[Bug 2136847] Re: openrazer-drivers-dkms FTBS in Noble with the linux-6.17 kernel

Massimiliano Pellizzer 2136847 at bugs.launchpad.net
Fri Dec 19 16:59:18 UTC 2025


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** Changed in: openrazer (Ubuntu Noble)
       Status: New => In Progress

** Also affects: openrazer (Ubuntu Questing)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: openrazer (Ubuntu Resolute)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: openrazer (Ubuntu Questing)
       Status: New => Invalid

** Changed in: openrazer (Ubuntu Resolute)
       Status: New => Invalid

** Description changed:

  [ Impact ]
  
  DKMS make.log for openrazer-driver-3.7.0 for kernel 6.17.0-7-generic (x86_64)
  Thu Dec 18 22:47:07 UTC 2025
- -e 
+ -e
  :: Compiling OpenRazer kernel modules
  ========================================
  make -C /lib/modules/6.17.0-7-generic/build M=/var/lib/dkms/openrazer-driver/3.7.0/build/driver modules
  make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.17.0-7-generic'
  make[2]: Entering directory '/var/lib/dkms/openrazer-driver/3.7.0/build/driver'
  warning: the compiler differs from the one used to build the kernel
-   The kernel was built by: x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc-13 (Ubuntu 13.3.0-6ubuntu2~24.04) 13.3.0
-   You are using:           gcc-13 (Ubuntu 13.3.0-6ubuntu2~24.04) 13.3.0
-   CC [M]  razerkbd_driver.o
-   CC [M]  razercommon.o
-   CC [M]  razerchromacommon.o
+   The kernel was built by: x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc-13 (Ubuntu 13.3.0-6ubuntu2~24.04) 13.3.0
+   You are using:           gcc-13 (Ubuntu 13.3.0-6ubuntu2~24.04) 13.3.0
+   CC [M]  razerkbd_driver.o
+   CC [M]  razercommon.o
+   CC [M]  razerchromacommon.o
  razerchromacommon.c:208:21: warning: no previous prototype for ‘razer_chroma_standard_matrix_effect_base’ [-Wmissing-prototypes]
-   208 | struct razer_report razer_chroma_standard_matrix_effect_base(unsigned char arg_size, unsigned char effect_id)
-       |                     ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+   208 | struct razer_report razer_chroma_standard_matrix_effect_base(unsigned char arg_size, unsigned char effect_id)
+       |                     ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  razerchromacommon.c:481:21: warning: no previous prototype for ‘razer_chroma_extended_matrix_effect_base’ [-Wmissing-prototypes]
-   481 | struct razer_report razer_chroma_extended_matrix_effect_base(unsigned char arg_size, unsigned char variable_storage, unsigned char led_id, unsigned char effect_id)
-       |                     ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+   481 | struct razer_report razer_chroma_extended_matrix_effect_base(unsigned char arg_size, unsigned char variable_storage, unsigned char led_id, unsigned char effect_id)
+       |                     ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  razerchromacommon.c:784:21: warning: no previous prototype for ‘razer_chroma_mouse_extended_matrix_effect_base’ [-Wmissing-prototypes]
-   784 | struct razer_report razer_chroma_mouse_extended_matrix_effect_base(unsigned char arg_size, unsigned char variable_storage, unsigned char led_id, unsigned char effect_id)
-       |                     ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+   784 | struct razer_report razer_chroma_mouse_extended_matrix_effect_base(unsigned char arg_size, unsigned char variable_storage, unsigned char led_id, unsigned char effect_id)
+       |                     ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  razerchromacommon.c:1554:21: warning: no previous prototype for ‘razer_chroma_misc_get_hyperpolling_wireless_dongle_indicator_led_mode’ [-Wmissing-prototypes]
-  1554 | struct razer_report razer_chroma_misc_get_hyperpolling_wireless_dongle_indicator_led_mode(void)
-       |                     ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-   LD [M]  razerkbd.o
-   CC [M]  razermouse_driver.o
+  1554 | struct razer_report razer_chroma_misc_get_hyperpolling_wireless_dongle_indicator_led_mode(void)
+       |                     ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+   LD [M]  razerkbd.o
+   CC [M]  razermouse_driver.o
  razermouse_driver.c:4269:5: warning: no previous prototype for ‘mouse_button_to_usage’ [-Wmissing-prototypes]
-  4269 | u32 mouse_button_to_usage(__u16 code)
-       |     ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+  4269 | u32 mouse_button_to_usage(__u16 code)
+       |     ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  razermouse_driver.c:4278:6: warning: no previous prototype for ‘input_button_msc_scan’ [-Wmissing-prototypes]
-  4278 | void input_button_msc_scan(struct input_dev *input, __u16 button)
-       |      ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+  4278 | void input_button_msc_scan(struct input_dev *input, __u16 button)
+       |      ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  razermouse_driver.c:4287:6: warning: no previous prototype for ‘input_rep4_code’ [-Wmissing-prototypes]
-  4287 | void input_rep4_code(struct input_dev *input, u8 code, __s32 value)
-       |      ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+  4287 | void input_rep4_code(struct input_dev *input, u8 code, __s32 value)
+       |      ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  razermouse_driver.c:4354:23: warning: no previous prototype for ‘find_intf_with_proto’ [-Wmissing-prototypes]
-  4354 | struct usb_interface *find_intf_with_proto(struct usb_device *usbdev, u8 proto)
-       |                       ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+  4354 | struct usb_interface *find_intf_with_proto(struct usb_device *usbdev, u8 proto)
+       |                       ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  razermouse_driver.c: In function ‘razer_mouse_init’:
  razermouse_driver.c:4620:5: error: implicit declaration of function ‘hrtimer_init’; did you mean ‘hrtimers_init’? [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
-  4620 |     hrtimer_init(&dev->repeat_timer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
-       |     ^~~~~~~~~~~~
-       |     hrtimers_init
+  4620 |     hrtimer_init(&dev->repeat_timer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
+       |     ^~~~~~~~~~~~
+       |     hrtimers_init
  cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
  make[4]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-6.17.0-7-generic/scripts/Makefile.build:287: razermouse_driver.o] Error 1
  make[3]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-6.17.0-7-generic/Makefile:2016: .] Error 2
  make[2]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-6.17.0-7-generic/Makefile:248: __sub-make] Error 2
  make[2]: Leaving directory '/var/lib/dkms/openrazer-driver/3.7.0/build/driver'
  make[1]: *** [Makefile:248: __sub-make] Error 2
  make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.17.0-7-generic'
  make: *** [Makefile:38: driver] Error 2
- 
  
