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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 →

NVIDIA – Patch for Kernel 5.19-rc1

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There is now a simple patch for kernel 5.19 NVIDIA support, at https://gist.github.com/joanbm/d630a02dde00bf087f64091d331f6dbb .   Although this is (for some reason) for a 470.xx driver, it will apply cleanly to the latest – 515.48.07 – and I have tested it successfully with Kernel 5.19-rc1.. Robert Gadsdon.   June 5th 2022. … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.19-rc1 Released. OK With Patched VMware, and a Hack for NVIDIA..

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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 →

Kernel – 5.19 Pre-testing – Breaks NVIDIA and VMware.. Updated…

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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 →

Kernel – 5.18 released – OK with latest NVIDIA, and Patched VMware..

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Kernel 5.18 is out, and brief details are here:   https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2205.2/08834.html As expected, the latest NVIDIA driver – 515.43.04 – compiles and loads/runs OK, and the 5.18-patched vmmon/vmnet for VMware 16.2.3 is OK.    The VMware patchset for 5.18 is still at https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/tmp/workstation-16.2.3-k5.18 , but the changes should eventually be applied to the standard 16.2.3 patch. Robert Gadsdon..   May … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – New Driver Release – OK with Kernel 5.18..

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NVIDIA have just released driver version 510.68.02, and the (very brief..) details are here:   https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/linux-solaris-and-freebsd-driver-510-68-02-production-branch-release/212651 Although there is no mention in the notes, this version compiles/runs OK with Kernel 5.18 (tested with 5.18-rc4): …………………….. ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.68.02/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface .o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.68.02/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o /ho me/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.68.02/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-kthread-q.o  MODPOST /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.68.02/kernel/Module.symvers  CC [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.68.02/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o  LD [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.68.02/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko  CC [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.68.02/kernel/nvidia-modeset.mod.o  LD [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.68.02/kernel/nvidia-modeset.ko  CC … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.18-rc1 Released. Breaks VMware and NVIDIA. VMware Fix Available.

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Kernel 5.18-rc1 is out, and (brief) details are here:   https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2204.0/02355.html VMware 16.2.3 vmmon/vmnet compiles fail, but there is a fix available, at https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/tmp/workstation-16.2.3-k5.18.    I have applied this, and both compile OK. NVIDIA 510.60.02 compile fails: ………………. CONFTEST: drm_alpha_blending_available CONFTEST: ib_peer_memory_symbols CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.60.02/kernel/nvidia/nv.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.60.02/kernel/nvidia/nv.c: In function ‘nv_set_dma_address_size’: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.60.02/kernel/nvidia/nv.c:2768:9: error: implicit declaration of function ‘pci_set_dma_mask’; did you mean … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.17 Released – Finally..

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Kernel 5.17 has now been released, after an (extra) 5.17-rc8 last week..   Brief details are here: https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2203.2/04407.html As expected, the latest VMware (16.2.3) with the latest patchset, and NVIDIA 510.54, compile and load/run OK..    VMware patchset by Michal Kubeček is at https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-16.2.3 Robert Gadsdon  March 20th, 2022. … Continue reading →