zfs_dkms package fails to build due to kernel changes introduced in v5.4-rc1.
commit ce6595a28a15c874aee374757dcd08f537d7b24d
Author: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
Date: Sun Jul 14 16:42:44 2019 -0400
kill the last users of user_{path,lpath,path_dir}()
old wrappers with few callers remaining; put them out of their misery...
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
Removed user_path_dir from include/linux/namei.h
This breaks building of spl, as spl-vnode.c uses this function.
Describe how to reproduce the problem
Attempt to install zfs_dkms on Ubuntu Eoan running a v5.4 or above kernel.
Include any warning/errors/backtraces from the system logs
Unpacking zfs-dkms (0.8.1-1ubuntu14.3) ...
Setting up zfs-dkms (0.8.1-1ubuntu14.3) ...
Loading new zfs-0.8.1 DKMS files...
Building for 5.4.11-00006-g887426577d1c
Building initial module for 5.4.11-00006-g887426577d1c
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 5.4.11-00006-g887426577d1c (aarch64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.8.1/build/make.log for more information.
dpkg: error processing package zfs-dkms (--configure):
installed zfs-dkms package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 10
Errors were encountered while processing:
zfs-dkms
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.8.1/build/module/zfs/cityhash.o
/var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.8.1/build/module/spl/spl-vnode.c: In function ‘vn_set_pwd’:
/var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.8.1/build/module/spl/spl-vnode.c:683:7: error: implicit declaration of function ‘user_path_dir’; did you mean ‘user_path_at’? [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
683 | rc = user_path_dir(filename, &path);
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
| user_path_at
CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.8.1/build/module/zfs/dbuf.o
cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.8.1/build/module/zfs/dbuf_stats.o
make[5]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:265: /var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.8.1/build/module/spl/spl-vnode.o] Error 1
make[4]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:509: /var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.8.1/build/module/spl] Error 2
make[4]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
System information
Describe the problem you're observing
zfs_dkms package fails to build due to kernel changes introduced in v5.4-rc1.
Removed
user_path_dir
from include/linux/namei.h This breaks building of spl, as spl-vnode.c uses this function.Describe how to reproduce the problem
Attempt to install zfs_dkms on Ubuntu Eoan running a v5.4 or above kernel.
Include any warning/errors/backtraces from the system logs