# Kernel make build failed updating to 5.14.0-503: Error! snapapi26/0.8.18 is broken! Missing the source directory or the symbolic link pointing to it **URL:** \ **Category:** Rocky Linux Help & Support\ **Created:** [March 11, 2025, 4:58pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/kernel-make-build-failed-updating-to-5-14-0-503-error-snapapi26-0-8-18-is-broken-missing-the-source-directory-or-the-symbolic-link-pointing-to-it/17855 "2025-03-11T16:58:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aaron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e19adc/32.png) [@aaron](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/aaron)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2025, 4:58pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/kernel-make-build-failed-updating-to-5-14-0-503-error-snapapi26-0-8-18-is-broken-missing-the-source-directory-or-the-symbolic-link-pointing-to-it/17855/1 "2025-03-11T16:58:12Z")
DNF update/reinstall log: ```auto dnf reinstall kernel kernel-core kernel-devel kernel-modules kernel-modules-core kernel-devel-matched kernel-headers kernel-tools kernel-tools-libs Last metadata expiration check: 0:17:21 ago on Tue 11 Mar 2025 16:27:20 GMT. Dependencies resolved. ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== Package Architecture Version Repository Size ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== Reinstalling: kernel x86_64 5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5 baseos 2.0 M kernel-core x86_64 5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5 baseos 18 M kernel-devel x86_64 5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5 appstream 18 M kernel-devel-matched x86_64 5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5 appstream 2.0 M kernel-headers x86_64 5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5 appstream 3.5 M kernel-modules x86_64 5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5 baseos 36 M kernel-modules-core x86_64 5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5 baseos 30 M kernel-tools x86_64 5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5 baseos 2.3 M kernel-tools-libs x86_64 5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5 baseos 2.0 M Transaction Summary ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== Total download size: 114 M Installed size: 201 M Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages: (1/9): kernel-tools-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64.rpm 5.3 MB/s | 2.3 MB 00:00 (2/9): kernel-tools-libs-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64.rpm 4.2 MB/s | 2.0 MB 00:00 (3/9): kernel-modules-core-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64.rpm 13 MB/s | 30 MB 00:02 (4/9): kernel-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64.rpm 4.1 MB/s | 2.0 MB 00:00 (5/9): kernel-core-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64.rpm 5.7 MB/s | 18 MB 00:03 (6/9): kernel-devel-matched-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64.rpm 5.1 MB/s | 2.0 MB 00:00 (7/9): kernel-modules-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64.rpm 8.8 MB/s | 36 MB 00:04 (8/9): kernel-headers-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64.rpm 1.4 MB/s | 3.5 MB 00:02 (9/9): kernel-devel-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64.rpm 8.1 MB/s | 18 MB 00:02 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 17 MB/s | 114 MB 00:06 Running transaction check Transaction check succeeded. Running transaction test Transaction test succeeded. Running transaction Preparing : 1/1 Reinstalling : kernel-core-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 1/18 Running scriptlet: kernel-core-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 1/18 Reinstalling : kernel-modules-core-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 2/18 Reinstalling : kernel-modules-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 3/18 Running scriptlet: kernel-modules-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 3/18 Reinstalling : kernel-devel-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 4/18 Running scriptlet: kernel-devel-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 4/18 Reinstalling : kernel-tools-libs-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 5/18 Running scriptlet: kernel-tools-libs-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 5/18 Reinstalling : kernel-tools-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 6/18 Running scriptlet: kernel-tools-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 6/18 Reinstalling : kernel-devel-matched-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 7/18 Reinstalling : kernel-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 8/18 Reinstalling : kernel-headers-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 9/18 Cleanup : kernel-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 10/18 Running scriptlet: kernel-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 10/18 Cleanup : kernel-modules-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 11/18 Running scriptlet: kernel-modules-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 11/18 Cleanup : kernel-devel-matched-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 12/18 Running scriptlet: kernel-tools-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 13/18 Cleanup : kernel-tools-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 13/18 Running scriptlet: kernel-tools-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 13/18 Running scriptlet: kernel-core-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 14/18 Cleanup : kernel-core-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 14/18 Running scriptlet: kernel-core-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 14/18 Cleanup : kernel-modules-core-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 15/18 Cleanup : kernel-devel-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 16/18 Cleanup : kernel-headers-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 17/18 Cleanup : kernel-tools-libs-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 18/18 Running scriptlet: kernel-tools-libs-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 18/18 Running scriptlet: kernel-core-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 18/18 Error! snapapi26/0.8.18 is broken! Missing the source directory or the symbolic link pointing to it. Manual intervention is required! Sign command: /lib/modules/5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64/build/scripts/sign-file Signing key: /var/lib/dkms/mok.key Public certificate (MOK): /var/lib/dkms/mok.pub Autoinstall of module file_protector/1.1-1509 for kernel 5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 (x86_64) Cleaning build area... done. Building module(s)...