Public bug reported: I get unexpected symbol versioning errors on loading a WiFi module, both built-in and external:
This is the built-in version: petal# find /lib/modules/6.8.0-22-generic -name 'rtw88*8821ce*' /lib/modules/6.8.0-22-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/rtw88_8821ce.ko.zst petal# dpkg -S /lib/modules/6.8.0-22-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/rtw88_8821ce.ko.zst linux-modules-extra-6.8.0-22-generic: /lib/modules/6.8.0-22-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/rtw88_8821ce.ko.zst petal# modinfo /lib/modules/6.8.0-22-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/rtw88_8821ce.ko.zst | head -15 filename: /lib/modules/6.8.0-22-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/rtw88_8821ce.ko.zst license: Dual BSD/GPL description: Realtek 802.11ac wireless 8821ce driver author: Realtek Corporation srcversion: D25FEEBE76FF505B9FB2F23 alias: pci:v000010ECd0000C821sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v000010ECd0000B821sv*sd*bc*sc*i* depends: rtw88_pci,rtw88_8821c retpoline: Y intree: Y name: rtw88_8821ce vermagic: 6.8.0-22-generic SMP preempt mod_unload modversions sig_id: PKCS#7 signer: Build time autogenerated kernel key sig_key: 6B:5D:B5:AB:9C:C5:55:DE:5D:86:F6:60:36:C5:0D:F0:A3:E2:6D:37 petal# journalctl --since 'Apr 14 15:20:00' --grep rtw _TRANSPORT=kernel |& head -10 Apr 14 15:20:32 petal.ty.sabi.co.uk kernel: rtw_core: disagrees about version of symbol ieee80211_connection_loss Apr 14 15:20:32 petal.ty.sabi.co.uk kernel: rtw_core: Unknown symbol ieee80211_connection_loss (err -22) Apr 14 15:20:32 petal.ty.sabi.co.uk kernel: rtw_core: disagrees about version of symbol ieee80211_report_wowlan_wakeup Apr 14 15:20:32 petal.ty.sabi.co.uk kernel: rtw_core: Unknown symbol ieee80211_report_wowlan_wakeup (err -22) Apr 14 15:20:32 petal.ty.sabi.co.uk kernel: rtw_core: disagrees about version of symbol ieee80211_txq_get_depth Apr 14 15:20:32 petal.ty.sabi.co.uk kernel: rtw_core: Unknown symbol ieee80211_txq_get_depth (err -22) Apr 14 15:20:32 petal.ty.sabi.co.uk kernel: rtw_core: disagrees about version of symbol ieee80211_probereq_get Apr 14 15:20:32 petal.ty.sabi.co.uk kernel: rtw_core: Unknown symbol ieee80211_probereq_get (err -22) Apr 14 15:20:32 petal.ty.sabi.co.uk kernel: rtw_core: disagrees about version of symbol ieee80211_iterate_stations_atomic Apr 14 15:20:32 petal.ty.sabi.co.uk kernel: rtw_core: Unknown symbol ieee80211_iterate_stations_atomic (err -22) petal# grep ieee80211_txq_get_depth /lib/modules/6.8.0-22-generic/modules.symbols alias symbol:ieee80211_txq_get_depth mac80211 petal# find /lib/modules/6.8.0-22-generic -name 'mac80211.ko*' /lib/modules/6.8.0-22-generic/kernel/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko.zst petal# dpkg -S /lib/modules/6.8.0-22-generic/kernel/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko.zst linux-modules-extra-6.8.0-22-generic: /lib/modules/6.8.0-22-generic/kernel/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko.zst petal# modinfo /lib/modules/6.8.0-22-generic/kernel/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko.zst | head -14 filename: /lib/modules/6.8.0-22-generic/kernel/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko.zst license: GPL description: IEEE 802.11 subsystem srcversion: B64ACC886876782FBE75414 depends: cfg80211,libarc4 retpoline: Y intree: Y name: mac80211 vermagic: 6.8.0-22-generic SMP preempt mod_unload modversions sig_id: PKCS#7 signer: Build time autogenerated kernel key sig_key: 