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Kernel – 6.8 Released – OK with latest NVIDIA and Patched VMware..

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Kernel 6.8 is out, and brief details are here:   https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2403.1/01820.html As expected, the latest NVIDIA driver 550.54.14 and VMware 17.5.1 (patched) compile and load/run OK.    The VMware patchset is at https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-17.5.1 If you are running GCC 14 the NVIDIA source needs to be patched – see https://rglinuxtech.com/?p=3213 Robert Gadsdon.   March 10th 2024. … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – GCC 14 Breaks Compile – and Fix.. (VMware OK..)

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Testing Fedora 40, which now includes GCC 14, and this breaks the NVIDIA driver 550.54.14 compile: ………………….. CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-550.54.14/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-connector.o CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-550.54.14/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-gem.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-550.54.14/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-gem.c:115:16: error: initialization of ‘int (*)(struct drm_gem_object *, struct iosys_map *)’ from incompatible pointer type ‘void * (*)(struct drm_gem_object *)’ [-Wincompatible-pointer-types] 115 | .vmap = nv_drm_gem_prime_vmap, | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-550.54.14/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-gem.c:115:16: note: (near initialization for ‘nv_drm_gem_funcs.vmap’) … Continue reading →

Kernel – 6.8-rc1 Released – OK with Latest NVIDIA, and Patched VMware..

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Kernel 6.8-rc1 is out, and brief details are here:   https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2401.2/05218.html The latest NVIDIA driver 535.154.05 compiles OK – with several warnings: ………. ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-535.154.05/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-535.1 54.05/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-535.154.05/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-kthread-q.o MODPOST /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-535.154.05/kernel/Module.symvers CC [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-535.154.05/kernel/nvidia.mod.o LD [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-535.154.05/kernel/nvidia.ko CC [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-535.154.05/kernel/nvidia-uvm.mod.o LD [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-535.154.05/kernel/nvidia-uvm.ko CC [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-535.154.05/kernel/nvidia-modeset.mod.o LD [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-535.154.05/kernel/nvidia-modeset.ko CC [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-535.154.05/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o LD [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-535.154.05/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko CC [M] … Continue reading →

Kernel – 6.8 Pre-testing – Breaks NVIDIA and VMware – VMware fix available..

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As kernel 6.8-rc1 is due in about a weeks time, I tested the Jan 14th version from Git, and both the latest NVIDIA 545.29.06 and VMware 17.5.0 failed.. NVIDIA: Multiple occurrences of ‘warning: no previous prototype‘ and then: ……………. In file included from /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-545.29.06/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.c:64: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-545.29.06/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.c:1489:40: error: ‘DRM_UNLOCKED’ undeclared here (not in a function); did you mean ‘VM_LOCKED’? … Continue reading →

Kernel – At Last, 6.7 is Out..

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After some delay, Kernel 6.7 has been released, and brief details of changes since -rc8 are here:  https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2401.0/05149.html Once again, The latest NVIDIA 545.29.06 and (patched) VMware 17.5.0 both compile/run OK.. Robert Gadsdon.  January 8th 2024. … Continue reading →

Kernel – 6.7-rc1 is out – No Surprises, so far..

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Kernel 6.7-rc1 has been released, and brief details are here: https://lkml.org/lkml/2023/11/12/352 After some pre-testing last week, the latest NVIDIA 545.29.02 and VMware 17.5.0 with the latest patchset ( https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-17.5.0 ) still compile/load OK.. Robert Gadsdon.   November 13th 2023. … Continue reading →

Kernel – Early 6.7-rc Tests.. OK with VMware and NVIDIA – So Far..

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Kernel 6.7-rc1 is due to be released in a weeks time, but many changes have already been submitted, and I tested this interim version with the latest NVIDIA (545.29.02) and VMware 17.5.0 – with the latest patchset.    Both compiled successfully, but  – of course – there are still many changes to be submitted in the next week, … Continue reading →

Kernel – 6.6 is out – OK with Latest NVIDIA – Needs VMware 17.5.0 Patchset..

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Kernel 6.6 has been released, and brief details are here: https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2310.3/06370.html As expected, the latest NVIDIA 545.23.06  and VMware compile OK, but VMware 17.5.0 needs the latest patchset, to avoid reported issues..  The patchset can be found here: https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-17.5.0 Robert Gadsdon.   October 30th 2023. … Continue reading →

KERNEL – 6.6-rc1 Released – OK So Far..

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Kernel 6.6-rc1 is out, and brief details are here:  https://lkml.org/lkml/2023/9/10/185 I had done some previous testing with earlier 6.6-rc GIT versions, and confirm that the latest NVIDIA (535.104.05) and the 6.5-patched VMware 17.0.2 workaround all seem to be working as expected.. The VMware patchset can be found at https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/tmp/workstation-17.0.2-k6.5 and it should be emphasised that this is … Continue reading →

Kernel – 6.5 Released – No Surprises..

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Kernel 6.5 is out, and brief details are here:  https://lkml.org/lkml/2023/8/27/348 The latest NVIDIA driver is OK, and can be found here:  https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/210649/en-us/ The workaround/fix for VMware 17.0.2 is also OK, as far as I can tell (briefly tested with Win11 client..) and can be found here:   https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/tmp/workstation-17.0.2-k6.5 As previously mentioned, this is still classified as a temporary … Continue reading →