[Pkg-zfsonlinux-devel] Bug#1135579: Bug#1135579: zfs-dkms does not compile with Linux 7.0

[Paul Gevers]

Control: severity -1 serious

Hi,

On Sun, 3 May 2026 22:03:53 +1000 Craig Sanders <debbugs at taz.net.au> wrote:
> A variant of this issue comes up every time there's a major new kernel release
> or major changes to the kernel APIs, and the solution is the same every time:
> 
> If you're using zfs-dkms or any other out-of-tree kernel module, DO NOT
> UPGRADE YOUR KERNEL UNTIL YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN IT'S COMPATIBLE WITH YOUR
> MODULES.


Yes. But the new linux kernel has now landed in unstable and this 
failure is blocking its migration because the autopkgtest of this 
package fails. As a release manager I have to look at this *every time*.

> You're using a non-standard kernel module. You have to accept that things can
> and will go wrong from time to time.  That means there will be extra work
> involved and it's up to YOU to do the essential systems administration tasks
> so that your system doesn't break.


Yes, but the next standard kernel was incoming. Can't this package be 
ready ahead of time?

Paul

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