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Kernel – 4.14.9 NVIDIA Saga – Simple Patch, or Wait for 4.14.10..?

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More on the Kernel 4.14.9 NVIDIA breakage..     Basically, code that should have only gone into 4.15-rc found its way into 4.14.9 – which is why the existing 4.15 NVIDIA patch fixed it..     Thanks to dinosaur_ on the NVIDIA forum, there is a simpler patch available:  https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/1028016/linux/patch-for-compiling-v384-98-modules-with-linux-v4-14-9-/ There is also a 4.14.10-rc1 patch which is supposed to revert … Continue reading →

VMware – 14.1.0 released – OK with Kernel 4.14, Still Broken with 4.15, and a Nasty Hack to Fix..

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Just updated to VMware Workstation 14.1.0, and release notes are here:  https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/14.0.0/rn/workstation-141-release-notes.html This now works OK with Kernel 4.14 (tested with 4.14.8) but vmmon is still broken with Kernel 4.15 (tested with 4.15-rc4): ……………. /tmp/modconfig-04hK9s/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c: In function ‘HostIF_InitUptime’: /tmp/modconfig-04hK9s/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c:1770:4: error: implicit declaration of function ‘init_timer’; did you mean ‘init_timers’? [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration] init_timer(&uptimeState.timer); ^~~~~~~~~~ init_timers /tmp/modconfig-04hK9s/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c:1771:31: error: assignment from … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – Kernel 4.15-rc3 fixes GPL Problem..

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Just updated the test system to Kernel 4.15-rc3, and the GPL issue for NVIDIA drivers has been fixed, as mentioned – vaguely – in the brief details here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1712.1/01379.html. NVIDIA driver 384.98, with the first 4.15 patch (see http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=2134 ), now compiles and loads OK: …….. Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 4 modules CC /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.98-415/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o LD [M] … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – Kernel 4.15-rc3 fixes GPL Problem..

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Just updated the test system to Kernel 4.15-rc3, and the GPL issue for NVIDIA drivers has been fixed, as mentioned – vaguely – in the brief details here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1712.1/01379.html. NVIDIA driver 384.98, with the first 4.15 patch (see http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=2134 ), now compiles and loads OK: …….. Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 4 modules CC /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.98-415/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o LD [M] … Continue reading →

VMware – Potential Fix for W/S 14 Performance/Memory Issues..

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I had found that although VMware 14.0.0 installed OK with Kernel 4.13, the runtime performance was rather ‘sluggish’, and others have reported more serious memory issues… There is a patch that may help with this – and thanks to Roke for reporting this, and to mkubecek for the actual patch.. Details are in this posting, on the … Continue reading →

VMware – Potential Fix for W/S 14 Performance/Memory Issues..

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I had found that although VMware 14.0.0 installed OK with Kernel 4.13, the runtime performance was rather ‘sluggish’, and others have reported more serious memory issues… There is a patch that may help with this – and thanks to Roke for reporting this, and to mkubecek for the actual patch.. Details are in this posting, on the … Continue reading →

Kernel – 4.14-rc2 Released – Includes NVIDIA/GPL Fix..

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Kernel 4.14-rc2 is out, and brief details of changes since -rc1 are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1709.3/00498.html This includes: John Hubbard (1): ACPI / bus: Make ACPI_HANDLE() work for non-GPL code again – which fixes the GPL problem for NVIDIA drivers, so that the latest version – 384.90 – with just the first patch found here: http://mom.hlmjr.com/2017/09/09/driver-wars-nvidia-drivers-384-69-vs-kernel-4-13/ – now compiles … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – More Details on Kernel 4.14-rc1 Problems..

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I have found more comprehensive info on the problems with NVIDIA driver 384.69 and Kernel 4.14-rc1 – here:  http://mom.hlmjr.com/2017/09/09/driver-wars-nvidia-drivers-384-69-vs-kernel-4-13/ The code changes needed are clearly set out, but there is no ‘legal’ solution yet, due to the unresolved GPL licence issues.. Robert Gadsdon.  September 17, 2017. … Continue reading →

VMware – Fix for Kernel 4.14-rc1..

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Thanks to Niol for reporting this – and thanks to mkubecek for the patch itself – there is a fix for vmmon with Kernel 4.1.-rc1.   Details are here:   https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/commit/770c7ffe611520ac96490d235399554c64e87d9f I have created this patch, and applied it to vmmon (hostif.c), and VMware 12.5.7 (with this patch, and the 4.13 vmnet patch) now runs OK on Kernel 4.14-rc1.. … Continue reading →

Kernel – 4.13 Final Released – Still OK with latest NVIDIA, and Patched VMware..

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Kernel 4.13 has been released, and is OK with the latest NVIDIA drivers (tested with 384.69) and VMware 12.5.7 (with the vmnet patch – see http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=2012 ) Brief details of changes since -rc7 are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1709.0/01021.html The VMware workarounds for Fedora 26 / GCC7  etc. are needed, as there is still no update from them.. Robert Gadsdon.  … Continue reading →