pahole.sh lacks executable permission in source archive

NVIDIA Open GPU Kernel Modules Version

595.71.05

Operating System and Version

6.12.88+deb13-amd64

Kernel Release

6.12.88-1 (2026-05-15) x86_64 GNU/Linux

Please confirm you are running a stable release kernel (e.g. not a -rc). We do not accept bug reports for unreleased kernels.

• I am running on a stable kernel release.

Build Command

sudo dkms build nvidia/595.71.05 -k 6.12.88+deb13-amd64

Terminal output/Build Log

/bin/sh: 1: /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/595.71.05/build/pahole.sh: Permission denied make[4]: *** [.../Makefile.modfinal:64: .../nvidia-drm.ko] Error 126

More Info

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Extract source archive from nvidia-open-dkms package or clone repository
2. Run dkms build nvidia/595.71.05 -k 6.12.88+deb13-amd64
3. Build fails with permission error

Root Cause:
The pahole.sh file is extracted without executable permissions (-rw-r--r-- instead of -rwxr-xr-x). Since DKMS extracts sources fresh for each kernel build, chmod +x is lost on every rebuild.

Expected Behavior:
The pahole.sh file should have executable permissions in the source archive.

Workaround:
Manually run: find /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/*/source/pahole.sh -exec chmod +x {} \;

Proposed Fix:
Add executable permission to pahole.sh in the build system or packaging configuration.

Additional Context:
This affects all DKMS builds of nvidia-open on systems with kernels requiring BTF generation.

Start by locating pahole.sh and the build-system or packaging configuration that creates the source archive. Reproduce the DKMS build command, then verify that extracted pahole.sh has executable permissions and the build no longer fails with permission error 126.