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VMware – Fix for Kernel 4.2..?

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on by

Thanks to craigacgomez on the VMware Forum, there is a hack to fix VMware (vmnet) with Kernel 4.2..  https://communities.vmware.com/thread/516196

I made some more changes, to make it backward-compatible, and it seems to work OK with Kernels 4.1.3 and 4.2-rc4..

I should emphasize that I am an amateur at such things, but if you want to try this, then this is what I did, after expanding vmnet.tar:

In vmnet-only/vmnetInt.h..

Around line 79, change:

#ifdef VMW_NETDEV_HAS_NET
# define compat_sk_alloc(_bri, _pri) sk_alloc(&init_net, \
                        PF_NETLINK, _pri, &vmnet_proto,)
#else
# define compat_sk_alloc(_bri, _pri) sk_alloc(PF_NETLINK, _pri, &vmnet_proto, 1)
#endif

to:

#ifdef VMW_NETDEV_HAS_NET
#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 2, 00)
# define compat_sk_alloc(_bri, _pri) sk_alloc(&init_net, \
                        PF_NETLINK, _pri, &vmnet_proto, 1)
#else
# define compat_sk_alloc(_bri, _pri) sk_alloc(&init_net, \
                        PF_NETLINK, _pri, &vmnet_proto)
#endif
#else
# define compat_sk_alloc(_bri, _pri) sk_alloc(PF_NETLINK, _pri, &vmnet_proto, 1)
#endif

I have applied this change, and VMware compiles and runs OK on Kernel 4.1.3, and 4.2-rc4..

YMMV…  Usual disclaimer applies!

Robert Gadsdon.    August 1, 2015.

Comments

VMware – Fix for Kernel 4.2..? — 5 Comments

  2. I tried this on my Debian but i still get failed for Virtual Ethernet… any suggestions?

    Linux drifter 4.2.0-1-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.2.5-1 (2015-10-27) x86_64 GNU/Linux

    # lsb_release -a
    No LSB modules are available.
    Distributor ID: Debian
    Description: Debian GNU/Linux testing (stretch)
    Release: testing
    Codename: stretch

    /etc/init.d/vmware restart
    Stopping VMware services:
    VMware Authentication Daemon done
    VM communication interface socket family done
    Virtual machine communication interface done
    Virtual machine monitor done
    Blocking file system done
    Starting VMware services:
    Virtual machine monitor done
    Virtual machine communication interface done
    VM communication interface socket family done
    Blocking file system done
    Virtual ethernet failed
    VMware Authentication Daemon done

    I’m using Workstation 12.0.1

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    • I don’t have any info on debian, but you might try running the ‘manual’ compile/install (# sudo vmware-modconfig –console –install-all), and see what that shows..

      RG.

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