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NVIDIA – Kernel 4.10 Patch for 378.09..

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Thanks – again – to Tomas Pruzina, there is a Kernel 4.10 patch for new beta driver 378.09, and details are here: https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/988958/linux/-patch-378-09-4-10-0-rc4-patches/ I have applied this to 378.09 on Kernel 4.10-rc4, and can confirm that it now compiles OK.. ……………………….. /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-378.09-patched/kernel/nvidia/svnp01_linux.o ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-378.09-patched/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface.o /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-378.09-patched/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 4 modules CC /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-378.09-patched/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o LD … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – Beta Driver 378.09 – Still Broken with Kernel 4.10

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New beta driver 378.09 has been released, and details are here:  http://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/114232/en-us The driver compiles OK with Kernel 4.9.4, but fails to compile with 4.10-rc4, with different errors from 375.26, as some of the code base has changed.. …………………. CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-378.09/kernel/nvidia/nv-p2p.o CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-378.09/kernel/nvidia/nv-pat.o /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-378.09/kernel/nvidia/nv-pat.c: In function ‘nvidia_cpu_callback’: /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-378.09/kernel/nvidia/nv-pat.c:213:14: error: ‘CPU_DOWN_FAILED’ undeclared (first use in this … Continue reading →

ARM64 – Kernel 4.10-rc4 on Odroid C2 – Ethernet Still Needs DTS Patch..

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Just updated the Odroid C2 to Kernel 4.10-rc4, but the Ethernet hang problem still persists..   Applied the dts Ethernet TX patch (see http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=1872 ) , and it works OK now.. There seems to be a bit of a backlog of Meson/GXBB patches, and I read that the Ethernet TX fix was supposed to be merged with -rc4, … Continue reading →

Kernel – 4.10-rc3 Released..

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Kernel 4.10-rc3 is out, and brief details of changes since -rc2 are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1701.1/00183.html Tested patched VMware (12.5.2) and patched NVIDIA (375.26) and both compile OK..   Same results as with -rc2.. Robert Gadsdon.    January 8, 2017. … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – Now, a Fix for 4.10-rc Kernels..

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Thanks to Tomas Pruzina, there is a patch for NVIDIA driver 375.26 with 4.10-rc kernels.   Details, and the link, are here: https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/981993/linux/-patches-included-4-10-kernel-staging-/ Easiest way to get the patch is to select ‘Raw’ and just cut/paste the text.. I have tested this on kernel 4.10-rc2, and it compiles successfully (with a few warnings): ………………………….. /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-375.26.patched/kernel/nvidia-uvm/uvm8.c: In function ‘uvm_vm_fault_sigbus’: … Continue reading →

Kernel – 4.10-rc2 Out – OK With aarch64, now..

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Kernel 4.10-rc2 has been released, and it has a very small number of changes from -rc1:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1701.0/00069.html I suspect that the major reason for this release is to fix the embarrassing compile fail with ARM64/aarch64, and it does compile OK now (tested on the Odroid C2).. Robert Gadsdon.   January 2, 2017. … Continue reading →

ARM64 – Kernel 4.10-rc1 Compile Errors – The Official Fix..

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There is now an ‘official’ fix for the 4.10-rc1 compile failure with ARM64/aarch64, from Al Viro, and the patch itself is available here: https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs.git/commit/?h=arm64-fix&id=b4b8664d291ac1998e0f0bcdc96b6397f0fe68b3 I have applied this to kernel 4.10-rc1 on the Odroid C2, and the kernel compiles successfully.. Robert Gadsdon.   December 27, 2016. … Continue reading →

ARM64 – Catastrophic Compile Errors with 4.10-rc1 – and a Fix..

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Tried compiling Kernel 4.10-rc1 for aarch64, and got – literally – hundreds of errors: …… ./include/linux/sched.h:3299: Error: unknown mnemonic `return’ — `return test_ti_thread_flag(task_thread_info(tsk),flag)’ ./include/linux/sched.h:3300: Error: junk at end of line, first unrecognized character is `}’ ./include/linux/sched.h:3302: Error: unknown mnemonic `static’ — `static inline void set_tsk_need_resched(struct task_struct*tsk)’ ./include/linux/sched.h:3303: Error: junk at end of line, first unrecognized character is … Continue reading →

ARM64 – Odroid C2 – Ethernet Broken Again?

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I had been trying to apply the latest round of Meson TX delay patches to the latest linux-next tree, but found that there seems to be a conflict with some of these..    The December 1 patched kernel now has some problems on my C2 with Ethernet traffic, so – for the time being – I have reverted … Continue reading →

Kernel – 4.9-rc3 – NVIDIA Patch still works, and Fix for VMware 12.5.1?

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Updated the test system to Kernel 4.9-rc3, and the patch for NVIDIA mentioned in my article for -rc2 still works OK..     I Compiled 370.28 and 375.10 successfully.. As I could not find any patches for VMware – and the latest version 12.5.1 still fails to compile, I created a nasty hack myself.. Warning – This is not … Continue reading →