(bad exit status: 2) Failed command: make -j48 KERNELRELEASE=5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 -C /lib/modules/5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64/build M=/var/lib/dkms/file_protector/1.1-1509/build Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 (x86_64) Consult /var/lib/dkms/file_protector/1.1-1509/build/make.log for more information. Autoinstall on 5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 failed for module(s) file_protector(10). Error! One or more modules failed to install during autoinstall. Refer to previous errors for more information. Running scriptlet: kernel-modules-core-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 18/18 Running scriptlet: kernel-modules-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 18/18 Running scriptlet: kernel-tools-libs-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 18/18 Verifying : kernel-tools-libs-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 1/18 Verifying : kernel-tools-libs-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 2/18 Verifying : kernel-tools-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 3/18 Verifying : kernel-tools-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 4/18 Verifying : kernel-modules-core-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 5/18 Verifying : kernel-modules-core-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 6/18 Verifying : kernel-modules-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 7/18 Verifying : kernel-modules-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 8/18 Verifying : kernel-core-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 9/18 Verifying : kernel-core-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 10/18 Verifying : kernel-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 11/18 Verifying : kernel-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 12/18 Verifying : kernel-headers-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 13/18 Verifying : kernel-headers-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 14/18 Verifying : kernel-devel-matched-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 15/18 Verifying : kernel-devel-matched-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 16/18 Verifying : kernel-devel-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 17/18 Verifying : kernel-devel-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 18/18 Reinstalled: kernel-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 kernel-core-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 kernel-devel-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 kernel-devel-matched-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 kernel-headers-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 kernel-modules-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 kernel-modules-core-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 kernel-tools-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 kernel-tools-libs-5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 Complete! ``` and /var/lib/dkms/file\_protector/1.1-1509/build/make.log: ```auto KMS (dkms-3.1.5) make.log for file_protector/1.1-1509 for kernel 5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 (x86_64) Tue 11 Mar 16:48:07 GMT 2025 Cleaning build area # command: make -C /lib/modules/5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64/build M=/var/lib/dkms/file_protector/1.1-1509/build clean make: Entering directory '/usr/src/kernels/5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64' make: Leaving directory '/usr/src/kernels/5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64' # exit code: 0 # elapsed time: 00:00:00 Building module(s) # command: make -j48 KERNELRELEASE=5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64 -C /lib/modules/5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64/build M=/var/lib/dkms/file_protector/1.1-1509/build make: Entering directory '/usr/src/kernels/5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64' CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/file_protector/1.1-1509/build/compat.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/file_protector/1.1-1509/build/module.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/file_protector/1.1-1509/build/module_rundown_protection.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/file_protector/1.1-1509/build/rundown_protection.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/file_protector/1.1-1509/build/syscall_hooks/fs_syscall_hooks.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/file_protector/1.1-1509/build/syscall_hooks/syscall_common.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/file_protector/1.1-1509/build/tracepoints.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/file_protector/1.1-1509/build/task_info_map.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/file_protector/1.1-1509/build/transport/device.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/file_protector/1.1-1509/build/transport/exit_event.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/file_protector/1.1-1509/build/transport/fork_event.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/file_protector/1.1-1509/build/transport/fs_event.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/file_protector/1.1-1509/build/transport/message.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/file_protector/1.1-1509/build/transport/transport.o /var/lib/dkms/file_protector/1.1-1509/build/compat.c: In function ‘kallsyms_on_each_symbol_compat’: /var/lib/dkms/file_protector/1.1-1509/build/compat.c:145:44: error: passing argument 1 of ‘kallsyms_on_each_symbol_ptr’ from incompatible pointer type [-Werror=incompatible-pointer-types] 145 | return kallsyms_on_each_symbol_ptr(fn, data); | ^~ | | | int (*)(void *, const char *, struct module *, long unsigned int) /var/lib/dkms/file_protector/1.1-1509/build/compat.c:145:44: note: expected ‘int (*)(void *, const char *, long unsigned int)’ but argument is of type ‘int (*)(void *, const char *, struct module *, long unsigned int)’ cc1: some warnings being treated as errors make[1]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:249: /var/lib/dkms/file_protector/1.1-1509/build/compat.o] Error 1 make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs.... /var/lib/dkms/file_protector/1.1-1509/build/syscall_hooks/fs_syscall_hooks.c: In function ‘sc_read_handler’: /var/lib/dkms/file_protector/1.1-1509/build/syscall_hooks/fs_syscall_hooks.c:803:26: warning: this statement may fall through [-Wimplicit-fallthrough=] 803 | offset = pos_from_hilo(pos_h, pos_l); | ^ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ /var/lib/dkms/file_protector/1.1-1509/build/syscall_hooks/fs_syscall_hooks.c:804:9: note: here 804 | case COMPAT_READV_HOOK_TYPE: | ^~~~ /var/lib/dkms/file_protector/1.1-1509/build/syscall_hooks/fs_syscall_hooks.c: In function ‘sc_write_handler’: /var/lib/dkms/file_protector/1.1-1509/build/syscall_hooks/fs_syscall_hooks.c:1061:26: warning: this statement may fall through [-Wimplicit-fallthrough=] 1061 | offset = pos_from_hilo(pos_h, pos_l); | ^ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ /var/lib/dkms/file_protector/1.1-1509/build/syscall_hooks/fs_syscall_hooks.c:1062:9: note: here 1062 | case COMPAT_WRITEV_HOOK_TYPE: | ^~~~ make: *** [Makefile:1944: /var/lib/dkms/file_protector/1.1-1509/build] Error 2 make: Leaving directory '/usr/src/kernels/5.14.0-503.29.1.el9_5.x86_64' # exit code: 2 ``` ---
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