Bug#1120036: nvidia-tesla-470-kernel-dkms: Build error with kernel 6.17

[Edward Shornock]

Package: nvidia-tesla-470-kernel-dkms
Version: 470.256.02-7
Severity: grave
Tags: patch
Justification: renders package unusable
X-Debbugs-Cc: ed.shornock at gmail.com

I was able to successfully build the module with the patch from
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/joanbm/nvidia-470xx-linux-mainline/refs/heads/master/patches/nvidia-470xx-fix-linux-6.17.patch



-- Package-specific info:
uname -a:
Linux darkside 6.17.6+deb14-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.17.6-1 (2025-10-31) x86_64 GNU/Linux

/proc/version:
Linux version 6.17.6+deb14-amd64 (debian-kernel at lists.debian.org) (x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc-15 (Debian 15.2.0-7) 15.2.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Debian) 2.45) #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.17.6-1 (2025-10-31)

/proc/driver/nvidia/version:
NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module  470.256.02  Thu May  2 14:37:44 UTC 2024
GCC version:  gcc version 15.2.0 (Debian 15.2.0-7) 

lspci 'display controller [030?]':
09:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation GK208B [GeForce GT 730] [10de:1287] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:8525]
	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
	Latency: 0
	Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 83
	IOMMU group: 16
	Region 0: Memory at fb000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
	Region 1: Memory at e0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
	Region 3: Memory at e8000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=32M]
	Region 5: I/O ports at e000 [size=128]
	Expansion ROM at fc000000 [virtual] [disabled] [size=512K]
	Capabilities: <access denied>
	Kernel driver in use: nvidia
	Kernel modules: nvidia
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