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[NixOS] Updating to 6.19.8 fails with "Cannot build virtualbox-modules-7.2.4-6.19.8 " #2157

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Hi!

I tried to update to the linux-surface kernel 6.19.8 today on my Surface Pro 9 running NixOS.
When I try to rebuild, it fails with the following output:

error: Cannot build '/nix/store/amba3yfjvb1yhlrv40y5g4j8hzpc911z-virtualbox-modules-7.2.4-6.19.8.drv'.
       Reason: builder failed with exit code 2.
       Output paths:
         /nix/store/ksqcf2x92ii6zj9m09r5nf28j9krnl59-virtualbox-modules-7.2.4-6.19.8
       Last 25 log lines:
       >   CC [M]  SUPDrvGip.o
       >   CC [M]  SUPDrvSem.o
       >   CC [M]  SUPDrvTracer.o
       >   CC [M]  SUPLibAll.o
       >   CC [M]  common/string/strformatrt.o
       >   CC [M]  combined-agnostic1.o
       >   CC [M]  combined-agnostic2.o
       >   CC [M]  combined-os-specific.o
       >   LD [M]  vboxdrv.o
       > vboxdrv.o: warning: objtool: supdrvTracerCommonDeregisterImpl+0x3c: relocation to !ENDBR: supdrvTracerProbeFireStub+0x0
       > vboxdrv.o: warning: objtool: .export_symbol+0x4f8: data relocation to !ENDBR: SUPR0TracerFireProbe+0x0
       > vboxdrv.o: warning: objtool: g_aFunctions+0xe30: data relocation to !ENDBR: SUPR0TracerFireProbe+0x0
       > vboxdrv.o: warning: objtool: g_pfnSupdrvProbeFireKernel+0x0: data relocation to !ENDBR: supdrvTracerProbeFireStub+0x0
       >   MODPOST Module.symvers
       > ERROR: modpost: module vboxdrv uses symbol cr4_update_irqsoff from namespace module:kvm,kvm-amd,kvm-intel, but does not import it.
       > ERROR: modpost: module vboxdrv uses symbol cr4_read_shadow from namespace module:kvm,kvm-amd,kvm-intel, but does not import it.
       > make[5]: *** [/nix/store/8mydka6ivc0x2hcbzpxipr7m7ijalvyj-linux-6.19.8-dev/lib/modules/6.19.8/source/scripts/Makefile.modpost:147: Module.symvers] Error 1
       > make[4]: *** [/nix/store/8mydka6ivc0x2hcbzpxipr7m7ijalvyj-linux-6.19.8-dev/lib/modules/6.19.8/source/Makefile:2014: modpost] Error 2
       > make[3]: *** [/nix/store/8mydka6ivc0x2hcbzpxipr7m7ijalvyj-linux-6.19.8-dev/lib/modules/6.19.8/source/Makefile:248: __sub-make] Error 2
       > make[3]: Leaving directory '/build/virtualbox-7.2.4-modsrc/vboxdrv'
       > make[2]: *** [/nix/store/8mydka6ivc0x2hcbzpxipr7m7ijalvyj-linux-6.19.8-dev/lib/modules/6.19.8/source/Makefile:248: __sub-make] Error 2
       > make[2]: Leaving directory '/nix/store/8mydka6ivc0x2hcbzpxipr7m7ijalvyj-linux-6.19.8-dev/lib/modules/6.19.8/build'
       > make[1]: *** [/build/virtualbox-7.2.4-modsrc/vboxdrv/Makefile-footer.gmk:146: vboxdrv] Error 2
       > make[1]: Leaving directory '/build/virtualbox-7.2.4-modsrc/vboxdrv'
       > make: *** [Makefile:78: vboxdrv] Error 2
       For full logs, run:
         nix log /nix/store/amba3yfjvb1yhlrv40y5g4j8hzpc911z-virtualbox-modules-7.2.4-6.19.8.drv
error: Cannot build '/nix/store/pw3j274jl201ijsgm1w54fy426ff7qdj-linux-6.19.8-modules.drv'.
       Reason: 1 dependency failed.
       Output paths:
         /nix/store/kra95b3in23hp83va99iaihkq34vcy0m-linux-6.19.8-modules
error: Cannot build '/nix/store/0mb725dzc2jnz8rfkji7a1ravapaqpxl-nixos-system-nsclaptop-25.11.20260526.25f5383.drv'.
       Reason: 1 dependency failed.
       Output paths:
         /nix/store/xv2asw3r9b6i3pi9v5m6d0viibyfjan9-nixos-system-nsclaptop-25.11.20260526.25f5383
Command 'nix --extra-experimental-features 'nix-command flakes' build --print-out-paths '/etc/nixos#nixosConfigurations."nsclaptop".config.system.build.toplevel' --no-link' returned non-zero exit status 1.

Has anyone an idea how to solve this issue? (apart from just uninstalling VirtualBox)

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