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Bug#1115065: linux-image-6.16.3+deb14-amd64: broadcom-sta DKMS does not compile

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Control: reassign -1 broadcom-sta-dkms
Control: forcemerge 1113676 1115065

Hi,

On Fri, Sep 12, 2025 at 11:35:45PM +0200, Tomáš Szaniszlo wrote:
> Package: src:linux
> Version: 6.16.3-1
> Severity: important
> X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-amd64@lists.debian.org, tomaxuser@gmail.com
> User: debian-amd64@lists.debian.org
> Usertags: amd64
> 
> Dear maintainer,
> 
> it seems that the linux-image-6.16.3+deb14-amd64 (or 6.16.3-1) fails to install
> on my system due to broadcom-sta/6.30.223.271 module failing to build via DKMS.
> /var/lib/dkms/broadcom-sta/6.30.223.271/build/make.log contains this:
> 
>     DKMS (dkms-3.2.0) make.log for broadcom-sta/6.30.223.271 for kernel 6.16.3+deb14-amd64 (x86_64)
>     Fri Sep 12 10:15:07 PM CEST 2025
> 
>     Building module(s)
>     # command: make -j2 KERNELRELEASE=6.16.3+deb14-amd64 KVER=6.16.3+deb14-amd64
>     CFG80211 API is prefered for this kernel version
>     Makefile:91: Neither CFG80211 nor Wireless Extension is enabled in kernel
>     KBUILD_NOPEDANTIC=1 make -C /lib/modules/6.16.3+deb14-amd64/build M=`pwd`
>     make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.16.3+deb14-amd64'
>     make[2]: Entering directory '/var/lib/dkms/broadcom-sta/6.30.223.271/build'
>     CFG80211 API is prefered for this kernel version
>     Using CFG80211 API
>     Kernel architecture is X86_64
>       CC [M]  src/shared/linux_osl.o
>       CC [M]  src/wl/sys/wl_linux.o
>     src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘wl_timer’:
>     src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:2381:17: error: implicit declaration of function ‘from_timer’; did you mean ‘mod_timer’? [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
>      2381 |                 from_timer(t, tl, timer);
>           |                 ^~~~~~~~~~
>           |                 mod_timer
>     src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:2381:35: error: ‘timer’ undeclared (first use in this function); did you mean ‘ktimerd’?
>      2381 |                 from_timer(t, tl, timer);
>           |                                   ^~~~~
>           |                                   ktimerd
>     src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:2381:35: note: each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in
>     make[4]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-6.16.3+deb14-common/scripts/Makefile.build:292: src/wl/sys/wl_linux.o] Error 1
>     make[4]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
>     make[3]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-6.16.3+deb14-common/Makefile:2027: .] Error 2
>     make[2]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-6.16.3+deb14-common/Makefile:260: __sub-make] Error 2
>     make[2]: Leaving directory '/var/lib/dkms/broadcom-sta/6.30.223.271/build'
>     make[1]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-6.16.3+deb14-common/Makefile:260: __sub-make] Error 2
>     make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.16.3+deb14-amd64'
>     make: *** [Makefile:183: all] Error 2
> 
>     # exit code: 2
>     # elapsed time: 00:00:02
>     ----------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Best wishes
> Tomaxuser

This is not an issue in the Linux kernel, the dkms module needs to
adjust for newer versions. Reassigning. I think it actually can be
merged with #1113676.

Regards,
Salvatore

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Bug#1115065: linux-image-6.16.3+deb14-amd64: broadcom-sta DKMS does not compile Tomáš Szaniszlo <tomaxuser@gmail.com> - 2025-09-12 23:40 +0200
  Bug#1115065: linux-image-6.16.3+deb14-amd64: broadcom-sta DKMS does not compile Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debian.org> - 2025-09-13 10:50 +0200

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