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Linux Driver for USB WiFi Adapters that are based on the RTL8811AU and RTL8821AU Chipsets - v5.12.5.2
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[6.5.3] Pointer type issue. #108

Closed userwiths closed 10 months ago

userwiths commented 10 months ago

Had postponed system update of my PC for a few weeks (maybe months) did:

> pacman -Syu (updated linux kernel to 6.5.3). > reboot > ./install-driver.sh (install this driver) > Get error about Initialization of ... from incompatible pointer type ...

After downgrading to 6.3.5 the driver installed without any issues.

Exact line throwing the error: https://github.com/morrownr/8821au-20210708/blob/19660ee3f67125d2ef31b626f9fff946bd3e8d01/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.c#L10545

Exact Output Error:

: ---------------------------
: install-driver.sh v20230227
: x86_64 (architecture)
: 16/16 (in-use/total processing units)
: 31956684 (total system memory)
: 6.5.3-arch1-1 (kernel version)
: gcc (GCC) 13.2.1 20230801
: ---------------------------

Checking for previously installed drivers.
: ---------------------------

Starting installation.
Installing 8821au.conf to /etc/modprobe.d
The non-dkms installation routines are in use.
make ARCH=x86_64 CROSS_COMPILE= -C /lib/modules/6.5.3-arch1-1/build M=/root/driver/8821au-20210708  modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/lib/modules/6.5.3-arch1-1/build'
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_cmd.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_security.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_debug.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_io.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_ioctl_query.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_ioctl_set.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_ieee80211.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_mlme.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_mlme_ext.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_mi.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_wlan_util.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_vht.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_pwrctrl.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_rf.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_chplan.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/monitor/rtw_radiotap.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_recv.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_ap.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_sta_mgt.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/wds/rtw_wds.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/mesh/rtw_mesh.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/mesh/rtw_mesh_pathtbl.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/mesh/rtw_mesh_hwmp.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_xmit.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_p2p.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_rson.o
In file included from ./include/linux/kernel.h:30,
                 from ./arch/x86/include/asm/percpu.h:27,
                 from ./arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h:14,
                 from ./arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h:27,
                 from ./arch/x86/include/asm/ptrace.h:97,
                 from ./arch/x86/include/asm/math_emu.h:5,
                 from ./arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h:13,
                 from ./arch/x86/include/asm/timex.h:5,
                 from ./include/linux/timex.h:67,
                 from ./include/linux/time32.h:13,
                 from ./include/linux/time.h:60,
                 from ./include/linux/stat.h:19,
                 from ./include/linux/module.h:13,
                 from /root/driver/8821au-20210708/include/basic_types.h:76,
                 from /root/driver/8821au-20210708/include/drv_types.h:26,
                 from /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_rf.c:17:
/root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_rf.c: In function 'dump_txpwr_lmt':
/root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_rf.c:2003:67: warning: 'strcmp' reading 1 or more bytes from a region of size 0 [-Wstringop-overread]
 2003 |                                                                 , strcmp(ent->regd_name, rfctl->regd_name) == 0 ? rf_path_char(path) : ' ');
      |                                                                   ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
./include/linux/printk.h:427:33: note: in definition of macro 'printk_index_wrap'
  427 |                 _p_func(_fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__);                           \
      |                                 ^~~~~~~~~~~
/root/driver/8821au-20210708/include/rtw_debug.h:85:26: note: in expansion of macro 'printk'
   85 |         #define _dbgdump printk
      |                          ^~~~~~
/root/driver/8821au-20210708/include/rtw_debug.h:263:25: note: in expansion of macro '_RTW_PRINT'
  263 |                         _RTW_PRINT(fmt, ##arg); \
      |                         ^~~~~~~~~~
/root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_rf.c:2002:57: note: in expansion of macro '_RTW_PRINT_SEL'
 2002 |                                                         _RTW_PRINT_SEL(sel, "%3c "
      |                                                         ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In file included from /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_rf.c:18:
/root/driver/8821au-20210708/include/hal_data.h:345:14: note: source object 'regd_name' of size 0
  345 |         char regd_name[0];
      |              ^~~~~~~~~
In file included from /root/driver/8821au-20210708/include/drv_types.h:60:
/root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_rf.c:2003:67: warning: 'strcmp' reading 1 or more bytes from a region of size 0 [-Wstringop-overread]
 2003 |                                                                 , strcmp(ent->regd_name, rfctl->regd_name) == 0 ? rf_path_char(path) : ' ');
      |                                                                   ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/root/driver/8821au-20210708/include/rtw_debug.h:265:46: note: in definition of macro '_RTW_PRINT_SEL'
  265 |                         _seqdump(sel, fmt, ##arg) /*rtw_warn_on(1)*/; \
      |                                              ^~~
/root/driver/8821au-20210708/include/hal_data.h:345:14: note: source object 'regd_name' of size 0
  345 |         char regd_name[0];
      |              ^~~~~~~~~
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_tdls.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_br_ext.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_iol.o
/root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_rf.c: In function '_rtw_txpwr_lmt_get_by_name':
/root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_rf.c:2215:21: warning: 'strcmp' reading 1 or more bytes from a region of size 0 [-Wstringop-overread]
 2215 |                 if (strcmp(ent->regd_name, regd_name) == 0) {
      |                     ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/root/driver/8821au-20210708/include/hal_data.h:345:14: note: source object 'regd_name' of size 0
  345 |         char regd_name[0];