6B:5D:B5:AB:9C:C5:55:DE:5D:86:F6:60:36:C5:0D:F0:A3:E2:6D:37 sig_hashalgo: sha512 signature: 03:6C:13:64:42:90:35:16:C4:D7:5A:CD:DB:46:BC:7A:0C:7A:29:8C: That looks like to me a packaging error, but then I compiled also an unofficial version of the driver from sources: petal# git remote -v origin https://github.com/lwfinger/rtw88 (fetch) origin https://github.com/lwfinger/rtw88 (push) petal# ls -ld rtw_8821ce.ko -rw------- 1 root src 609816 Apr 14 21:57 rtw_8821ce.ko petal# modinfo rtw_8821ce.ko filename: /usr/src/rtw88_lwfinger/rtw_8821ce.ko license: Dual BSD/GPL description: Realtek 802.11ac wireless 8821ce driver author: Realtek Corporation srcversion: B84BA04B6691B1F18054301 alias: pci:v000010ECd0000C821sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v000010ECd0000B821sv*sd*bc*sc*i* depends: rtw_pci,rtw_8821c retpoline: Y name: rtw_8821ce vermagic: 6.8.0-22-generic SMP preempt mod_unload modversions So I rebooted into kernel 5.15.0-102 and 'rtw88_8821ce' seems to work as always: petal# modprobe rtw88_8821ce petal# dmesg | tail -3 [81954.635875] rtw_8821ce 0000:01:00.0: sta 22:b0:01:a8:1e:4b with macid 0 left [81954.736381] rtw_8821ce 0000:01:00.0: stop vif 60:e9:aa:a7:9d:31 on port 0 [81984.525318] rtw_8821ce 0000:01:00.0: Firmware version 24.11.0, H2C version 12 I tried to use '--force-vermagic' and '--force-modversion' to see what would happen and 'modprobe' failed in both cases. My guess is that there is something quite weird going on with 'linux- modules-extra-6.8.0-22-generic' because compiling from source an out-of- kernel module should not have any such issues. ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: kernel modules packaging -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2061684 Title: ULTS 24 linux 6.8.0-22 modules misversioned Status in linux package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I get unexpected symbol versioning errors on loading a WiFi module, both built-in and external: This is the built-in version: petal# find /lib/modules/6.8.0-22-generic -name 'rtw88*8821ce*' /lib/modules/6.8.0-22-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/rtw88_8821ce.ko.zst petal# dpkg -S /lib/modules/6.8.0-22-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/rtw88_8821ce.ko.zst linux-modules-extra-6.8.0-22-generic: /lib/modules/6.8.0-22-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/rtw88_8821ce.ko.zst petal# modinfo /lib/modules/6.8.0-22-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/rtw88_8821ce.ko.zst | head -15 filename: /lib/modules/6.8.0-22-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/rtw88_8821ce.ko.zst license: Dual BSD/GPL description: Realtek 802.11ac wireless 8821ce driver author: Realtek Corporation srcversion: D25FEEBE76FF505B9FB2F23 alias: pci:v000010ECd0000C821sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v000010ECd0000B821sv*sd*bc*sc*i* depends: rtw88_pci,rtw88_8821c retpoline: Y intree: Y name: rtw88_8821ce vermagic: 6.8.0-22-generic SMP preempt mod_unload modversions sig_id: PKCS#7 signer: Build time autogenerated kernel key sig_key: 6B:5D:B5:AB:9C:C5:55:DE:5D:86:F6:60:36:C5:0D:F0:A3:E2:6D:37 petal# journalctl --since 'Apr 14 15:20:00' --grep rtw _TRANSPORT=kernel |& head -10 Apr 14 15:20:32 petal.ty.sabi.co.uk kernel: rtw_core: disagrees about version of symbol ieee80211_connection_loss Apr 14 15:20:32 petal.ty.sabi.co.uk kernel: rtw_core: Unknown symbol ieee80211_connection_loss (err -22) Apr 14 15:20:32 petal.ty.sabi.co.uk kernel: rtw_core: disagrees about version of symbol ieee80211_report_wowlan_wakeup