[ISSUE] dkms modules fail to build on raspberry pi (missing arm64 aarch64 symlink)

[ISSUE] dkms modules fail to build on raspberry pi (missing arm64 aarch64 symlink)

[SumGR]

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New issue by SumGR on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/24106

Description:
I'm using the void Linux image for the raspberry pi3. I'm trying to load an external USB Wi-Fi module. The rtl8822bu-dkms fails to build because it's looking for aarch64 kernel headers. 

```
xbps-install -S rtl8822bu-dkms-20200407_1
...
...
rtl8822bu-dkms-20200407_1: configuring ...
DKMS module '88x2bu-20200407' already added, skipping.
Building DKMS module '88x2bu-20200407' for kernel-4.19.127_2... FAILED!
DKMS module '88x2bu-20200407' failed to build, please check /var/lib/dkms
for errors in the log file.

```

The DKMS build logs show this:

```
cat /var/lib/dkms/88x2bu/20200407/build/make.log 
DKMS make.log for 88x2bu-20200407 for kernel 5.7.13_1 (aarch64)
Wed 05 Aug 2020 07:19:42 PM UTC
/bin/sh: 1: bc: not found
make ARCH=aarch64 CROSS_COMPILE= -C /lib/modules/5.7.13_1/build M=/var/lib/dkms/88x2bu/20200407/build  modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/kernel-headers-5.7.13_1'
Makefile:669: arch/aarch64/Makefile: No such file or directory
make[1]: *** No rule to make target 'arch/aarch64/Makefile'.  Stop.
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/kernel-headers-5.7.13_1'
make: *** [Makefile:2001: modules] Error 2
```
I tried installing the `rpi-kernel-headers` package, but it seems to place all the headers in `/usr/src/rpi-kernel-headers-4.19.127_2` under the arch of arm64 instead of aarch64

I ran the following to get the module to build:

```
cd /usr/src/rpi-kernel-headers-4.19.127_2/
ln -s arm64 aarch64
xbps-install -Sf rtl8822bu-dkms-20200407_1
```

This seems to affect other dkms modules as well. Should the rpi-kernel-headers package be patched to always have this symbolic link so dkms modules can build? or is this something that should be fixed (or is fixed) upstream in dkms?

Kernel: Linux void-live 4.19.127_2 #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Jul 17 14:28:57 UTC 2020 aarch64 GNU/Linux
Package: rtl8822bu-dkms-20200407_1

Re: dkms modules fail to build on raspberry pi (missing arm64 aarch64 symlink)

[ericonr]

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New comment by ericonr on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/24106#issuecomment-733929209

Comment:
@pbui @Piraty 

Re: dkms modules fail to build on raspberry pi (missing arm64 aarch64 symlink)

[Piraty]

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New comment by Piraty on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/24106#issuecomment-743486972

Comment:
I recall this issue came up once before ..?
passing ARCH=aarch64 is wrong, it's named arm64 in the kernel

Re: dkms modules fail to build on raspberry pi (missing arm64 aarch64 symlink)

[Piraty]

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New comment by Piraty on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/24106#issuecomment-743488075

Comment:
that module's makefile does incorrect arch string detection, see https://github.com/EntropicEffect/rtl8822bu/blob/66aae0e630e9886acee2386c0623ca479130c8b8/Makefile#L1036-L1037 and subsequently sets aarch64 instead of arm64

@SumGR can you provide a patch?

Re: dkms modules fail to build on raspberry pi (missing arm64 aarch64 symlink)

[Piraty]

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New comment by Piraty on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/24106#issuecomment-743488075

Comment:
that module's makefile does incorrect arch string detection, see https://github.com/EntropicEffect/rtl8822bu/blob/66aae0e630e9886acee2386c0623ca479130c8b8/Makefile#L1036-L1037 and subsequently sets aarch64 instead of arm64

@SumGR can you provide a patch?

Re: dkms modules fail to build on raspberry pi (missing arm64 aarch64 symlink)

[Piraty]

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New comment by Piraty on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/24106#issuecomment-743505903

Comment:
as pointed out by @pbui on IRC, there's a note in the [project's readme](https://github.com/EntropicEffect/rtl8822bu/blob/66aae0e630e9886acee2386c0623ca479130c8b8/README.md) about non-x86 archs.
that makefile should be patched to pick the correct karch

Re: [ISSUE] [CLOSED] dkms modules fail to build on raspberry pi (missing arm64 aarch64 symlink)

[q66]

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Closed issue by SumGR on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/24106

Description:
I'm using the void Linux image for the raspberry pi3. I'm trying to load an external USB Wi-Fi module. The rtl8822bu-dkms fails to build because it's looking for aarch64 kernel headers. 

```
xbps-install -S rtl8822bu-dkms-20200407_1
...
...
rtl8822bu-dkms-20200407_1: configuring ...
DKMS module '88x2bu-20200407' already added, skipping.
Building DKMS module '88x2bu-20200407' for kernel-4.19.127_2... FAILED!
DKMS module '88x2bu-20200407' failed to build, please check /var/lib/dkms
for errors in the log file.

```

The DKMS build logs show this:

```
cat /var/lib/dkms/88x2bu/20200407/build/make.log 
DKMS make.log for 88x2bu-20200407 for kernel 5.7.13_1 (aarch64)
Wed 05 Aug 2020 07:19:42 PM UTC
/bin/sh: 1: bc: not found
make ARCH=aarch64 CROSS_COMPILE= -C /lib/modules/5.7.13_1/build M=/var/lib/dkms/88x2bu/20200407/build  modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/kernel-headers-5.7.13_1'
Makefile:669: arch/aarch64/Makefile: No such file or directory
make[1]: *** No rule to make target 'arch/aarch64/Makefile'.  Stop.
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/kernel-headers-5.7.13_1'
make: *** [Makefile:2001: modules] Error 2
```
I tried installing the `rpi-kernel-headers` package, but it seems to place all the headers in `/usr/src/rpi-kernel-headers-4.19.127_2` under the arch of arm64 instead of aarch64

I ran the following to get the module to build:

```
cd /usr/src/rpi-kernel-headers-4.19.127_2/
ln -s arm64 aarch64
xbps-install -Sf rtl8822bu-dkms-20200407_1
```

This seems to affect other dkms modules as well. Should the rpi-kernel-headers package be patched to always have this symbolic link so dkms modules can build? or is this something that should be fixed (or is fixed) upstream in dkms?

Kernel: `Linux void-live 4.19.127_2 #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Jul 17 14:28:57 UTC 2020 aarch64 GNU/Linux`
Package: rtl8822bu-dkms-20200407_1