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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 →

Kernel – 6.1-rc1 is out, OK with latest NVIDIA, and Patchset for VMware 16.2.4

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Kernel 6.1-rc1 has been released, and brief details are here:  https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2210.2/00359.html The latest NVIDIA driver 520.56.06 compiles OK, with a few ‘warnings’..  and there is a patchset for VMware 16.2.4 here:  https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/tmp/workstation-16.2.4-k6.1 . Note that this is a work-in-progress, but compiles/loads OK with 6.1-rc1.. There have been some issues reported with this kernel release, especially in relation … Continue reading →

Kernel – 6.0 Released, No Surprises…

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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 – New Driver, OK with Kernel 6.0-rc..

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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 →

Kernel – 6.0-rc1 is here – No Surprises..

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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 →

NVIDIA – Possible Fix for 6.0?

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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 Pre-tests – VMware OK, NVIDIA Fails.

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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 →

Kernel – 5.19 is Here – Finally.. Maybe 6.0 next?

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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 – New Driver – OK with Kernel 5.19..

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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 →