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NVIDIA – An Acceptable ‘Taint’ Workaround for Kernel 5.9..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on October 14, 2020 by RGOctober 14, 2020

Thanks to mbod, there is a simple kernel patch to restore the Kernel 5.8 ‘inherited taint’ behaviour to Kernel 5.9, and the detail is in this thread:  https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/opencl-not-working-with-kernel-5-9/156941/6 I have applied this to Kernel 5.9.0, and NVIDIA driver 455.28 now installs and loads/runs OK.    Until a proper fix is available, this will – of course – need … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, patches | Tagged inherited taint, kernel 5.9, nvidia, simple patch, taint, workaround | 3 Replies

Kernel – 5.9 Final – NVIDIA Still ‘Tainted’..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on October 11, 2020 by RGOctober 11, 2020

Kernel 5.9 has finally been released, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2010.1/02900.html The latest NVIDIA drivers still fail to install completely, with nvidia-uvm ‘tainted’: [ 710.097439] NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 455.28 Wed Sep 30 01:05:16 UTC 2020 [ 710.099400] nvidia_uvm: module uses symbols from proprietary module nvidia, inheriting taint. [ 710.099488] nvidia_uvm: Unknown symbol … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged kernel 5.9 final, nvidia still tainted, released, vmware 16 ok | 5 Replies

Kernel – Fix for 5.9-rc6 Compile Fail..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on September 21, 2020 by RGSeptember 21, 2020

A fix has now been produced, for the dax compile fail with 5.9-rc6: Reported: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2009.2/07060.html Fix: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=88b67edd7247466bc47f01e1dc539b0d0d4b931e I have tested this, and the kernel now compiles OK, and loads/runs as expected.. Robert Gadsdon.   September 21st 2020. … Continue reading →

Posted in fix, kernel, Linux, Opinion, patches | Tagged compile fail, dax, fixed, kernel 5.9-rc6, patch | Leave a reply

Kernel – 5.9-rc6 – Rare Compile Fail!

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on September 20, 2020 by RGSeptember 20, 2020

Kernel 5.9-rc6 has been released, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2009.2/05870.html In a very rare occurrence, the kernel compile actually fails: …………………………….. CALL scripts/checksyscalls.sh CALL scripts/atomic/check-atomics.sh DESCEND objtool CHK include/generated/compile.h CC drivers/dax/super.o drivers/dax/super.c:325:6: error: redefinition of ‘dax_supported’ 325 | bool dax_supported(struct dax_device *dax_dev, struct block_device *bdev, | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~ In file included from drivers/dax/super.c:16: ./include/linux/dax.h:162:20: note: previous definition … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Hacks, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged inherited taint, kernel 5.9-rc6, nvidia 450.66 455.23.04, nvidia-uvm, patched, rare compile fail, revert dax patch, vmware 16 ok, workaround | 1 Reply

NVIDIA – New Beta Driver – Compiles OK with Kernel 5.9, but Still Has ‘Tainted’ Issue….

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on September 17, 2020 by RGSeptember 17, 2020

NVIDIA have released beta driver 455.23.04, and details are here:  https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/163518/en-us This compiles OK with Kernel 5.9 – tested with 5.9-rc5 – but still suffers from the ‘tainted’ problem with nvidia-udm: …………………… [356113.979463] nvidia_uvm: module uses symbols from proprietary module nvidia, inheriting taint. [356113.987691] nvidia_uvm: Unknown symbol radix_tree_preloads (err -2) [356113.993562] nvidia_uvm: Unknown symbol set_cpus_allowed_ptr (err -2) … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion | Tagged 455.23.04, beta, compiles with 5.9-rc5, new driver, nvidia, nvidia-uvm still tainted | Leave a reply

VMware – Workstation 16.0.0 Released – OK with Kernel 5.8, and 5.9-rc..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on September 16, 2020 by RGSeptember 16, 2020

VMware have now released Workstation Pro 16.0.0, and details are here:  https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/16/rn/VMware-Workstation-16-Pro-Release-Notes.html This version now works correctly – and compiles, with multiple warnings – on Kernel 5.8 (tested with 5.8.9) and also on Kernel 5.9-rc5. To fix the messy compile – and thanks again to Michal Kubeček – there is a patchset for vmmon/vmware available, here:  https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-16.0.0 … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, fixed, kernel, Linux, Opinion, patches, VMware | Tagged ok with 5.9-rc, ok with kernel 5.8, patchset available, vmware 16 released | 3 Replies

Kernel – 5.9-rc5 – Patched VMware Still OK, NVIDIA still ‘Tainted’..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on September 13, 2020 by RGSeptember 13, 2020

Kernel 5.9-rc5 is out, and brief details are here:   http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2009.1/06650.html The patched vmmon/vmnet for VMware 15.5.6 still work OK, and the workaround for the runtime segfault etc. is in a previous article, here: http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=2819 .    Note that the 5.8/5.9 fix is now incorporated in the usual 15.5.6 patchset, here:  https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-15.5.6 NVIDIA with the partial 5.8/5.9 patches still … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged 5.8 patched vmware ok, kernel 5.9-rc5 released, nvidia taint, segfault workarounds | 2 Replies

VMware – 5.8 Fix now merged with 15.5.6 Patchset..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on September 6, 2020 by RGSeptember 6, 2020

The fixes for Kernel 5.8 (and 5.9-rc..) support have now been incorporated in the usual VMware vmmon/vmnet 15.5.6 patchset, at: https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-15.5.6.     Thanks are due to baryonix and mkubecek .. Robert Gadsdon.   September 6th 2020. … Continue reading →

Posted in fix, kernel, Linux, patches, VMware | Tagged kernel 5.8 patches merged, vmmon, vmnet, vmware 15.5.6 | 8 Replies

Kernel – 5.9-rc4 Released. VMware 5.8 patch works. NVIDIA Still Tainted..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on September 6, 2020 by RGSeptember 6, 2020

Kernel 5.9-rc4 is out, and details are here:   http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2009.0/06783.html The new VMware  ‘kernel 5.8’ patchset ( http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=2819 ) works with 5.9-rc4, but nvidia-drm from driver 450.66 still shows as ‘tainted’.    It is possible to get a graphical screen by just using the nvidia.ko module by itself.. Robert Gadsdon.   September 6th 2020. … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged kernel 5.9-rc4, nvidia-drm still tainted, vmware 5.8 patches work | 3 Replies

VMware – Fix for Kernel 5.8 Available..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on September 5, 2020 by RGSeptember 5, 2020

With thanks to huyz for the notification – there is now a patch from baryonix available for VMware 15.5.6 and Kernel 5.8..    The patch is available here:  https://github.com/baryonix/vmware-host-modules/tree/fixes-for-5.8 I have – briefly – tested this with Kernel 5.8.5, and it was successful..     As the usual # vmware and # vmware-modconfig still segfault, then vmmon/vmnet have to be … Continue reading →

Posted in fix, kernel, Linux, Opinion, patches, success, VMware | Tagged fix, patch for kernel 5.8, vmmon / vmnet, vmware | Leave a reply

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