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I use the DKMS version for an Intel I218-LM NIC because i get a lot of disconnects with TOE enabled under heavy loads since Kernel > 4.19.

If you want to build the module with any Kernel >= 5.4 you have to edit "kcompat.h" and replace "#include <linux/pci-aspm.h>" with "#include <linux/pci.h>" on line 2799 because pci-aspm.h is now merged with pci.h [1]

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-acpi/20190827095620.11213-1-kw@linux.com/#r

is there any reason to use this? i have a intel network adapter and it works fine without this however when i was using opensuse it got installed automatically!!! what's the deal with this package?

doesn't build at all

Update: I patched dkms conf to fix build:

diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 8fcc848..826304d 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ source=("http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/e1000/${_modname}%20stable/${p
         'dkms.conf.in'
         'build-fix.patch')
 sha256sums=('41d90fd6d236faba0b36e4be4a15c0f71c901ccf61ebf1c2719375daf390e820'
-            '635b6c312c18db94e852248e0f5a1238e179ef1c0ebba2cdd0983afdb56efaf4'
+            'ddc1868ee5cdac45312c9b75113cd21322e299b4bb794b40b224bb585e7f8186'
             'd30c5d46d9f9b5e9c7ddcb3bd21303f585e04545571156fe3130d9f72922d0e0')

 prepare() {
diff --git a/dkms.conf.in b/dkms.conf.in
index 502c541..ac72144 100644
--- a/dkms.conf.in
+++ b/dkms.conf.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PACKAGE_NAME="e1000e"
 PACKAGE_VERSION="#MODULE_VERSION#"
-MAKE[0]="make KVERSION=$kernelver BUILD_KERNEL=$kernelver"
-CLEAN="make clean"
+MAKE[0]="make -C ${kernel_source_dir} M=${dkms_tree}/${PACKAGE_NAME}/${PACKAGE_VERSION}/build modules"
+CLEAN="make -C ${kernel_source_dir} M=${dkms_tree}/${PACKAGE_NAME}/${PACKAGE_VERSION}/build clean"
 BUILT_MODULE_NAME[0]="e1000e"
 DEST_MODULE_LOCATION[0]="/updates"
 AUTOINSTALL="yes"

I've been trying to install this. I initially started to make the dkms myself then found that you already have done this. I tried to install this though the command yaourt -s e1000e

It fails

[ruben@www3 ~]$ cat /var/lib/dkms/e1000e/3.5.1/build/make.log

DKMS make.log for e1000e-3.5.1 for kernel 5.2.4-artix1-1-ARTIX (x86_64)

Fri 09 Aug 2019 10:26:39 PM EDT

make -C /lib/modules/5.2.4-artix1-1-ARTIX/build CC=gcc SUBDIRS=/var/lib/dkms/e1000e/3.5.1/build modules

make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/lib/modules/5.2.4-artix1-1-ARTIX/build'

Makefile:213: ================= WARNING ================

Makefile:214: 'SUBDIRS' will be removed after Linux 5.3

Makefile:215: Please use 'M=' or 'KBUILD_EXTMOD' instead

Makefile:216: ==========================================

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/e1000e/3.5.1/build/netdev.o

/var/lib/dkms/e1000e/3.5.1/build/netdev.c: In function ‘e1000_flush_tx_ring’:

/var/lib/dkms/e1000e/3.5.1/build/netdev.c:4329:2: error: implicit declaration of function

‘mmiowb’ [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]

4329 | mmiowb(); | ^~~~~~

cc1: some warnings being treated as errors

make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:279: /var/lib/dkms/e1000e/3.5.1/build/netdev.o] Error 1

make[1]: *** [Makefile:1595: module/var/lib/dkms/e1000e/3.5.1/build] Error 2

make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/lib/modules/5.2.4-artix1-1-ARTIX/build'

make: *** [Makefile:235: default] Error 2

As far as I can tell, the latest module is 3.4.2.4 ??

https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/15817

Fixed this package on kernek 4.16 using Matthew Goff patch. Uploaded a copy of patched on my drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GuKL3su5OtQOPKlZebZc41t1tsL4lsh7/view?usp=sharing

The DKMS module fails to compile with kernel 4.16.12-1, with the following message:

==> dkms install e1000e/3.4.1.1 -k 4.16.12-1-ARCH

Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 4.16.12-1-ARCH (x86_64) Consult /var/lib/dkms/e1000e/3.4.1.1/build/make.log for more information.

