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Kernel – 6.3-rc1 – OK with Latest VMware, Breaks NVIDIA – Fix Possible..

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Kernel 6.3-rc1 is out, and details are here:   https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2303.0/04362.html The latest (patched) VMware 17.0.1 is OK, but NVIDIA 530.30.02 fails to compile: ………………………………… /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.30.02/kernel/nvidia/nv-mmap.c: In function ‘nvidia_mmap_numa’: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.30.02/kernel/nvidia/nv-mmap.c:461:19: error: assignment of read-only member ‘vm_flags’ 461 | vma->vm_flags |= VM_MIXEDMAP; | ^~ /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.30.02/kernel/nvidia/nv-mmap.c: In function ‘nvidia_mmap_helper’: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.30.02/kernel/nvidia/nv-mmap.c:606:23: error: assignment of read-only member ‘vm_flags’ 606 | vma->vm_flags |= VM_IO … Continue reading →

Kernel – 6.2 Released – Finally..

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After the – really unnecessary – -rc8 release, kernel 6.2 is here, and brief details are as follows:  https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2302.2/03207.html As expected, the latest (patched) version of VMware 17.0.1 is OK (patchset at https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-17.0.1 ), as is the latest NVIDIA driver 525.89.02 ( from https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/199656/en-us/ ). Robert Gadsdon.   February 20th 2023. … Continue reading →

Kernel – 6.2-rc1 is out, for Xmas..

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Kernel 6.2-rc1 has been released, and details are here:   https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2212.3/00313.html As expected, VMware 17 with the latest patchset is OK, but NVIDIA 525.60.13 fails to compile.. There is a provisional NVIDIA patch for kernel 6.2-rc1 available, but this has been produced for driver 470.xx, and does not apply cleanly to 525.60.13, but I hacked it (removing the … Continue reading →

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 →

VMware – Workstation 17 Released. Patchset available..

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VMware have now released Workstation 17:   https://customerconnect.vmware.com/en/downloads/info/slug/desktop_end_user_computing/vmware_workstation_pro/17_0 And release notes are here:  https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/17.0/rn/vmware-workstation-170-pro-release-notes/index.html Patchset is here:   https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-17.0.0 Installed on Fedora 37 dual-xeon system, with Kernel 6.0.9, and everything appears to be working correctly..  Tested with Win10 and XP clients.. Robert Gadsdon..  November 19th 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 →

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 →

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 →