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From Kernel Newbies [1]: > Linux 4.6 was released on Sun, 15 May 2016. > > Summary: This release adds support for USB 3.1 SuperSpeedPlus (10 > Gbps), the new distributed file system OrangeFS, a more reliable > out-of-memory handling, support for Intel memory protection keys, a > facility to make easier and faster implementations of application > layer protocols, support for 802.1AE MAC-level encryption (MACsec), > support for the version V of the BATMAN protocol, a OCFS2 online inode > checker, support for cgroup namespaces, support for the pNFS SCSI > layout, and many other improvements and new drivers. Copy bee file from Linux kernel 4.4.11-88. [1] http://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_4.6
Execute `StripWhitespace` from *Vim Better Whitespace Plugin* [1]. [1] https://github.com/ntpeters/vim-better-whitespace
Adapt and run Donald’s script `build-nvidia.pl`.
Adapt and run Donald’s script `build-nvidia.pl`.
Unfortunately, it fails to build with the errors below as reported on
the Web already in May 2016 [1][2][3].
```
[…]
/scratch/local/bee-root/nvidia/nvidia_linux-4.6.3-91-340.96-0/source/kernel/os-mlock.c:48:11: error: too many arguments to function ‘get_user_pages’
ret = get_user_pages(current, mm, (unsigned long)address,
^
In file included from /scratch/local/bee-root/nvidia/nvidia_linux-4.6.3-91-340.96-0/source/kernel/nv-linux.h:68:0,
from /scratch/local/bee-root/nvidia/nvidia_linux-4.6.3-91-340.96-0/source/kernel/os-mlock.c:15:
include/linux/mm.h:1266:6: note: declared here
long get_user_pages(unsigned long start, unsigned long nr_pages,
^
/scratch/local/bee-root/nvidia/nvidia_linux-4.6.3-91-340.96-0/source/kernel/os-mlock.c:61:13: error: implicit declaration of function ‘page_cache_release’ [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
page_cache_release(user_pages[i]);
^
cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
scripts/Makefile.build:291: recipe for target '/scratch/local/bee-root/nvidia/nvidia_linux-4.6.3-91-340.96-0/source/kernel/os-mlock.o' failed
make[2]: *** [/scratch/local/bee-root/nvidia/nvidia_linux-4.6.3-91-340.96-0/source/kernel/os-mlock.o] Error 1
Makefile:1429: recipe for target '_module_/scratch/local/bee-root/nvidia/nvidia_linux-4.6.3-91-340.96-0/source/kernel' failed
make[1]: *** [_module_/scratch/local/bee-root/nvidia/nvidia_linux-4.6.3-91-340.96-0/source/kernel] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/scratch/local/linux-4.6.3-91.x86_64/source'
NVIDIA: left KBUILD.
nvidia.ko failed to build!
Makefile:184: recipe for target 'nvidia.ko' failed
make: *** [nvidia.ko] Error 1
```
[1] https://github.com/manjaro/packages-extra/issues/71
[2] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-361/+bug/1573508
[3] https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/936310/nvidia-drivers-do-not-install-with-kernel-4-6/
Fix the error below [1].
```
[…]
/scratch/local/bee-root/nvidia/nvidia_linux-4.6.3-91-340.96-0/source/kernel/os-mlock.c:48:11: error: too many arguments to function ‘get_user_pages’
ret = get_user_pages(current, mm, (unsigned long)address,
^
In file included from /scratch/local/bee-root/nvidia/nvidia_linux-4.6.3-91-340.96-0/source/kernel/nv-linux.h:68:0,
from /scratch/local/bee-root/nvidia/nvidia_linux-4.6.3-91-340.96-0/source/kernel/os-mlock.c:15:
include/linux/mm.h:1266:6: note: declared here
long get_user_pages(unsigned long start, unsigned long nr_pages,
^
/scratch/local/bee-root/nvidia/nvidia_linux-4.6.3-91-340.96-0/source/kernel/os-mlock.c:61:13: error: implicit declaration of function ‘page_cache_release’ [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
page_cache_release(user_pages[i]);
^
cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
scripts/Makefile.build:291: recipe for target '/scratch/local/bee-root/nvidia/nvidia_linux-4.6.3-91-340.96-0/source/kernel/os-mlock.o' failed
make[2]: *** [/scratch/local/bee-root/nvidia/nvidia_linux-4.6.3-91-340.96-0/source/kernel/os-mlock.o] Error 1
Makefile:1429: recipe for target '_module_/scratch/local/bee-root/nvidia/nvidia_linux-4.6.3-91-340.96-0/source/kernel' failed
make[1]: *** [_module_/scratch/local/bee-root/nvidia/nvidia_linux-4.6.3-91-340.96-0/source/kernel] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/scratch/local/linux-4.6.3-91.x86_64/source'
NVIDIA: left KBUILD.
nvidia.ko failed to build!
Makefile:184: recipe for target 'nvidia.ko' failed
make: *** [nvidia.ko] Error 1
```
[1] https://github.com/manjaro/packages-extra/commit/ddae91f20ddf82874fce8604f86c12711f718994
Fix the build errors below [1][2].
```
[…]
/dev/shm/bee-root/nvidia/nvidia_linux-4.6.3-91-340.96-0/source/kernel/os-mlock.c: In function ‘os_lock_user_pages’:
/dev/shm/bee-root/nvidia/nvidia_linux-4.6.3-91-340.96-0/source/kernel/os-mlock.c:61:13: error: implicit declaration of function ‘page_cache_release’ [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
page_cache_release(user_pages[i]);
^
cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
scripts/Makefile.build:291: recipe for target '/dev/shm/bee-root/nvidia/nvidia_linux-4.6.3-91-340.96-0/source/kernel/os-mlock.o' failed
make[2]: *** [/dev/shm/bee-root/nvidia/nvidia_linux-4.6.3-91-340.96-0/source/kernel/os-mlock.o] Error 1
Makefile:1429: recipe for target '_module_/dev/shm/bee-root/nvidia/nvidia_linux-4.6.3-91-340.96-0/source/kernel' failed
make[1]: *** [_module_/dev/shm/bee-root/nvidia/nvidia_linux-4.6.3-91-340.96-0/source/kernel] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/dev/shm/linux-4.6.3-91.x86_64/source'
NVIDIA: left KBUILD.
nvidia.ko failed to build!
Makefile:184: recipe for target 'nvidia.ko' failed
make: *** [nvidia.ko] Error 1
```
[1] https://github.com/manjaro/packages-extra/blame/ddae91f20ddf82874fce8604f86c12711f718994/linux46-extramodules/nvidia-340xx/PKGBUILD
[2] https://github.com/manjaro/packages-extra/issues/68
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