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VMware – Updated 17.5.0 Patchset now Replaces VMware’s 6.5 Fix..

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After more discussions and testing, it has been reported that the ‘official’ VMware 17.5.0 fix for kernels 6.5 and later may cause some problems..   This has led to the latest version of the 17.5.0 patchset now incorporating the ‘get_user_pages‘ fix from the previous 17.0.2 patchset, and the reasons behind this can be found here: https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/commit/4c2a103fd2d71f2084f1fe7ceacb816b9832ffa2 The patchset … Continue reading →

VMware – Kernel 6.5 Patch now in Default Patchset.

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After much testing, over several weeks, the ‘get_user_pages‘ solution for Kernels 6.5 and later is now in the default patchset, at: https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-17.0.2 . For more details, see the comments at the start of the patch code for the vmmon changes..  vmmon: use get_user_pages to get page PFN Robert Gadsdon.   September 30th 2023. … Continue reading →