[Bug 2100652] [NEW] evdi-dkms FTBFS in Plucky with 6.14 kernel

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[Impact]

evdi-dkms does not compile from source in Plucky with kernel 6.14:

evdi_drm_drv.c:150:10: error: ‘struct drm_driver’ has no member named ‘date’
  150 |         .date = DRIVER_DATE,
      |          ^~~~

In file included from evdi_drm_drv.c:32:
evdi_platform_drv.h:28:23: error: initialization of ‘unsigned int’ from ‘char *’ makes integer from pointer without a cast [-Wint-conversion]
   28 | #define DRIVER_DATE   "20241216"
      |                       ^~~~~~~~~~
evdi_drm_drv.c:150:17: note: in expansion of macro ‘DRIVER_DATE’
  150 |         .date = DRIVER_DATE,
      |                 ^~~~~~~~~~~
evdi_platform_drv.h:28:23: note: (near initialization for ‘driver.driver_features’)
   28 | #define DRIVER_DATE   "20241216"
      |                       ^~~~~~~~~~
evdi_drm_drv.c:150:17: note: in expansion of macro ‘DRIVER_DATE’
  150 |         .date = DRIVER_DATE,
      |                 ^~~~~~~~~~~

[ Test case ]

Verify that Plucky is running on 6.14 kernel:
$ uname -r
6.14.0-X-generic

Install evdi-dkms:

$ sudo apt install evdi-dkms

Load the module:

$ sudo modprobe evdi

[Fix]

Patch the code to properly support Linux 6.14.

** Affects: evdi (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
     Assignee: Massimiliano Pellizzer (mpellizzer)
         Status: New


** Tags: patch
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evdi-dkms FTBFS in Plucky with 6.14 kernel
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2100652
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