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Please don't flag this package out-of-date unless a new version has been released by NVIDIA.

The DKMS package guidelines are explicit that linux-headers should not be a dependency of any DKMS package.

As a concrete example of why including that as a hard dependency is a bad idea, what happens when linux is not an installed kernel?

Appreciate the 6.6 patch efforts, but for me it fails this way:

==> dkms install --no-depmod nvidia/390.157 -k 6.6.0-arch1-1
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 6.6.0-arch1-1 (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/390.157/build/make.log for more information.
==> WARNING: `dkms install --no-depmod nvidia/390.157 -k 6.6.0-arch1-1' exited 10

make.log, here:

http://ix.io/4KUR

Please let me know if you spot the issue.

Cheers

@drankinatty @Wargoth That's awesome news, thanks for the feedback. I also tested it using the latest kernel from core-testing, its working fine so far. If no other changes are needed, I think we are ready for pushing to git. Please comment if you think otherwise or if any compilation fails.

This patch version works for me. Kernel 6.6

diff --ignore-space-change --unified --recursive --no-dereference a/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.c b/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.c
--- a/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.c  
+++ b/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.c  
@@ -700,8 +700,11 @@

     .ioctls                 = nv_drm_ioctls,
     .num_ioctls             = ARRAY_SIZE(nv_drm_ioctls),
-
+// Rel. commit "drm/prime: Unexport helpers for fd/handle conversion" (Thomas Zimmermann, 20 Jun 2023)
+// This function is no longer exported, but leaving it to NULL is equivalent
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(6, 6, 0)
     .prime_handle_to_fd     = drm_gem_prime_handle_to_fd,
+#endif

 #if defined(NV_DRM_DRIVER_HAS_GEM_PRIME_CALLBACKS)
     .gem_prime_export       = nv_drm_gem_prime_export,

Thank you @canolucas. I built nvidia-390xx-utils-390.157 incorporating the patch and the actual build went fine (under the 6.5 kernel) will have to wait until the 6.6 package moves to core. The box I have the card in is a server and it is hard to take it off-line to roll in the full core-testing update to pull in the 6.6 kernel before it is released. If I can find a dead time I'll try.

If the only change is fd/handle conversion no longer being exported, then the 6.6 kernel driver should build fine with the driver. Glad it isn't major open-heart surgery.

Just uploaded a tentative fix for linux 6.6, however I couldn't test it yet. Please let us know if anyone has the time to test it, otherwise I'll try to test it during the weekend. https://paste.opensuse.org/pastes/d0b21ec8d3d4

It's that time again... The King Penguin has just release the 6.6 kernel. Time to start keeping eyes open for patches. (we could always hope it will just work as is -- but experience has shown we will need to scramble to patch when Arch provides the 6.6 update...) Any favorite places to watch?

(update: linux-6.6 just hit the Arch core-testing repo)

Edit: I figured out that I actually didn't have linux-headers installed, this resolved the build problem. My offer to help maintain the package remains.

Greetings, I have a Dell laptop with a Quadro 4000 / NVC0 which requires the 390xx driver that I'll be servicing for some time going forward for a friend's recording studio.

I am a package maintainer for other various things on the AUR however I haven't dealt specifically with GPU drivers before. Regardless, my skill set should serve suitably for testing and troubleshooting and I can help maintain this package.

I can see that there is presently an issue with the DKMS module which produces the following error and I'm happy to help work out the issue:

(1/2) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...
(2/2) Install DKMS modules
==> ERROR: Missing lost+found kernel headers for module nvidia/390.157.
==> ERROR: Missing swapfile kernel headers for module nvidia/390.157.
==> ERROR: Missing bin kernel headers for module nvidia/390.157.
==> ERROR: Missing lib64 kernel headers for module nvidia/390.157.
==> ERROR: Missing mnt kernel headers for module nvidia/390.157.
==> ERROR: Missing run kernel headers for module nvidia/390.157.
==> ERROR: Missing dev kernel headers for module nvidia/390.157.
==> ERROR: Missing home kernel headers for module nvidia/390.157.
==> ERROR: Missing tmp kernel headers for module nvidia/390.157.
==> ERROR: Missing opt kernel headers for module nvidia/390.157.
==> ERROR: Missing root kernel headers for module nvidia/390.157.
==> ERROR: Missing lib kernel headers for module nvidia/390.157.
==> ERROR: Missing storage kernel headers for module nvidia/390.157.
==> ERROR: Missing etc kernel headers for module nvidia/390.157.
==> ERROR: Missing boot kernel headers for module nvidia/390.157.
==> ERROR: Missing sys kernel headers for module nvidia/390.157.
==> ERROR: Missing proc kernel headers for module nvidia/390.157.
==> ERROR: Missing EDITOR=nano kernel headers for module nvidia/390.157.
==> ERROR: Missing var kernel headers for module nvidia/390.157.
==> ERROR: Missing usr kernel headers for module nvidia/390.157.
==> ERROR: Missing srv kernel headers for module nvidia/390.157.
==> ERROR: Missing sbin kernel headers for module nvidia/390.157.

Please remove replaces directive. Thank you. (No need to reply via comment; AUR now sends commit notifications.)

@vnctdj - thanks for your effort - and I was able to test it!

The updated PKGBUILD builds, installs and operates correctly.

==> dkms install --no-depmod nvidia/390.157 -k 6.4.16-hardened1-1-hardened
==> dkms install --no-depmod nvidia/390.157 -k 6.5.3-arch1-1
==> dkms install --no-depmod nvidia/390.157 -k 6.5.3-1-ck
==> depmod 6.5.3-arch1-1
==> depmod 6.5.3-1-ck
==> depmod 6.4.16-hardened1-1-hardened

Also, thanks to all those in this community who contributed to the 6.5.x patching efforts!!

Cheers

Just updated and rebooted to test the shorter patch from joanbrugueram, it works fine with the latest kernel. Thanks guys !