[DKMS] AUR DKMS Module Fails to Link With Linux-tkg-pds-llvm

[ThisNekoGuy]

configuration-info.zip

I was trying to add the Nintendo Switch Joy-Con controller DKMS module from the AUR but it "returned a bad status" for some reason? It builds against other kernels just fine :/

:: Processing package changes...
(1/1) installing hid-nintendo-dkms                                                                                              [#############################################################################] 100%
:: Running post-transaction hooks...
(1/6) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...
(2/6) Install DKMS modules
==> dkms install --no-depmod hid-nintendo/3.2 -k 5.14.21-230-tkg-pds-llvm
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 5.14.21-230-tkg-pds-llvm (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/hid-nintendo/3.2/build/make.log for more information.
==> WARNING: `dkms install --no-depmod hid-nintendo/3.2 -k 5.14.21-230-tkg-pds-llvm' exited 10

[ptr1337]

Which dkms version youre running ?

[ThisNekoGuy]

3.0.3-1

[ptr1337]

clang, lld, llvm installed?

and output of:
cat /var/lib/dkms/hid-nintendo/3.2/build/make.log

[ThisNekoGuy]

clang, lld, llvm installed?

Yes

neko-san@ARCH ~ [1]> doas dkms install --no-depmod hid-nintendo/3.2 -k 5.14.21-230-tkg-pds-llvm
doas (neko-san@ARCH) password: 

Building module:
cleaning build area...(bad exit status: 2)
make -j16 KERNELRELEASE=5.14.21-230-tkg-pds-llvm -C /usr/lib/modules/5.14.21-230-tkg-pds-llvm/build M=/var/lib/dkms/hid-nintendo/3.2/build/src modules CC=clang LD=ld.lld...(bad exit status: 2)
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 5.14.21-230-tkg-pds-llvm (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/hid-nintendo/3.2/build/make.log for more information.
neko-san@ARCH ~/w/proton-tkg (master) [10]> cat /var/lib/dkms/hid-nintendo/3.2/build/make.log
DKMS make.log for hid-nintendo-3.2 for kernel 5.14.21-230-tkg-pds-llvm (x86_64)
Mon Dec 27 13:35:17 CST 2021
make: Entering directory '/usr/lib/modules/5.14.21-230-tkg-pds-llvm/build'

  ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid.
         include/generated/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf are missing.
         Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to fix it.

make: *** [Makefile:748: include/config/auto.conf] Error 1
make: Leaving directory '/usr/lib/modules/5.14.21-230-tkg-pds-llvm/build'
neko-san@ARCH ~> 

[ThisNekoGuy]

However, other DKMS modules I have have no problem with my kernel

[ptr1337]

However, other DKMS modules I have have no problem with my kernel

Rebuild the package which got the hid-nintendo moduel in with llvm. that will work :)

[ThisNekoGuy]

Its only dependencies are: 'dkms' and 'bc'; you're saying I should compile bc with llvm?
I had looked over the PKGBUILD and it doesn't even compile the module, it just "installs" it :/

[C43H66N12O12S2]

This package ships a dkms.conf and overrides the default with it, and that's likely the issue. Download the package from AUR, and modify the dkms.conf to work with Clang, then makepkg manually.

[ptr1337]

Yeah, did tested it. Since its more a -bin then a make pkgbuild. With the dkms config i dont get it worked. Even if i got a custom compiled gcc, the dkms installation fails.

Maybe manually compile the module with llvm. Or live without lto or without the module :D

[ThisNekoGuy]

modify the dkms.conf to work with Clang

I don't know how to do this?

Maybe manually compile the module with llvm

I've never compiled a module by itself before?
I found on its github to do this:

git clone https://github.com/nicman23/dkms-hid-nintendo
cd dkms-hid-nintendo

sudo dkms add .
sudo dkms build nintendo -v 3.2
sudo dkms install nintendo -v 3.2

But doing it manually like this would also mean that I wouldn't know when the package has an update :/

I had made a request over at the community-patches repo about adding support for the driver a while ago (before I realized there was a DKMS AUR package for it) but struggling with this is kind of making me feel more strongly about that :/

[C43H66N12O12S2]

I don't know how to do this?

Put CC=clang CXX=clang++ to the top of dkms.conf in the package.

[ThisNekoGuy]

@C43H66N12O12S2 This didn't work; it produces the same result

[flindeberg]

It seems to be an issue with dkms-hid-nintendo and llvm. I'd open an issue at https://github.com/nicman23/dkms-hid-nintendo/issues instead. Both dkms and linux-tkg behaves as expected.

A bit off-topic, but from the dkms-hid-nintendo build-log:

make: Entering directory '/usr/lib/modules/5.15.11-230-tkg-cacule-llvm/build'

  ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid.
         include/generated/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf are missing.
         Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to fix it.

[ThisNekoGuy]

@flindeberg

A bit off-topic, but from the dkms-hid-nintendo build-log:

I already know about that but performing this (basically already done automatically in linux-tkg) makes no difference