linux-kernel-header has files with size 0

Also seen in Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy):

$ uname -a
Linux nexus 2.6.24-19-generic #1 SMP Wed Jun 4 15:10:52 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux
$ find linux-headers-2.6.24-19-generic/ -type f | wc -l
2612
$ find linux-headers-2.6.24-19-generic/ -type f -size 0 | wc -l
2555

$ find linux-headers-2.6.24-19 -type f | wc -l
8264
$ find linux-headers-2.6.24-19 -type f -size 0 | wc -l
0

What's odder still is that files which are listed in the -generic kernel headers don't exist in the other tree. For instance

$ find /usr/src -iname iforce.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-17-generic/include/config/joystick/iforce.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-19-generic/include/config/joystick/iforce.h
$ ls
linux linux-headers-2.6.24-19
linux-headers-2.6.24-17 linux-headers-2.6.24-19-generic
linux-headers-2.6.24-17-generic rpm

Is this symptom still reproducible in 8.10 beta or later?

Hi, you reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering is this still an issue for you? Thanks in advance.

Hi,

I am currently running Ubuntu 9.04. I still see zero files:

ipavkovic@lapip:/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-14-generic$ find . -type f -size 0 | wc -l
3443

They are all in the subdir include/config

Not only are some files of zero length, also files are missing.
This results e.g in v4l not building on debian/ ubuntu systems, due to failure to compile the firedtv driver.
http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/How_to_install_DVB_device_drivers
Several bugs in launchpad describe workarounds to disable this driver manually.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/622397
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/439163/comments/57
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/me-tv/+bug/478379
https://bugs.launchpad.net/me-tv/+bug/478439/+viewstatus
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lirc/+bug/454371
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/459523

Specifically:
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-19-generic/include/config/ieee1394
contains:
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 2010-09-16 18:25 dv1394.h
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2010-06-15 20:12 eth1394
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 2010-09-16 18:25 eth1394.h
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 2010-09-16 18:25 ohci1394.h
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 2010-09-16 18:25 pcilynx.h
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 2010-09-16 18:25 rawio.h
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 2010-09-16 18:25 sbp2.h
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 2010-09-16 18:25 video1394.h
and similar results in other versions.

In this directory, at least the following files should be present:
/lib/modules/2.6.35+/source/drivers/ieee1394/dma.h
/lib/modules/2.6.35+/source/drivers/ieee1394/csr1212.h
/lib/modules/2.6.35+/source/drivers/ieee1394/highlevel.h

WTH does anybody attempt to put drivers/ieee1394/* files into a linux-headers package?

These files are not exported headers.

Almost four years later, this bug is STILL unresolved. On Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS:

/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-28-generic-pae# find . -type f -size 0 | wc -l
3979
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-28-generic-pae# find include/config -type f -size 0 | wc -l
3979

Could some one resolve this?

This bug was filed against a series that is no longer supported and so is being marked as Won't Fix. If this issue still exists in a supported series, please file a new bug.

This change has been made by an automated script, maintained by the Ubuntu Kernel Team.

***WARNING:*** File /lib/modules/3.0.0-14-generic/build/include/config/ieee1394/dma.h not present.
This problem is at least present on Ubuntu systems:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kernel-headers/+bug/134222

Therefore disabling FIREDTV driver.
..........................................................................................................................................................................................
that is output from my terminal running ubuntu 11.10 with kernel 3.0.0-14.....after commanf make in proced to build kernel module...look like still same situation

................................................................................................................................................................................................
***WARNING:*** File /lib/modules/3.0.0-14-generic/build/include/config/ieee1394/dma.h not present.
This problem is at least present on Ubuntu systems:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kernel-headers/+bug/134222

Therefore disabling FIREDTV driver.
..............................................................................................................................................................................................

that is interesting part of output from my terminal running ubuntu 11.10 with kernel 3.0.0-14.....after command make in process to build kernel module(driver)...look like still same situation

but wiki of linux tv says:
 The reason for this is because Ubuntu had a bug in their packaging of the kernel headers. This seems to be fixed on a fully updated systtem (5 July 2011) This was a long standing issue, and one of the most frequently reported on the mailing list.

my system is fully updated. Now is Dec 2011. ...and here i get status is..wont fix...

Please file a new bug, and attach the output of
 ls -l /lib/modules/3.0.0-14-generic/build/include/config/ieee1394

This was requested in
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/134222/comments/8