The log file reads like this:

DKMS make.log for e1000e-3.4.1.1 for kernel 4.16.12-1-ARCH (x86_64)

Wed May 30 15:48:39 CEST 2018

make -C /lib/modules/4.16.12-1-ARCH/build CC=gcc SUBDIRS=/var/lib/dkms/e1000e/3.4.1.1/build modules

make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/lib/modules/4.16.12-1-ARCH/build'

CC [M]  /var/lib/dkms/e1000e/3.4.1.1/build/netdev.o

/var/lib/dkms/e1000e/3.4.1.1/build/netdev.c: In function ‘e1000_probe’:

/var/lib/dkms/e1000e/3.4.1.1/build/netdev.c:8351:2: error: implicit declaration of function ‘init_timer’; did you mean ‘init_timers’? [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]

init_timer(&adapter->watchdog_timer);

^~~~~~~~~~

init_timers

/var/lib/dkms/e1000e/3.4.1.1/build/netdev.c:8352:35: error: assignment to ‘void ()(struct timer_list )’ from incompatible pointer type ‘void (*)(long unsigned int)’ [-Werror=incompatible-pointer-types]

adapter->watchdog_timer.function = e1000_watchdog;

                                 ^

/var/lib/dkms/e1000e/3.4.1.1/build/netdev.c:8353:25: error: ‘struct timer_list’ has no member named ‘data’

adapter->watchdog_timer.data = (unsigned long)adapter;

                       ^

/var/lib/dkms/e1000e/3.4.1.1/build/netdev.c:8356:35: error: assignment to ‘void ()(struct timer_list )’ from incompatible pointer type ‘void (*)(long unsigned int)’ [-Werror=incompatible-pointer-types]

adapter->phy_info_timer.function = e1000_update_phy_info;

                                 ^

/var/lib/dkms/e1000e/3.4.1.1/build/netdev.c:8357:25: error: ‘struct timer_list’ has no member named ‘data’

adapter->phy_info_timer.data = (unsigned long)adapter;

                       ^

cc1: some warnings being treated as errors

make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:325: /var/lib/dkms/e1000e/3.4.1.1/build/netdev.o] Error 1

make[1]: *** [Makefile:1562: module/var/lib/dkms/e1000e/3.4.1.1/build] Error 2

make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/lib/modules/4.16.12-1-ARCH/build'

make: *** [Makefile:256: default] Error 2

fixed

The DKMS module fails to compile with kernel 4.12.8-2, with the
following message:
===============================================================
==> dkms install e1000e/3.3.5.10 -k 4.12.8-2-ARCH
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 4.12.8-2-ARCH (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/e1000e/3.3.5.10/build/make.log for more information.


The log file reads like this:
=============================
DKMS make.log for e1000e-3.3.5.10 for kernel 4.12.8-2-ARCH (x86_64)
Sun Aug 20 18:12:30 CEST 2017
cc1: error: code model kernel does not support PIC mode
/bin/sh: line 0: [: -ge: unary operator expected
Makefile:199: *** *** Aborting the build. *** This driver is not supported on kernel versions older than 2.4.0. Stop.


Any ideas how to fix this?

@shoober420 yeah, it is because the type cycle_t is not present in types.h in this current kernel version, in the 4.11 it returns apparently.
The way I managed to make this compile is to download the source, modify the file netdev.c in the src folder and add this line:
typedef u64 cycle_t;
and then compressed the file again, and use the new .tar.gz instead of the downloaded from sourceforge. (of course adding a SKIP in the sha256sums part)
After doing that the module compiles succesfully.
I know nothing about patch files for now so... this was my fix :P

The e1000e module does not install on the new 4.10.1 kernel.