Apr 14 15:20:32 petal.ty.sabi.co.uk kernel: rtw_core: Unknown symbol ieee80211_report_wowlan_wakeup (err -22) Apr 14 15:20:32 petal.ty.sabi.co.uk kernel: rtw_core: disagrees about version of symbol ieee80211_txq_get_depth Apr 14 15:20:32 petal.ty.sabi.co.uk kernel: rtw_core: Unknown symbol ieee80211_txq_get_depth (err -22) Apr 14 15:20:32 petal.ty.sabi.co.uk kernel: rtw_core: disagrees about version of symbol ieee80211_probereq_get Apr 14 15:20:32 petal.ty.sabi.co.uk kernel: rtw_core: Unknown symbol ieee80211_probereq_get (err -22) Apr 14 15:20:32 petal.ty.sabi.co.uk kernel: rtw_core: disagrees about version of symbol ieee80211_iterate_stations_atomic Apr 14 15:20:32 petal.ty.sabi.co.uk kernel: rtw_core: Unknown symbol ieee80211_iterate_stations_atomic (err -22) petal# grep ieee80211_txq_get_depth /lib/modules/6.8.0-22-generic/modules.symbols alias symbol:ieee80211_txq_get_depth mac80211 petal# find /lib/modules/6.8.0-22-generic -name 'mac80211.ko*' /lib/modules/6.8.0-22-generic/kernel/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko.zst petal# dpkg -S /lib/modules/6.8.0-22-generic/kernel/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko.zst linux-modules-extra-6.8.0-22-generic: /lib/modules/6.8.0-22-generic/kernel/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko.zst petal# modinfo /lib/modules/6.8.0-22-generic/kernel/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko.zst | head -14 filename: /lib/modules/6.8.0-22-generic/kernel/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko.zst license: GPL description: IEEE 802.11 subsystem srcversion: B64ACC886876782FBE75414 depends: cfg80211,libarc4 retpoline: Y intree: Y name: mac80211 vermagic: 6.8.0-22-generic SMP preempt mod_unload modversions sig_id: PKCS#7 signer: Build time autogenerated kernel key sig_key: 6B:5D:B5:AB:9C:C5:55:DE:5D:86:F6:60:36:C5:0D:F0:A3:E2:6D:37 sig_hashalgo: sha512 signature: 03:6C:13:64:42:90:35:16:C4:D7:5A:CD:DB:46:BC:7A:0C:7A:29:8C: That looks like to me a packaging error, but then I compiled also an unofficial version of the driver from sources: petal# git remote -v origin https://github.com/lwfinger/rtw88 (fetch) origin https://github.com/lwfinger/rtw88 (push) petal# ls -ld rtw_8821ce.ko -rw------- 1 root src 609816 Apr 14 21:57 rtw_8821ce.ko petal# modinfo rtw_8821ce.ko filename: /usr/src/rtw88_lwfinger/rtw_8821ce.ko license: Dual BSD/GPL description: Realtek 802.11ac wireless 8821ce driver author: Realtek Corporation srcversion: B84BA04B6691B1F18054301 alias: pci:v000010ECd0000C821sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v000010ECd0000B821sv*sd*bc*sc*i* depends: rtw_pci,rtw_8821c retpoline: Y name: rtw_8821ce vermagic: 6.8.0-22-generic SMP preempt mod_unload modversions So I rebooted into kernel 5.15.0-102 and 'rtw88_8821ce' seems to work as always: petal# modprobe rtw88_8821ce petal# dmesg | tail -3 [81954.635875] rtw_8821ce 0000:01:00.0: sta 22:b0:01:a8:1e:4b with macid 0 left [81954.736381] rtw_8821ce 0000:01:00.0: stop vif 60:e9:aa:a7:9d:31 on port 0 [81984.525318] rtw_8821ce 0000:01:00.0: Firmware version 24.11.0, H2C version 12 I tried to use '--force-vermagic' and '--force-modversion' to see what would happen and 'modprobe' failed in both cases. My guess is that there is something quite weird going on with 'linux- modules-extra-6.8.0-22-generic' because compiling from source an out- of-kernel module should not have any such issues. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/2061684/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