  [ Test case ]
  
  Install the latest linux-6.17 kernel on Noble:
  
  $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:canonical-kernel-team/ppa3
  $ sudo apt install linux-generic-hwe-24.04-edge
  
  Install openrazer-drivers-dkms:
  
  $ sudo apt install openrazer-drivers-dkms
  
  Module built and installed successfully
  
  Load the modules:
  
  $ sudo modprobe razerkbd
  $ sudo modprobe razermouse
  $ sudo modprobe razerkraken
  $ sudo modprobe razeraccessory
  
  Modules loaded successfully
  
- The same procedure should be repeated on linux-6.8 to test for possible
- regressions.
+ The same procedure must be repeated on linux-6.8 and linux-6.14 to test
+ for possible regressions.
  
  [ Fix ]
  
  Patches from upstream openrazer (https://github.com/openrazer/):
  
  -debian/patches/0002-driver-Replace-hrtimer_init-with-
  hrtimer_setup.patch
  
  Adding Ubuntu Developers as Maintainer
  
  [ Regression potential ]
  
  We may experience regressions in systems that are using the openrazer
  drivers, especially with kernels >= 6.8 kernel.

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Title:
  openrazer-drivers-dkms FTBS in Noble with the linux-6.17 kernel

Status in openrazer package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in openrazer source package in Noble:
  In Progress
Status in openrazer source package in Questing:
  Invalid
Status in openrazer source package in Resolute:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  [ Impact ]