      |              ^~~~~~~~~
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_sreset.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_btcoex_wifionly.o
/root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c: In function 'rtw_txpwr_init_regd':
/root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c:201:21: warning: 'strcmp' reading 1 or more bytes from a region of size 0 [-Wstringop-overread]
  201 |                 if (strcmp(exc->regd_name, regd_str(TXPWR_LMT_NONE)) == 0)
      |                     ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In file included from /root/driver/8821au-20210708/include/drv_types.h:62,
                 from /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c:17:
/root/driver/8821au-20210708/include/rtw_rf.h:267:14: note: source object 'regd_name' of size 0
  267 |         char regd_name[0];
      |              ^~~~~~~~~
/root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c:203:26: warning: 'strcmp' reading 1 or more bytes from a region of size 0 [-Wstringop-overread]
  203 |                 else if (strcmp(exc->regd_name, regd_str(TXPWR_LMT_WW)) == 0)
      |                          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/root/driver/8821au-20210708/include/rtw_rf.h:267:14: note: source object 'regd_name' of size 0
  267 |         char regd_name[0];
      |              ^~~~~~~~~
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_btcoex.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_beamforming.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_odm.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_rm.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_rm_fsm.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_ft.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_wnm.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_mbo.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_rm_util.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/efuse/rtw_efuse.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_roch.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/crypto/aes-internal.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/crypto/aes-internal-enc.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/crypto/aes-gcm.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/crypto/aes-ccm.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/crypto/aes-omac1.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/crypto/ccmp.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/crypto/gcmp.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/crypto/aes-siv.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/crypto/aes-ctr.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/crypto/sha256-internal.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/crypto/sha256.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/crypto/sha256-prf.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/crypto/rtw_crypto_wrap.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/core/rtw_swcrypto.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/os_dep/osdep_service.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/os_dep/linux/os_intfs.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/os_dep/linux/usb_intf.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/os_dep/linux/ioctl_linux.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/os_dep/linux/usb_ops_linux.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/os_dep/linux/xmit_linux.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/os_dep/linux/mlme_linux.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/os_dep/linux/recv_linux.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/os_dep/linux/rtw_cfgvendor.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/os_dep/linux/wifi_regd.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/os_dep/linux/rtw_android.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/os_dep/linux/rtw_proc.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/os_dep/linux/nlrtw.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/os_dep/linux/rtw_rhashtable.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/hal/hal_intf.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/hal/hal_com.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/hal/hal_com_phycfg.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/hal/hal_phy.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/hal/hal_dm.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/hal/hal_dm_acs.o
/root/driver/8821au-20210708/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.c:10542:22: error: initialization of 'int (*)(struct wiphy *, struct net_device *, const u8 *, int,  u8,  u8,  u16,  u32,  bool,  const u8 *, size_t)' {aka 'int (*)(struct wiphy *, struct net_device *, const unsigned char *, int,  unsigned char,  unsigned char,  short unsigned int,  unsigned int,  _Bool,  const unsigned char *, long unsigned int)'} from incompatible pointer type 'int (*)(struct wiphy *, struct net_device *, const u8 *, u8,  u8,  u16,  u32,  bool,  const u8 *, size_t)' {aka 'int (*)(struct wiphy *, struct net_device *, const unsigned char *, unsigned char,  unsigned char,  short unsigned int,  unsigned int,  _Bool,  const unsigned char *, long unsigned int)'} [-Werror=incompatible-pointer-types]
10542 |         .tdls_mgmt = cfg80211_rtw_tdls_mgmt,
      |                      ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/root/driver/8821au-20210708/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.c:10542:22: note: (near initialization for 'rtw_cfg80211_ops.tdls_mgmt')
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/hal/hal_btcoex_wifionly.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/hal/hal_btcoex.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/hal/hal_mp.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/hal/hal_mcc.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/hal/hal_hci/hal_usb.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/hal/led/hal_led.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/hal/led/hal_usb_led.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/hal/HalPwrSeqCmd.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/hal/rtl8812a/Hal8812PwrSeq.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/hal/rtl8812a/Hal8821APwrSeq.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/hal/rtl8812a/rtl8812a_xmit.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/hal/rtl8812a/rtl8812a_sreset.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/hal/rtl8812a/rtl8812a_hal_init.o
  CC [M]  /root/driver/8821au-20210708/hal/rtl8812a/rtl8812a_phycfg.o
cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
make[3]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:243: /root/driver/8821au-20210708/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.o] Error 1
make[3]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
make[2]: *** [/usr/lib/modules/6.5.3-arch1-1/build/Makefile:2032: /root/driver/8821au-20210708] Error 2
make[1]: *** [Makefile:234: __sub-make] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/lib/modules/6.5.3-arch1-1/build'
make: *** [Makefile:2501: modules] Error 2
An error occurred:  2
Please report this error.
Please copy all screen output and paste it into the problem report.
You will need to run the following before reattempting installation.
$ sudo ./remove-driver.sh
userwiths commented 10 months ago

