[PR #52] Add installation workaround for ARM64 (Asahi Linux) kernel BTF issue #61

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opened 2026-10-13 19:33:49 +00:00 by bsakaguchi · 0 comments
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📋 Pull Request Information

Original PR: https://github.com/morrownr/8812au-20210820/pull/52
Author: @alexm3133
Created: 4/13/2025
Status: 🔄 Open

Base: main ← Head: fix-arm64-asahi-btf


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  • 823a461 Add installation workaround for ARM64 (Asahi Linux) kernel BTF issue

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📝 README.md (+52 -0)

📄 Description

This pull request adds a workaround instruction to the README for ARM64 (e.g., Asahi Linux) users, who may encounter a make failure when building the driver via DKMS.

The error is caused by a missing resolve_btfids binary in the kernel's build tree, which breaks the BTF generation step during module compilation.
✅ Workaround included:

Manually patch the Makefile.modfinal to bypass the call to resolve_btfids, replacing it with true;.

This solution has been tested on Arch Linux ARM using the Asahi kernel (6.13.8-asahi on aarch64).


🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.

## 📋 Pull Request Information **Original PR:** https://github.com/morrownr/8812au-20210820/pull/52 **Author:** [@alexm3133](https://github.com/alexm3133) **Created:** 4/13/2025 **Status:** 🔄 Open **Base:** `main` ← **Head:** `fix-arm64-asahi-btf` --- ### 📝 Commits (1) - [`823a461`](https://github.com/morrownr/8812au-20210820/commit/823a4612c6f7033745908676460d72071ed4b586) Add installation workaround for ARM64 (Asahi Linux) kernel BTF issue ### 📊 Changes **1 file changed** (+52 additions, -0 deletions) <details> <summary>View changed files</summary> 📝 `README.md` (+52 -0) </details> ### 📄 Description This pull request adds a workaround instruction to the README for ARM64 (e.g., Asahi Linux) users, who may encounter a make failure when building the driver via DKMS. The error is caused by a missing resolve_btfids binary in the kernel's build tree, which breaks the BTF generation step during module compilation. ✅ Workaround included: Manually patch the Makefile.modfinal to bypass the call to resolve_btfids, replacing it with true;. This solution has been tested on Arch Linux ARM using the Asahi kernel (6.13.8-asahi on aarch64). --- <sub>🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.</sub>
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