So what is the proposal there?
The proposal is to include an updated nvidia-driver in backports so that it works with the backported Linux 6.0 kernel.
Just do not install 6.0 kernel from backports if you need nvidia driver?
Well, what if there is a scenario where the user needed 6.0 and the newer nvidia-driver? But even still, the fact of the matter is that an unknowing user who has a backported kernel and nvidia-driver will update their packages and then lose their nvidia-driver. Luckily my friend had integrated graphics to fall back on, but if he had one of those AMD APUs without an iGPU he would be left with a system without graphics.
Why are you a) filing a bug which is already fixed in Debian, and
Has the bug been fixed? I believe there is a misunderstanding. From what I can tell by previous bug reports for this package, the bug hasn't been fixed, is reproducible, and still happening. The Phoronix article is talking about a newer version of nvidia-driver that has not been packaged in bullseye or bullseye-backports (although newer versions are in bookworm and sid).
b) why are you filing it against the bpo version of the package?
Because a) I don't know how to file the bug report for both versions other than submitting two bug reports, which seems redundant and b) because I'd imagine the backports team would have more leeway to update the package compared to the stable branch, and c) I'd imagine that if a user needs a newer kernel, they are also likely to have newer hardware as a whole which would necessitate a newer, backported nvidia-driver as well.
It is a very questionable bug report, and for me as a maintainer (not of this package though) it discourages me from doing more backports (just a personal opinion/feeling).
I hope my bug report didn't dissuade you from contributing to Debian. At the same time, I am not seeing what's the problem as there is a dependency conflict and I am simply reporting that conflict so that the maintainers are aware of it. There is nothing personal about this. Ultimately I was just trying to help.
-- Alex Relis
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