  DKMS make.log for openrazer-driver-3.7.0 for kernel 6.17.0-7-generic (x86_64)
  Thu Dec 18 22:47:07 UTC 2025
  -e
  :: Compiling OpenRazer kernel modules
  ========================================
  make -C /lib/modules/6.17.0-7-generic/build M=/var/lib/dkms/openrazer-driver/3.7.0/build/driver modules
  make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.17.0-7-generic'
  make[2]: Entering directory '/var/lib/dkms/openrazer-driver/3.7.0/build/driver'
  warning: the compiler differs from the one used to build the kernel
    The kernel was built by: x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc-13 (Ubuntu 13.3.0-6ubuntu2~24.04) 13.3.0
    You are using:           gcc-13 (Ubuntu 13.3.0-6ubuntu2~24.04) 13.3.0
    CC [M]  razerkbd_driver.o
    CC [M]  razercommon.o
    CC [M]  razerchromacommon.o
  razerchromacommon.c:208:21: warning: no previous prototype for ‘razer_chroma_standard_matrix_effect_base’ [-Wmissing-prototypes]
    208 | struct razer_report razer_chroma_standard_matrix_effect_base(unsigned char arg_size, unsigned char effect_id)
        |                     ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  razerchromacommon.c:481:21: warning: no previous prototype for ‘razer_chroma_extended_matrix_effect_base’ [-Wmissing-prototypes]
    481 | struct razer_report razer_chroma_extended_matrix_effect_base(unsigned char arg_size, unsigned char variable_storage, unsigned char led_id, unsigned char effect_id)
        |                     ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  razerchromacommon.c:784:21: warning: no previous prototype for ‘razer_chroma_mouse_extended_matrix_effect_base’ [-Wmissing-prototypes]
    784 | struct razer_report razer_chroma_mouse_extended_matrix_effect_base(unsigned char arg_size, unsigned char variable_storage, unsigned char led_id, unsigned char effect_id)
        |                     ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  razerchromacommon.c:1554:21: warning: no previous prototype for ‘razer_chroma_misc_get_hyperpolling_wireless_dongle_indicator_led_mode’ [-Wmissing-prototypes]
   1554 | struct razer_report razer_chroma_misc_get_hyperpolling_wireless_dongle_indicator_led_mode(void)
        |                     ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    LD [M]  razerkbd.o
    CC [M]  razermouse_driver.o
  razermouse_driver.c:4269:5: warning: no previous prototype for ‘mouse_button_to_usage’ [-Wmissing-prototypes]
   4269 | u32 mouse_button_to_usage(__u16 code)
        |     ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  razermouse_driver.c:4278:6: warning: no previous prototype for ‘input_button_msc_scan’ [-Wmissing-prototypes]
   4278 | void input_button_msc_scan(struct input_dev *input, __u16 button)
        |      ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  razermouse_driver.c:4287:6: warning: no previous prototype for ‘input_rep4_code’ [-Wmissing-prototypes]
   4287 | void input_rep4_code(struct input_dev *input, u8 code, __s32 value)
        |      ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  razermouse_driver.c:4354:23: warning: no previous prototype for ‘find_intf_with_proto’ [-Wmissing-prototypes]
   4354 | struct usb_interface *find_intf_with_proto(struct usb_device *usbdev, u8 proto)
        |                       ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  razermouse_driver.c: In function ‘razer_mouse_init’:
  razermouse_driver.c:4620:5: error: implicit declaration of function ‘hrtimer_init’; did you mean ‘hrtimers_init’? [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
   4620 |     hrtimer_init(&dev->repeat_timer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
        |     ^~~~~~~~~~~~
        |     hrtimers_init
  cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
  make[4]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-6.17.0-7-generic/scripts/Makefile.build:287: razermouse_driver.o] Error 1
  make[3]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-6.17.0-7-generic/Makefile:2016: .] Error 2
  make[2]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-6.17.0-7-generic/Makefile:248: __sub-make] Error 2
  make[2]: Leaving directory '/var/lib/dkms/openrazer-driver/3.7.0/build/driver'
  make[1]: *** [Makefile:248: __sub-make] Error 2
  make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.17.0-7-generic'
  make: *** [Makefile:38: driver] Error 2

  [ Test case ]

  Install the latest linux-6.17 kernel on Noble:

  $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:canonical-kernel-team/ppa3
  $ sudo apt install linux-generic-hwe-24.04-edge

  Install openrazer-drivers-dkms:

  $ sudo apt install openrazer-drivers-dkms

  Module built and installed successfully

  Load the modules:

  $ sudo modprobe razerkbd
  $ sudo modprobe razermouse
  $ sudo modprobe razerkraken
  $ sudo modprobe razeraccessory

  Modules loaded successfully

  The same procedure must be repeated on linux-6.8 and linux-6.14 to
  test for possible regressions.

  [ Fix ]

  Patches from upstream openrazer (https://github.com/openrazer/):

  -debian/patches/0002-driver-Replace-hrtimer_init-with-
  hrtimer_setup.patch

  Adding Ubuntu Developers as Maintainer

  [ Regression potential ]

  We may experience regressions in systems that are using the openrazer
  drivers, especially with kernels >= 6.8 kernel.

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