[Bug 653910] Re: package nvidia-current 195.36.24-0ubuntu1~10.04 failed to install/upgrade: error: unknown field ‘ioctl’ specified in initializer

[Bryce Harrington]

Hmm, actually I just noticed your report indicates you're running the
2.6.31 kernel?

  kernel: 2.6.31-21-generic
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-21.59-generic
  Uname: Linux 2.6.31-21-generic x86_64
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-21-generic root=UUID=024cd15d-6210-47a2-a951-7ba1952da34e ro nomodeset quiet splash

Yet 2.6.32 is the standard for Lucid.

I'm also wondering if perhaps the change needs to be fenced in an
#ifdef.  NV_FILE_OPERATIONS_HAS_IOCTL seems not to be valid in this old
version of the driver.

I'm going to punt and leave this one to Alberto who is better aware of
the intricacies of this ioctl issue.  Please follow up with him.

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Title:
  package nvidia-current 195.36.24-0ubuntu1~10.04 failed to
  install/upgrade:  error: unknown field ‘ioctl’ specified in
  initializer

Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Was installing via nvidia-current and got this error

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: nvidia-current 195.36.24-0ubuntu1~10.04
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-21.59-generic
  Uname: Linux 2.6.31-21-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Oct  2 22:25:28 2010
  DkmsStatus: nvidia-current, 195.36.24: added
  ErrorMessage: nvidia-current kernel module failed to build
  GdmLog1:

  /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.36-999-generic/arch/x86/include/asm/compat.h:211: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in arithmetic
  /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current/195.36.24/build/nv.c: At top level:
  /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current/195.36.24/build/nv.c:417: error: unknown field ‘ioctl’ specified in initializer

  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
  Lsusb:
   Bus 001 Device 003: ID 160a:3184
   Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
   Bus 002 Device 003: ID 045e:0737 Microsoft Corp.
   Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c315 Logitech, Inc. Classic New Touch Keyboard
   Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
  MachineType: Unknow Unknow
  PackageVersion: 195.36.24-0ubuntu1~10.04
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-21-generic root=UUID=024cd15d-6210-47a2-a951-7ba1952da34e ro nomodeset quiet splash
  SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers
  Title: package nvidia-current 195.36.24-0ubuntu1~10.04 failed to install/upgrade: nvidia-current kernel module failed to build
  XorgLogOld:

  dmi.bios.date: 10/30/2008
  dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
  dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG
  dmi.board.name: MCP73
  dmi.board.vendor: Unknow
  dmi.board.version: Unknow
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Unknow
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Unknow
  dmi.chassis.version: Unknow
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr6.00PG:bd10/30/2008:svnUnknow:pnUnknow:pvrUnknow:rvnUnknow:rnMCP73:rvrUnknow:cvnUnknow:ct3:cvrUnknow:
  dmi.product.name: Unknow
  dmi.product.version: Unknow
  dmi.sys.vendor: Unknow
  system:
   distro:             Ubuntu
   codename:           lucid
   architecture:       x86_64
   kernel:             2.6.31-21-generic