Kernel 5.4-rc8 is out, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1911.2/01078.html

The latest NVIDIA (440.31), and patched VMware 15.5.1 compile and load/run OK.

The Intel e1000e Ethernet driver had been broken since -rc1, but this has finally been fixed, and appears to operate correctly, now.

Robert Gadsdon.   November 17th 2019.