 535.183.01-1~deb12u1 ,
> but it's trivial to fix manually.

Just curious: Why didn't you simply rebuild the package from sid for 
bookworm instead of digging for patches on the internet?

Andreas