Kernel branch 4.16 was removed for EOL Last stable version of zfs ebuild (0.7.9) supports until kernel 4.16 This makes zfs users needing to downgrade kernel to 4.14 if they want an updated Gentoo. 9999 packages are more stringent in kernel version requirements. spl and zfs are stated to support until kernel 4.17, but I didn't test that (and am not able to test now because the only machine where I use zfs is a remote headless one) I see 2 solutions 1) delay/undo cancellation of kernel 4.16 Or 2) support of zfs package to kernel 4.17 Thank you Reproducible: Always
I don't see any issues with the Gentoo package. I have only installed (and unkeyworded) gentoo-sources-4.17.x-versions. And emerge won't downgrade my kernel: These are the packages that would be merged, in reverse order: Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild N ] sys-fs/zfs-0.7.9::gentoo USE="rootfs -custom-cflags -debug (-kernel-builtin) -static-libs -test-suite" PYTHON_TARGETS="python2_7 python3_6 -python3_4 -python3_5" 6.396 KiB [ebuild N ] sys-fs/zfs-kmod-0.7.9::gentoo USE="rootfs -custom-cflags -debug" 0 KiB [ebuild N ] sys-kernel/spl-0.7.9::gentoo USE="-custom-cflags -debug" 539 KiB [ebuild N ] virtual/linux-sources-3::gentoo USE="-firmware" 0 KiB Total: 4 packages (4 new), Size of downloads: 6.934 KiB Could it be that you initially used a zfs-kmod-0.7.8 and bumped that on your own? Or did you use an overlay for 0.7.9? If so just re-emerging zfs-kmod and zfs from ::gentoo repository should fix your issue as it replaces the offending package in your pkg-db.
please try to merge on that kernel... it will abort...
# emerge -va zfs * IMPORTANT: 4 news items need reading for repository 'gentoo'. * Use eselect news read to view new items. These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild N ] sys-kernel/spl-0.7.9::gentoo USE="-custom-cflags -debug" 0 KiB [ebuild N ] sys-fs/zfs-kmod-0.7.9::gentoo USE="rootfs -custom-cflags -debug" 0 KiB [ebuild N ] sys-fs/zfs-0.7.9::gentoo USE="rootfs -custom-cflags -debug (-kernel-builtin) -static-libs -test-suite" PYTHON_TARGETS="python2_7 python3_6 -python3_4 -python3_5" 0 KiB Total: 3 packages (3 new), Size of downloads: 0 KiB Would you like to merge these packages? [Yes/No] >>> Verifying ebuild manifests >>> Emerging (1 of 3) sys-kernel/spl-0.7.9::gentoo * Fetching files in the background. * To view fetch progress, run in another terminal: * tail -f /var/log/emerge-fetch.log * spl-0.7.9.tar.gz BLAKE2B SHA512 size ;-) ... [ ok ] * Determining the location of the kernel source code * Found kernel source directory: * /usr/src/linux * Found kernel object directory: * /lib/modules/4.17.10-gentoo/build * Found sources for kernel version: * 4.17.10-gentoo * ERROR: sys-kernel/spl-0.7.9::gentoo failed (setup phase): * Linux 4.16 is the latest supported version. * * Call stack: * ebuild.sh, line 124: Called pkg_setup * spl-0.7.9.ebuild, line 59: Called die * The specific snippet of code: * [ ${PV} != "9999" ] && \ * { kernel_is le 4 16 || die "Linux 4.16 is the latest supported version."; } * * If you need support, post the output of `emerge --info '=sys-kernel/spl-0.7.9::gentoo'`, * the complete build log and the output of `emerge -pqv '=sys-kernel/spl-0.7.9::gentoo'`. * The complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/spl-0.7.9/temp/build.log'. * The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/spl-0.7.9/temp/die.env'. * Working directory: '/var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/spl-0.7.9/homedir' * S: '/var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/spl-0.7.9/work/spl-0.7.9' >>> Failed to emerge sys-kernel/spl-0.7.9, Log file: >>> '/var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/spl-0.7.9/temp/build.log' * Messages for package sys-kernel/spl-0.7.9: * ERROR: sys-kernel/spl-0.7.9::gentoo failed (setup phase): * Linux 4.16 is the latest supported version. * * Call stack: * ebuild.sh, line 124: Called pkg_setup * spl-0.7.9.ebuild, line 59: Called die * The specific snippet of code: * [ ${PV} != "9999" ] && \ * { kernel_is le 4 16 || die "Linux 4.16 is the latest supported version."; } * * If you need support, post the output of `emerge --info '=sys-kernel/spl-0.7.9::gentoo'`, * the complete build log and the output of `emerge -pqv '=sys-kernel/spl-0.7.9::gentoo'`. * The complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/spl-0.7.9/temp/build.log'. * The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/spl-0.7.9/temp/die.env'. * Working directory: '/var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/spl-0.7.9/homedir' * S: '/var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/spl-0.7.9/work/spl-0.7.9'
zfs-0.7.9 is not compatible with linux 4.17 so it has a reason for checking kernel version and dying. you can try to modify ebuild, but all warranty is void, including warranty for you data =) we are waiting for zfsonlinux to release another version which should be compatible. hopefully it'll be 0.7.10 here's the changes queued for 0.7.10 https://github.com/zfsonlinux/zfs/pulls?q=is%3Apr+project%3Azfsonlinux%2Fzfs%2F18+is%3Aclosed I'm in the similar situation myself, stuck with 4.16 kernel, because my hardware does not properly work with 4.14. you can keep updating with `--exclude gentoo-sources` emerge option, it will skip touching kernel if you still have 4.16 installed. 4.16 is EOL and I doubt kernel team will bring it back and zfs works just fine with LTS 4.14
after looking closer it seems 4.17 is supported. https://github.com/zfsonlinux/zfs/issues/7730 release notes were updated 3 days ago. I'll try to push a change with the ebuild allowing 4.17.
The bug has been closed via the following commit(s): https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=49f3b46709fa2c5958ef07322c164e5dfb632989 commit 49f3b46709fa2c5958ef07322c164e5dfb632989 Author: Georgy Yakovlev <gyakovlev@gentoo.org> AuthorDate: 2018-07-27 18:59:22 +0000 Commit: Georgy Yakovlev <gyakovlev@gentoo.org> CommitDate: 2018-07-27 19:32:34 +0000 sys-kernel/spl: bump 0.7.9 compat to linux 4.17 Closes: https://bugs.gentoo.org/662228 Package-Manager: Portage-2.3.43, Repoman-2.3.10 sys-kernel/spl/spl-0.7.9.ebuild | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=cf6b385cf59e560f89faedc1544dcf0814312142 commit cf6b385cf59e560f89faedc1544dcf0814312142 Author: Georgy Yakovlev <gyakovlev@gentoo.org> AuthorDate: 2018-07-27 18:57:41 +0000 Commit: Georgy Yakovlev <gyakovlev@gentoo.org> CommitDate: 2018-07-27 19:32:32 +0000 sys-fs/zfs-kmod: bump 0.7.9 compat to linux 4.17 Closes: https://bugs.gentoo.org/662228 Package-Manager: Portage-2.3.43, Repoman-2.3.10 sys-fs/zfs-kmod/zfs-kmod-0.7.9.ebuild | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
