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VMware – 16.2.0 Released – Compiles with Kernel 5.15-rc..

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VMware have released Workstation Pro 16.2.0, and details are here: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/16.2.0/rn/VMware-Workstation-1620-Pro-Release-Notes.html Compiles – with multiple warnings – with Kernel 5.15-rc5: # vmware-modconfig –console –install-all [AppLoader] GLib does not have GSettings support. Stopping vmware (via systemctl):                           [  OK  ] make: Entering directory ‘/tmp/modconfig-sAzCOh/vmmon-only’ Using kernel build system. /usr/bin/make -C /lib/modules/5.15.0-rc5/build/include/.. M=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \ MODULEBUILDDIR= modules make[1]: Entering directory … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.15-rc1 is released – OK with latest NVIDIA, and Latest Patched VMware 16.1.2..

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Kernel 5.15-rc1 is out, and a brief summary is here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2109.1/05136.html As mentioned in a previous article ( https://rglinuxtech.com/?p=2951 ) this now includes in-kernel read/write NTFS support.. Briefly tested with the  latest NVIDIA (470.63.01) and latest patched VMware 16.1.2, which compile and load/run successfully.. Robert Gadsdon.  September 12th 2021. … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.14 is Out. OK with Latest NVIDIA, and Patched VMware. (and… Happy Birthday)

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Kernel 5.14 has been released, and the release notes include a subtle hint about the 30th anniversary of Linux – which I must confess I had forgotten…   I have only been using it since 1997..   Read it here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2108.3/05438.html As expected, this is OK with the latest NVIDIA driver 470.63.01, and with the latest (July 2021) patched … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.14-rc4 – VMware 16.1.2 Fix Already Available..

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Kernel 5.14-rc4 is out, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2108.0/00269.html The most recent – patched – NVIDIA driver 470.57.02 is OK, but if you have an earlier version of the VMware 16.1.2 patchset, you may encounter an error when booting a Windows guest: “The operation on file “/home/rgadsdon/vmware/Windows_XP_Pro-SP3-2/Windows_XP_Pro-000001-cl3-s002.vmdk” failed.”  … etc … – followed by boot failure.. … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.14-rc1 – OK with Patched VMware, Breaks NVIDIA..

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Kernel 5.14-rc1 has been released, and brief details are here:   http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2107.1/02943.html The latest VMware 16.1.2 patch includes a fix for 5.14-rc, and compiles and runs OK (tested with 5.14-rc1).   Find it at:  https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-16.1.2 NVIDIA 470.42.01 compile failed: …………. /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.42.01/kernel/common/inc/nv-time.h: In function ‘nv_sleep_ms’: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.42.01/kernel/common/inc/nv-time.h:217:18: error: ‘struct task_struct’ has no member named ‘state’; did you mean ‘__state’? 217 | … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.13 is Out. OK with latest NVIDIA, and VMware (Patched..)

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Kernel 5.13 has been released, and brief details are here:   http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2106.3/02627.html As expected, the latest NVIDIA (470.42.01) and VMware 16.1.2 (patched) compile and load/run OK..     The latest VMware patches (vmmon/vmnet) can be found here:  https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-16.1.2    ‘New’ releases of VMware sometimes compile OK with the latest kernel, without these, but the patched code typically compiles more cleanly… Robert … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.13-rc1 – OK with patched VMware, Breaks NVIDIA..

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Kernel 5.13-rc1 is out and brief details are here:   http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2105.1/00457.html VMware 16.1.1 (patched..) compiles and loads OK, but NVIDIA 465.27 compile fails: ……………………………. /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-465.27/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-crtc.c: At top level: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-465.27/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-crtc.c:454:23: error: initialization of ‘int (*)(struct drm_plane *, struct drm_atomic_state *)’ from incompatible pointer type ‘int (*)(struct drm_plane *, struct drm_plane_state *)’ [-Werror=incompatible-pointer-types] 454 | .atomic_check = nv_drm_plane_atomic_check, | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.12 Final – OK with Patched VMware, and Latest NVIDIA..

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Kernel 5.12 has – finally – been released, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2104.3/00596.html As expected, the latest (patched) VMware 16.1.1 and NVIDIA 465.24.02 compile and load/run OK.. The first release candidate of Kernel 5.13 will be out in about two weeks time, and indications are that this will include quite a large number of changes.. Robert … Continue reading →

Compiler – Fun with CLANG – Kernel, NVIDIA, and VMware…

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I have been carrying out some preliminary tests to see how feasible it is to compile the Linux Kernel, and NVIDIA drivers, and VMware, using the ‘alternative’ to GCC – CLANG.. The kernel compile is relatively easy, and well documented: # make CC=clang HOSTCC=clang -j8 (for a 4-core system) The compile seems to be slower than GCC, … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.12-rc1 is Out. OK with Patched VMware, NVIDIA fails..

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Kernel 5.12-rc1 has been released, and brief details are here:   http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2102.3/03831.html Patched VMware 16.1.0 compiles and loads OK, but latest NVIDIA (460.56) compile fails: ………………………. /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-460.56/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.c: In function ‘nv_drm_update_drm_driver_features’: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-460.56/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.c:822:38: error: ‘drm_gem_dumb_destroy’ undeclared (first use in this function); did you mean ‘drm_mode_destroy’? 822 | nv_drm_driver.dumb_destroy = drm_gem_dumb_destroy;                                 | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | drm_mode_destroy /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-460.56/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.c:822:38: note: each undeclared identifier … Continue reading →