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Kernel – 6.19-rc1 Released Early – NVIDIA Fails, as expected. VMware OK..

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Kernel 6.19-rc1 is out – a bit earlier than usual, and as expected after the ‘pre tests’ a few days ago, VMware 25.0.0 is OK, but the latest NVIDIA 580.119.02 fails to compile: …………………………………. CONFTEST: is_export_symbol_present_drm_gem_prime_handle_to_fd CONFTEST: ib_peer_memory_symbols CC [M] nvidia/nv-platform.o In file included from <command-line>: ././common/inc/nv-mm.h: In function ‘nv_vm_flags_set’: ././common/inc/nv-mm.h:209:25: error: ‘struct vm_area_struct’ has no member … Continue reading →

KERNEL – 6.19-rc Pre-release Tests – VMware OK, NVIDIA Fails

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Tested the December 10th version of the pre-6.19-rc code, and the latest VMware version 25.0.0 (25H2) compiles/loads OK, but NVIDIA (580.105.08 and 590.44.01) compiles fail with the same errors: …………. CONFTEST: is_export_symbol_present_drm_gem_prime_handle_to_fd CONFTEST: ib_peer_memory_symbols CC [M] nvidia/nv-platform.o In file included from <command-line>: ././common/inc/nv-mm.h: In function ‘nv_vm_flags_set’: ././common/inc/nv-mm.h:209:25: error: ‘struct vm_area_struct’ has no member named ‘__vm_flags’; did you … Continue reading →

VMware – Workstation ’25’ Released, with Fixes and Extras..

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VMware/Broadcom have now released Workstation Pro version ‘25H2‘ and release notes are here:  https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/desktop-hypervisors/workstation-pro/25H2/release-notes/vmware-workstation-pro-25h2-release-notes.html This version now compiles and runs OK with the latest kernel – 6.18.0 from kernel.org – without any patches, but some reports have been seen mentioning trouble compiling with 6.17.x kernels..    I tested this on two different systems running 6.18.0, with no … Continue reading →

Kernel – 6.18-rc1 Released – Mostly Harmless..

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Kernel 6.18-rc1 is out, and brief details are here:    https://lkml.org/lkml/2025/10/12/381 The latest NVIDIA driver 580.95.05 compiles and loads/runs OK, and the latest VMware driver 17.6 4 – with the latest 6.15/6.16 patches – also compiles and runs OK (tested with Kernel 6.18-rc1 on Fedora 43) Robert Gadsdon.    October 13th 2025 … Continue reading →

Kernel – 6.17 is out… Almost No Surprises?

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Kernel 6.17 has been released, and brief details are here:  https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=wiX38oG6=xFBNLO0pnjqHfxzjd6-1kZ5Nv9HfqNC2PoFA@mail.gmail.com/T/#u  This is a different mailing list link, as the usual one had not been updated yet, for some reason.. The latest NVIDIA driver 580.82.09 compiles OK, but I did find that running the NVxxx.run installer failed, and the driver had to be manually extracted, compiled and … Continue reading →

Kernel – 6.17-rc1 Released – Patched VMware OK, NVIDIA Compile Fails..

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Kernel 6.17-rc1 is out, a bit earlier in the day than usual..   Brief details are here:   https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2508.1/01836.html As with the pre-testing, the latest kernel-6.15/6.16-patched VMware 17.6.4 is OK, but NVIDIA 580.65.06 compile fails: ………………… nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.c:182:18: error: initialization of ‘struct drm_framebuffer * (*)(struct drm_device *, struct drm_file *, const struct drm_format_info *, const struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 *)’ from incompatible … Continue reading →

Kernel – 6.17-rc Pre-release testing.. NVIDIA fails, but (Patched) VMware OK..

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Kernel 6.17-rc1 is due out in a weeks time, but I tried the latest GIT version from https://github.com/torvalds/linux to see if there will be any ‘surprises’..    Of course, there are many changes still to come.. VMware 17.6.4 with all the kernel 6.15 and 6.16 patches compiles and runs OK, but the latest NVIDIA fails to compile   ( … Continue reading →

Kernel – 6.16 Released, No Surprises..

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Kernel 6.16 is out, and brief details are here:   https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2507.3/03799.html As expected, the latest NVIDIA driver 575.64.05 compiles/installs OK, but VMware 17.6.4 still needs the 6.15 plus 6.16 patches, the same as 17.6.3.. Only (minor) issue so far is the font resize after boot (needed for 4k screens) is not working, for some reason.. Robert Gadsdon.   July … Continue reading →

VMware – 17.6.4 is out. Still Needs Patching.. Features Removed..

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VMware Workstation Pro 17.6.4 has been released, and details are here:   https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/desktop-hypervisors/workstation-pro/17-0/release-notes/vmware-workstation-1764-pro-release-notes.html     As mentioned in the Release Notes, there are some features removed in this version.. Disappointingly, this version still fails with Kernel 6.15 as well as 6.16, and the 17.6.3 patches and fixes for these kernel versions still need to be applied..   … Continue reading →

Kernel – 6.16-rc4 Released – OK with latest NVIDIA and Extra VMMON Hack.. Update..

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Kernel 6.16-rc4 is out, and brief details are here: https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2506.3/09013.html The latest NVIDIA driver 575.64 compiles and loads/runs OK but may fail when installed using the NV…..run file, but will be OK is installed manually, for some reason.. UPDATE:  NVIDIA 575.64.03 is out, which seems to fix the need for manual compile etc…  https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/details/249044/ VMware 17.6.3 with … Continue reading →