[SOLVED] kernel module build failure when upgrading to proxmox 8.4.14

Dec 23, 2020
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Hi,

I was upgrading to latest proxmox 8 release, in preparation to upgrade to proxmox 9, but I have hit an issue with a kernel module build.
When performing apt dist-upgrade I get following error:

Code:
Building module:
Cleaning build area...(bad exit status: 2)
make -j48 KERNELRELEASE=6.1.0-40-amd64 all KPVER=6.1.0-40-amd64....(bad exit status: 2)
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 6.1.0-40-amd64 (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/kernel-mft-dkms/4.16.0/build/make.log for more information.
Error! One or more modules failed to install during autoinstall.
Refer to previous errors for more information.
dkms: autoinstall for kernel: 6.1.0-40-amd64 failed!
run-parts: /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms exited with return code 11
Failed to process /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-headers-6.1.0-40-amd64.postinst line 11.
dpkg: error processing package linux-headers-6.1.0-40-amd64 (--configure):
 installed linux-headers-6.1.0-40-amd64 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-headers-amd64:
 linux-headers-amd64 depends on linux-headers-6.1.0-40-amd64 (= 6.1.153-1); however:
  Package linux-headers-6.1.0-40-amd64 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package linux-headers-amd64 (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-headers-6.1.0-40-amd64
 linux-headers-amd64
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

/var/lib/dkms/kernel-mft-dkms/4.16.0/build/make.log:

Code:
DKMS make.log for kernel-mft-dkms-4.16.0 for kernel 6.1.0-40-amd64 (x86_64)
Tue Nov 11 11:56:50 CET 2025
/bin/sh: 1: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string
/bin/sh: 1: [: -lt: unexpected operator
make -C /lib/modules/6.1.0-40-amd64/build M=/var/lib/dkms/kernel-mft-dkms/4.16.0/build CONFIG_CTF= CONFIG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR_STRONG= CC=gcc-12 modules
make[1]: warning: jobserver unavailable: using -j1.  Add '+' to parent make rule.
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.1.0-40-amd64'
/bin/sh: 1: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string
/bin/sh: 1: [: -lt: unexpected operator
  CC [M]  /var/lib/dkms/kernel-mft-dkms/4.16.0/build/mst_pci.o
  CC [M]  /var/lib/dkms/kernel-mft-dkms/4.16.0/build/mst_pciconf.o
/var/lib/dkms/kernel-mft-dkms/4.16.0/build/mst_pciconf.c: In function 'close_dma':
/var/lib/dkms/kernel-mft-dkms/4.16.0/build/mst_pciconf.c:588:13: error: implicit declaration of function 'pci_unmap_single'; did you mean 'dma_unmap_single'? [-Werror=implicit-function-declara
tion]
  588 |             pci_unmap_single(dev->pci_dev, dev->dma_props[i].dma_map, DMA_MBOX_SIZE, DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
      |             ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      |             dma_unmap_single
cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
make[2]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-6.1.0-40-common/scripts/Makefile.build:255: /var/lib/dkms/kernel-mft-dkms/4.16.0/build/mst_pciconf.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-6.1.0-40-common/Makefile:2050: /var/lib/dkms/kernel-mft-dkms/4.16.0/build] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.1.0-40-amd64'
make: *** [Makefile:53: all] Error 2

Any thoughts on how to proceed?