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NVIDIA – New Driver – OK with Kernel 6.3..

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NVIDIA have released driver 530.41.03, and details etc. are here:  https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/200481/en-us/ I have tested this with Kernel 6.3-rc3, and it compiles/loads/runs OK.. ………………………… ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux -x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-mode set/nv-kthread-q.o  MODPOST /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/Module.symvers  CC [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia.mod.o  LD [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia.ko  CC [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-uvm.mod.o  LD [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-uvm.ko  CC [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-modeset.mod.o  LD [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-modeset.ko  CC [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o  LD [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko … Continue reading →

Kernel – 6.3-rc1 Bugs Found, Patch Available..

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Issues have been found with new Kernel 6.3-rc1, and details are here: https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2303.0/04622.html and patch info is here:  https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2303.0/05801.html I have not encountered any of the problems mentioned (Intel x86_64 on an HP Prodesk 400 G4 system) but can confirm that the patch (correctly formatted, from the Linux Kernel newsgroup..) applies cleanly.. Robert Gadsdon.   March 6th 2023.. … Continue reading →

Kernel – 6.3-rc1 – OK with Latest VMware, Breaks NVIDIA – Fix Possible..

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Kernel 6.3-rc1 is out, and details are here:   https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2303.0/04362.html The latest (patched) VMware 17.0.1 is OK, but NVIDIA 530.30.02 fails to compile: ………………………………… /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.30.02/kernel/nvidia/nv-mmap.c: In function ‘nvidia_mmap_numa’: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.30.02/kernel/nvidia/nv-mmap.c:461:19: error: assignment of read-only member ‘vm_flags’ 461 | vma->vm_flags |= VM_MIXEDMAP; | ^~ /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.30.02/kernel/nvidia/nv-mmap.c: In function ‘nvidia_mmap_helper’: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.30.02/kernel/nvidia/nv-mmap.c:606:23: error: assignment of read-only member ‘vm_flags’ 606 | vma->vm_flags |= VM_IO … Continue reading →

Kernel – GCC 13 Plugins fail – and Fix..

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Fedora 38 (beta..) has GCC 13, and this causes an error when compiling the kernel with ‘gcc_plugins‘ selected: …………………. CC scripts/mod/devicetable-offsets.s cc1: error: cannot load plugin ./scripts/gcc-plugins/randomize_layout_plugin.so: ./scripts/gcc-plugins/randomize_layout_plugin.so: undefined symbol: tree_code_type make[1]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:252: scripts/mod/empty.o] Error 1 make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs…. cc1: error: cannot load plugin ./scripts/gcc-plugins/randomize_layout_plugin.so: ./scripts/gcc-plugins/randomize_layout_plugin.so: undefined symbol: tree_code_type make[1]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:114: scripts/mod/devicetable-offsets.s] … Continue reading →

Kernel – 6.2 Released – Finally..

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After the – really unnecessary – -rc8 release, kernel 6.2 is here, and brief details are as follows:  https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2302.2/03207.html As expected, the latest (patched) version of VMware 17.0.1 is OK (patchset at https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-17.0.1 ), as is the latest NVIDIA driver 525.89.02 ( from https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/199656/en-us/ ). Robert Gadsdon.   February 20th 2023. … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – New Driver, OK with Kernel 6.2 ..

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NVIDIA have released driver 525.78.01, and brief details are here:   https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/198284/en-us/ Although it is not mentioned in the ‘Release Highlights’..   this version compiles OK and loads/runs with Kernel 6.2 (tested with 6.2-rc2): …………………………….. ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.78.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64 -525.78.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.78.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-kthread -q.o  MODPOST /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.78.01/kernel/Module.symvers  CC [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.78.01/kernel/nvidia.mod.o  LD [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.78.01/kernel/nvidia.ko  CC [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.78.01/kernel/nvidia-uvm.mod.o  LD [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.78.01/kernel/nvidia-uvm.ko  CC [M] … Continue reading →

Kernel – 6.2-rc1 is out, for Xmas..

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Kernel 6.2-rc1 has been released, and details are here:   https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2212.3/00313.html As expected, VMware 17 with the latest patchset is OK, but NVIDIA 525.60.13 fails to compile.. There is a provisional NVIDIA patch for kernel 6.2-rc1 available, but this has been produced for driver 470.xx, and does not apply cleanly to 525.60.13, but I hacked it (removing the … Continue reading →

Kernel – 6.2-rc Pre-Release Tests. VMware OK, NVIDIA Fails..

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Tested the December 19th git version of 6.2-rc, and – so far – VMware 17.0 (patched) compiles/loads OK, but NVIDIA 525.60.11 fails to compile: ………. /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.60.11/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.60.11/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.c: In function ‘nv_drm_init_mode_config’: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.60.11/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.c:262:21: error: ‘struct drm_mode_config’ has no member named ‘fb_base’ 262 | dev->mode_config.fb_base = 0; | ^ make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:252: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.60.11/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.o] Error 1 make[1]: *** [Makefile:2008: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.60.11/kernel] Error … Continue reading →

Kernel – 6.1 Finally Released.. OK with Latest VMware, NVIDIA..

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Kernel 6.1 is now out, and brief details are here:   https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2212.1/02758.html As expected, the latest releases of NVIDIA (525.60.11) and VMware 17.0 (patched..) are OK with this kernel release..    The VMware patchset is at https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-17.0.0 Robert Gadsdon.    December 11th 2022. … Continue reading →

VMware – Workstation 17 Released. Patchset available..

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VMware have now released Workstation 17:   https://customerconnect.vmware.com/en/downloads/info/slug/desktop_end_user_computing/vmware_workstation_pro/17_0 And release notes are here:  https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/17.0/rn/vmware-workstation-170-pro-release-notes/index.html Patchset is here:   https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-17.0.0 Installed on Fedora 37 dual-xeon system, with Kernel 6.0.9, and everything appears to be working correctly..  Tested with Win10 and XP clients.. Robert Gadsdon..  November 19th 2022. … Continue reading →