6.15 Kernel and Closed Module Compatibility in 570.153.02

Graphics / Linux Linux
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Hi together,

Thank you first for fixing most of the changes needed for compatibility with the 6.15 kernel - the open module is properly working but on the closed source module we face an issue with the GPL Compatibility.

The following commit has introduced the issue:

Build log:

ERROR: modpost: GPL-incompatible module nvidia.ko uses GPL-only symbol '__vma_start_write'
ERROR: modpost: GPL-incompatible module nvidia-drm.ko uses GPL-only symbol '__vma_start_write'

It would be really welcome, if we could have a fix in this week so that distributions like archlinux, cachyos, fedora and ubuntu can proced providing compatibility with the NVIDIA driver and the closed source module with the 6.15 Kernel release.

The release is very likely at 25.05.2025

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Cuda Nvidia closed source driver and kernel 6.15.3 causes boot failure
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Here is a workaround, but we do not know how stable it is and its better to wait for an official patch:

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Disappointed that the drivers haven’t been updated yet to handle the new 6.15.0 kernel when the issue has been known for over a week. Got caught out because I can only install the proprietary version of the drivers needed to support my Titan V gpus.

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Issue still not fixed in latest 575.57.08.
If there would be just an official patch for package maintainers to apply it - but you are kinda blocking many distributions from going to 6.15.

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6.15 kernel compatibility fixed for the closed source 570.169 drivers. Running kernel 6.15.2 from the mainline kernel PPA with no problems now.