iw dev output: 

hy#0
    Interface wlan0
        ifindex 8
        wdev 0x1
        addr 28:87:ba:cc:fd:39
        ssid Space
        type managed
        channel 8 (2447 MHz), width: 20 MHz, center1: 2447 MHz
        txpower 16.00 dBm

iw reg get:

global
country 00: DFS-UNSET
    (2402 - 2472 @ 40), (6, 20), (N/A)
    (2457 - 2482 @ 20), (6, 20), (N/A), AUTO-BW, PASSIVE-SCAN
    (2474 - 2494 @ 20), (6, 20), (N/A), NO-OFDM, PASSIVE-SCAN
    (5170 - 5250 @ 80), (6, 20), (N/A), AUTO-BW, PASSIVE-SCAN
    (5250 - 5330 @ 80), (6, 20), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, PASSIVE-SCAN
    (5490 - 5730 @ 160), (6, 20), (0 ms), DFS, PASSIVE-SCAN
    (5735 - 5835 @ 80), (6, 20), (N/A), PASSIVE-SCAN
    (57240 - 63720 @ 2160), (N/A, 0), (N/A)

lsusb output:

Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 007 Device 002: ID 26ce:01a2 ASRock LED Controller
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 3434:0331 Keychron Keychron V3
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 046d:082d Logitech, Inc. HD Pro Webcam C920
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 046d:c548 Logitech, Inc. Logi Bolt Receiver
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 2357:0120 TP-Link Archer T2U PLUS [RTL8821AU]
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 05e3:0610 Genesys Logic, Inc. Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
morrownr commented 10 months ago

Hi @userwiths

This is happening because the driver has not been updated on your computer for quite a while. I have been working on install-driver.sh to add some new features and to provide information that would prevent this. I'll update this driver as able but for now, let me post what I am adding about updating the driver:

Info: Update this driver with the following commands as needed:

$ git pull $ sudo sh install-driver.sh

Note: Updates to this driver SHOULD be performed before distro upgrades such as Ubuntu 23.10 to 24.04. Note: Updates can be performed as often as you like. It is recommended to update at least every 2 months. Note: Work on this driver, like the Linux kernel, is continuous.

Go ahead and try the above commands and see if you are back in business.

userwiths commented 10 months ago

Oh, damn. I feel a little stupid now.

You are correct, sorry for the inconvenience and thanks for the assistance, will make sure to update the driver regularly from now on.

morrownr commented 10 months ago

Hi @userwiths

Don't worry. These Realtek out-of-kernel drivers are not made for us regular users. They seem to be made for programmers working on embedded projects. I've done the best I can to help and I continue that work but there is an alternative that you may want to know about going into the future:

The Main Menu for this site is:

https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi

Recommend you read menu items 1 and 2 to understand the current state of the Linux usb wifi market and see many adapters that use in-kernel drivers. AXE3000 usb wifi adapters are available and the WiFi 7 usb driver for the Mediatek mt7925 is going into the kernel at this time.