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ipheth package

package ipheth-dkms doesn't build on 2.6.35: usb_buffer_alloc() and usb_buffer_free() have been renamed

Bug #605740 reported by Boden Matthews
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
ipheth (Debian)
Fix Released
Unknown
ipheth (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
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Bug Description

This just showed up while trying to install ipheth to my laptop so I could use my iPhone's tethering.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: ipheth-dkms 1.0-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-7.12-generic 2.6.35-rc4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-7-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Jul 15 15:09:07 2010
ErrorMessage: ipheth kernel module failed to build
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
PackageArchitecture: all
PackageVersion: 1.0-1
SourcePackage: ipheth
Title: package ipheth-dkms 1.0-1 failed to install/upgrade: ipheth kernel module failed to build

Related branches

lp:ubuntu/maverick/ipheth
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Boden Matthews (boden-matthews) wrote :
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Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) wrote :

Thanks for your report.

This is caused by the following change in the kernel
  http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=997ea58eb92f9970b8af7aae48800d0ef43b9423
USB: rename usb_buffer_alloc() and usb_buffer_free() users

Marking as triaged/high

Changed in ipheth (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → High
status: New → Triaged
summary: - package ipheth-dkms 1.0-1 failed to install/upgrade: ipheth kernel
- module failed to build
+ package ipheth-dkms doesn't build on 2.6.35: usb_buffer_alloc() and
+ usb_buffer_free() have been renamed
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nicobrainless (nicoseb) wrote :

Any temporary workaround for this yet?

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Tim Potter (tpot) wrote :

I've uploaded a PPA as a workaround until a new package is released. The fix was pretty simple - the usb_buffer_{alloc,free} calls were just wrappers around other calls that have been removed.

The PPA and this comment were uploaded using the new ipheth driver so I guess it works. (-:

https://launchpad.net/~tpot/+archive/ipheth

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nicobrainless (nicoseb) wrote :

:) Thank you!
I did not try tethering with it yet, but the module is compiled!

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buranbr (buranbr) wrote :

Have tried the version on this PPA and it is compiling and thetering

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Niall Creech (sevenmachines-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

Forwarded to debian, since this is the only change it might be possible to sync with them if they integrate the patch. Attached is a ubuntu debdiff if it turns out to be needed.

ipheth (1.0-1ubuntu1) maverick; urgency=low

  * drop-usb-buffer-alloc-kernel-fix.patch:
    - Rename calls to usb_buffer_free and usb_buffer_alloc to
    usb_free_coherent and usb_alloc_coherent for >= 2.6.35 kernels

Test-Build: https://edge.launchpad.net/~sevenmachines/+archive/release+1

tags: added: patch-forwarded-debian
Niall Creech (sevenmachines-deactivatedaccount)
Changed in ipheth (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → SevenMachines (sevenmachines)
tags: added: patch-forwarded-upstream
removed: patch-forwarded-debian
tags: added: patch-forwarded-debian
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Niall Creech (sevenmachines-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

Debdiff that actually closes bug

Changed in ipheth (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → In Progress
assignee: SevenMachines (sevenmachines) → nobody
Niall Creech (sevenmachines-deactivatedaccount)
Changed in ipheth (Ubuntu):
status: In Progress → Confirmed
Stefano Rivera (stefanor)
Changed in ipheth (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Committed
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package ipheth - 1.0-1ubuntu1

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ipheth (1.0-1ubuntu1) maverick; urgency=low

  * drop-usb-buffer-alloc-kernel-fix.patch: (LP: #605740)
    - Rename calls to usb_buffer_free and usb_buffer_alloc to
    usb_free_coherent and usb_alloc_coherent for >= 2.6.35 kernels
 -- Niall Creech <email address hidden> Fri, 17 Sep 2010 21:25:41 +0200

Changed in ipheth (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in ipheth (Debian):
status: Unknown → Fix Released
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Michal (michal-ciza) wrote :

For those who are looking for working ipheth-driver under Ubuntu 10.10 with iPhone 4. I have found this:
https://launchpad.net/~tpot/+archive/ipheth

but in 10.10 it is not possible to compile due to some bugs. So I have fixed the original ipheth.c file which is now possible to compile.

See attached ipheth.c

I hope it will help to bring working ipheth driver in next updates of Ubuntu also for iPhone 4.

M

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Stefano Rivera (stefanor) wrote :

Michal: Tim has reported that issue in Bug #645680

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