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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0000683channel: elrepo/el7kmod-wlpublic2016-11-09 14:53
Reporterstindall Assigned Tostindall  
PrioritynormalSeveritymajorReproducibilityalways
Status resolvedResolutionfixed 
Summary0000683: kmod-wl does not build under EL 7.3 kernel
DescriptionAttempts to build kmod-wl using the Broadcom hybrid driver version 6.30.223.271 fail.

Kmod-wl built under EL 7.2 will also likely not function using EL 7.3 kernels (not tested).

The current Broadcom hybrid driver anticipates usage with up to kernel 4.2. The EL 7.2 kernel used a wireless stack backported from kernel 4.1, whereas the EL 7.3 kernel contains a wireless stack backported from kernel 4.7.

An updated Broadcom hybrid driver compatible with kernel 4.7 would likely resolve the build issues.


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stindall

2016-11-09 00:32

administrator   ~0004915

Update:

Have a patched wl-kmod.nosrc.rpm that builds under EL 7.3.

Will release in a day or two (more testing required).

stindall

2016-11-09 14:53

administrator   ~0004917

An updated wl-kmod.srpm (wl-kmod-6_30_223_271-3.el7.elrepo.nosrc.rpm) has been released and can be used to build kmod-wl binary packages by following the instructions at http://elrepo.org/tiki/wl-kmod. This srpm can be used to build kmod-wl binaries under EL 7.0, 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3.

Binaries built locally install correctly under EL 7.3, but since we do not have an appropriate Broadcom wireless enabled system running EL 7.3, we are unable to test functionality under EL 7.3.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2016-11-08 18:30 stindall New Issue
2016-11-08 18:30 stindall Status new => assigned
2016-11-08 18:30 stindall Assigned To => stindall
2016-11-09 00:32 stindall Note Added: 0004915
2016-11-09 14:45 stindall Status assigned => resolved
2016-11-09 14:45 stindall Resolution open => fixed
2016-11-09 14:53 stindall Note Added: 0004917