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Kernel – 5.10 Released – OK with Patched VMware, and Latest NVIDIA..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on December 13, 2020 by RGDecember 13, 2020

Kernel 5.10 is out, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2012.1/06393.html As expected, the patched version of VMware 16.1.0, and the latest NVIDIA driver – 455.45.01 – compile and load/run OK.. Robert Gadsdon.   December 13th 2020.   … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged kernel 5.10 out, nvidia 455.45.01 ok, patched vmware 16.1.0 ok | 1 Reply

VMware – 16.1.0 Released – New Patch Fixes Kernel 5.10 Problem.

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on November 20, 2020 by RGNovember 20, 2020

VMware Workstation 16.1.0 has been released, and details are here:  https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/16.1.0/rn/VMware-Workstation-1610-Pro-Release-Notes.html The latest vmmon/vmnet patch for 16.1.0 fixes the runtime VM fail with Kernel 5.10 (tested with 5.10-rc4) and can be found here:  https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-16.1.0 Robert Gadsdon..  November 20th 2020. … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, Opinion, VMware | Tagged new patch fixes 5.10 vm fail, vmware 16.1.0 released | Leave a reply

NVIDIA – ‘Taint’ Finally Fixed, and OK with Kernel 5.10..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on November 17, 2020 by RGNovember 17, 2020

NVIDIA have just released driver 455.45.01, and brief details are here:  https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/linux-solaris-and-freebsd-driver-455-45-01-short-lived-branch-release/159759 This finally fixes the Kernel ‘taint’ issue, and also compiles and loads/runs OK with Kernel 5.10 (tested with 5.10-rc4) Robert Gadsdon.   November 17th 2020 … Continue reading →

Posted in Linux, NVIDIA | Tagged 455.45.01, new driver, ok with kernel 5.10, taint fixed | 1 Reply

Kernel – 5.10-rc3 – VMware Still Fails, NVIDIA Still ‘Tainted’..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on November 8, 2020 by RGNovember 8, 2020

Kernel 5.10-rc3 is out, and details of recent changes are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2011.1/00301.html VMware 16 – patched – still compiles and loads OK, but runtime VM start fails: “VMware Workstation unrecoverable error: (vcpu-0) vcpu-0:ASSERT vmcore/lock/vmm/semaphore.c:93 A log file is available………… ” console: ………………….. [ 753.491367] /dev/vmmon[17591]: PTSC: initialized at 3492067000 Hz using TSC, TSCs are synchronized. [ 756.351107] … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, patches, VMware | Tagged kernel 5.10-rc3 released, nvidia fix mid-november, nvidia taint still present, vmware 16 vm load fails | 2 Replies

Kernel – 5.10-rc1 Out – Fix for NVIDIA, Problem with VMware..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on October 26, 2020 by RGOctober 26, 2020

Kernel 5.10-rc1 is finally released, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2010.3/00552.html Thanks to Joan Bruguera, there is a work-in-progress fix for NVIDIA 455.28, here:  https://gist.github.com/joanbm/beaccedd729589df98332d70a1754e9a (and thanks to Willy Frissen for the notification..) ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-455.28/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-455.28/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-455.28/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-kthread-q.o MODPOST /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-455.28/kernel/Module.symvers CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-455.28/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-455.28/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-455.28/kernel/nvidia-modeset.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-455.28/kernel/nvidia-modeset.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-455.28/kernel/nvidia-uvm.mod.o LD … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, fix, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged kernel 5.10-rc1 released, nvidia 455.28 patch available, vmware patch available, vmware runtime problem, waiting for connection | Leave a reply

Kernel – 5.10-rc1 Pre-Testing.. NVIDIA fails, Patched VMware OK..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on October 20, 2020 by RGOctober 20, 2020

As 5.10-rc1 should be out on Sunday, I did a quick compile test of the interim code available now (October 20th).. NVIDIA 455.28 compile fails: CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-455.28/kernel/nvidia/nv-acpi.o CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-455.28/kernel/nvidia/nv-cray.o CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-455.28/kernel/nvidia/nv-dma.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-455.28/kernel/nvidia/nv-dma.c: In function ‘nv_dma_is_map_resource_implemented’: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-455.28/kernel/nvidia/nv-dma.c:631:37: error: implicit declaration of function ‘get_dma_ops’ [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration] 631 | const struct dma_map_ops *ops = get_dma_ops(dma_dev->dev); | ^~~~~~~~~~~ /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-455.28/kernel/nvidia/nv-dma.c:631:37: … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged 5.10-rc1 pre-testing, kernel, nvidia 455.28 fail, vmware 16 patched ok | 2 Replies

NVIDIA – An Acceptable ‘Taint’ Workaround for Kernel 5.9..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on October 14, 2020 by RGOctober 14, 2020

Thanks to mbod, there is a simple kernel patch to restore the Kernel 5.8 ‘inherited taint’ behaviour to Kernel 5.9, and the detail is in this thread:  https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/opencl-not-working-with-kernel-5-9/156941/6 I have applied this to Kernel 5.9.0, and NVIDIA driver 455.28 now installs and loads/runs OK.    Until a proper fix is available, this will – of course – need … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, patches | Tagged inherited taint, kernel 5.9, nvidia, simple patch, taint, workaround | 3 Replies

Kernel – 5.9 Final – NVIDIA Still ‘Tainted’..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on October 11, 2020 by RGOctober 11, 2020

Kernel 5.9 has finally been released, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2010.1/02900.html The latest NVIDIA drivers still fail to install completely, with nvidia-uvm ‘tainted’: [ 710.097439] NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 455.28 Wed Sep 30 01:05:16 UTC 2020 [ 710.099400] nvidia_uvm: module uses symbols from proprietary module nvidia, inheriting taint. [ 710.099488] nvidia_uvm: Unknown symbol … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged kernel 5.9 final, nvidia still tainted, released, vmware 16 ok | 5 Replies

Kernel – Fix for 5.9-rc6 Compile Fail..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on September 21, 2020 by RGSeptember 21, 2020

A fix has now been produced, for the dax compile fail with 5.9-rc6: Reported: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2009.2/07060.html Fix: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=88b67edd7247466bc47f01e1dc539b0d0d4b931e I have tested this, and the kernel now compiles OK, and loads/runs as expected.. Robert Gadsdon.   September 21st 2020. … Continue reading →

Posted in fix, kernel, Linux, Opinion, patches | Tagged compile fail, dax, fixed, kernel 5.9-rc6, patch | Leave a reply

Kernel – 5.9-rc6 – Rare Compile Fail!

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on September 20, 2020 by RGSeptember 20, 2020

Kernel 5.9-rc6 has been released, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2009.2/05870.html In a very rare occurrence, the kernel compile actually fails: …………………………….. CALL scripts/checksyscalls.sh CALL scripts/atomic/check-atomics.sh DESCEND objtool CHK include/generated/compile.h CC drivers/dax/super.o drivers/dax/super.c:325:6: error: redefinition of ‘dax_supported’ 325 | bool dax_supported(struct dax_device *dax_dev, struct block_device *bdev, | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~ In file included from drivers/dax/super.c:16: ./include/linux/dax.h:162:20: note: previous definition … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Hacks, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged inherited taint, kernel 5.9-rc6, nvidia 450.66 455.23.04, nvidia-uvm, patched, rare compile fail, revert dax patch, vmware 16 ok, workaround | 1 Reply

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