Kernel 6.0 has been released, and details are here: https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2210.0/00685.html As expected, the latest NVIDIA driver 515.76, and the latest version of the patchset for VMware 16.2.4 compile and load/run OK.. Robert Gadsdon. October 3rd 2022. … Continue reading →
NVIDIA have released driver 515.76, and details etc. are here: https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/193095/en-us/ This version now compiles OK, and loads/runs, with kernel 6.0-rc (tested with 6.0-rc6) Robert Gadsdon September 21st 2022. … Continue reading →
After over three years of the 5.x kernel series, 6.0-rc1 has been released, and brief details are here: https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2208.1/06638.html With the latest version of the 16.2.4 patchset (updated a few days ago..) VMware compiles and loads/runs OK.. https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-16.2.4 NVIDIA 515.65.01 – with the one-line hack mentioned in the previous article – compiles and runs OK.. (YMMV – … Continue reading →
After more testing, I found a potential fix for the ‘Kernel 6.0-rc0’ compile problem.. In NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-helper.c: Around Line 30: add: #include <drm/drm_framebuffer.h> And the compile completes successfully: ……………………….. ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-kthread-q.o MODPOST /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/Module.symvers CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/nvidia-peermem.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/nvidia-peermem.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/nvidia-uvm.mod.o … Continue reading →
Kernel 6.0-rc1 is due soon, and I tested with the latest (August 11) GIT version.. Of course, more changes will be incorporated before -rc1 is out, but this gives some idea how things may go… With the latest patchset, VMware 16.2.4 is OK.. (https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-16.2.4) NVIDIA 515.65.01 compile fails: ………………… CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-prime-fence.o CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-linux.o CC [M] … Continue reading →
After the ‘extra’ release of -rc8, the final version 5.19 is out, and brief details are here: https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2207.3/07437.html The latest NVIDIA driver 515.57 is – as expected – OK, but the latest VMware (16.2.4) fails to compile, and needs the usual patchset: https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-16.2.4 Whereas the 4.x series went to 4.20 before 5.0 was released, it now seems … Continue reading →
NVIDIA have released driver 515.57, and details are here: https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/190414/en-us/ Tested with Kernel 5.19-rc4, and compiles OK (with a few GCC12 warnings..): ……………….. ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.57/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.57/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o /home/rga dsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.57/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-kthread-q.o MODPOST /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.57/kernel/Module.symvers CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.57/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.57/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.57/kernel/nvidia-modeset.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.57/kernel/nvidia-modeset.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.57/kernel/nvidia-peermem.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.57/kernel/nvidia-peermem.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.57/kernel/nvidia-uvm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.57/kernel/nvidia-uvm.ko CC … Continue reading →
Kernel 5.19-rc1 is out, and details are here: https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2206.0/04428.html There is a patchset for VMware 16.2.3, at https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/tmp/workstation-16.2.3-k5.19 . I have tested this with 5.19-rc1, and VMware compiles and loads/runs OK. The latest NVIDIA driver (515.48.07) compile fails, but a hack is to edit NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.48.07/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-dma-resv-helper.h and NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.48.07/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-prime-fence.c and change nv_dma_resv_add_excl_fence to dma_resv_add_excl_fence After this, the driver compiles … Continue reading →
There is a patchset available for Kernel 5.19-pre, at https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/tmp/workstation-16.2.3-k5.19 I have tested this with the May 29 git version of 5.19-pre, and it compiles and loads/runs OK: …………………… # vmware-modconfig –console –install-all [AppLoader] GLib does not have GSettings support. Stopping vmware (via systemctl): [ OK ] make: Entering directory ‘/tmp/modconfig-11XrFY/vmmon-only’ Using kernel build system. /usr/bin/make -C … Continue reading →
Kernel 5.19-rc1 should be released in a weeks time, but many changes have already been submitted.. I created a 5.19-rc0 (git) version from changes up to May 29th, and the following are the test results – Update: Changes also tested OK with June 3rd git version of 5.19-rc..(note that any changes were made using logic, rather than … Continue reading →