[CentOS] Error installing Nvidia driver on a 7.5 beta kernel

Fri Feb 2 17:32:52 UTC 2018
James Pearson <james-p at moving-picture.com>

Phil Perry wrote:
> 
> It looks like a regression. This was originally fixed upstream
> (kernel.org) 3 years ago, so if the RHEL7.5 beta kernel has reverted to
> 'EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL' then it is a regression that will break building any
> out-of-tree non-gpl modules which need to set caching mode in pte's
> 
> You should file a bug report with Red Hat.
> 
> The correct fix in the kernel is in arch/x86/mm/init.c
> 
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__cachemode2pte_tbl);
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(__cachemode2pte_tbl);

Well, that's the rub - RHEL7 have never had that upstream fix - i.e. the 
el7.4 kernel (3.10.0-693.el7) has 
'EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__cachemode2pte_tbl)' as does the el7.5b kernel 
(3.10.0-830.el7) ...

The Nvidia driver builds/installs OK on el7.4 - but not on el7.5b

I'll report this to Red Hat anyway ...

Thanks

James Pearson