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NVIDIA – Another GPL Problem, but only with AMD Systems..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on October 1, 2017 by RGOctober 1, 2017

Thanks to Pete for finding this one… There is another GPL-only issue with NVIDIA and Kernel 4.14-rc2, but this one only occurs if you have an AMD system, with the new ‘secure memory encryption’ feature enabled…    It may also crop up if you are using a Distro-created version of this kernel release, as these tend to have … Continue reading →

Posted in AMD, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA | Tagged amd, amd secure memory encryption support, fix is to disable, gpl-only, kernel, kernel 4.14-rc2, linux, nvidia, sme_me_mask | 2 Replies

NVIDIA – Kernel 4.11 Fix Available, but not ‘Legal’..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on March 8, 2017 by RGMarch 8, 2017

There is a fix/patch available now, for NVIDIA driver 378.13 on Kernel 4.11, but it involves modifying the licence on NVIDIA code, and so is not legal.. Details – and links to discussions – here:  https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/995636/?comment=5101210 Some previous changes to Kernel code enforcing GPL-only licensing had been reverted, but looking at the correspondence on the Linux Kernel … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, fix, Hacks, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA | Tagged fix available, gpl-only, kernel, kernel 4.11, licence modification, linux, not legal, nvidia 378.13 | Leave a reply

Kernel – 4.2 Final – Still Breaks NVIDIA…

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on September 1, 2015 by RGSeptember 1, 2015

Tested the 4.2 Final kernel, and the later NVIDIA drivers still fail to install, with the same GPL-only error.. A simple patch to fix this was proposed for 4.2-rc5, some time ago, but – for some reason – has failed to make it into the ‘final’ release..’ Details of the patch are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1508.0/02260.html Maybe this will … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Crash and Burn.., kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion | Tagged gpl-only, kernel 4.2 final, nvidia driver compile fail, patch proposed | Leave a reply

Kernel – 4.2-rc8 – One More Last -rc After All…

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on August 24, 2015 by RGAugust 24, 2015

Kernel 4.2-rc8 has been released, but does not include the ‘GPL-only’ patch for NVIDIA:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1508.3/00008.html FATAL: modpost: GPL-incompatible module nvidia.ko uses GPL-only symbol ‘flush_workqueue’ A patch was proposed (for -rc5..) but has still not been incorporated:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1508.2/02297.html Details of the patch are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1508.0/02260.html Hopefully this patch will be included with 4.2 Final, but there is a … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion | Tagged flush_workqueue, gpl-only, kernel 4.2-rc8, nvidia, patch proposed, patch still missing | Leave a reply

Kernel – 4.2-rc7 – NVIDIA/GPL Issue – Patch Proposed, Not Included Yet..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on August 17, 2015 by RGAugust 17, 2015

A simple patch for the GPL-only issue with NVIDIA drivers was submitted on August 4, 2015, but has still not been included with 4.2-rc7..     http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1508.0/02260.html The patch has been put forward for 4.3, but there has been a request for it to be included with the upcoming 4.2 release.. http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1508.0/02703.html Robert Gadsdon.   August 16, 2015. … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion | Tagged gpl-only, kernel 4.2, not included yet, nvidia, patch proposed | Leave a reply

Kernel – 4.2-rc6 Still Breaks NVIDIA…

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on August 11, 2015 by RGAugust 11, 2015

Updated the test system to Kernel 4.2-rc6, and the NVIDIA ‘GPL-Only’ problem still persists:  Building modules, stage 2.  MODPOST 2 modules FATAL: modpost: GPL-incompatible module nvidia.ko uses GPL-only symbol ‘flush_workqueue’ /usr/src/linux-4.2-rc6/scripts/Makefile.modpost:90: recipe for target ‘__modpost’ failed make[3]: *** [__modpost] Error 1 /usr/src/linux-4.2-rc6/Makefile:1389: recipe for target ‘modules’ failed make[2]: *** [modules] Error 2 make[2]: Leaving directory ‘/usr/src/linux-4.2-rc6’ Makefile:146: … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Crash and Burn.., Hacks, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion | Tagged gpl-only, kernel 4.2-rc6, module fail, nvidia 355.06 | Leave a reply

Kernel – 4.2-rc1 – and rc2 – and -rc3 – Breaks Nvidia and VMware..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on July 6, 2015 by RGJuly 20, 2015

Update:   Same results with 4.2-rc3..    (RG  July 19) Update:   Kernel 4.2-rc2 fails with VMware (vmnet) and NVIDIA in the same ways..     (RG July 14) Updated to kernel 4.2-rc1 on the test system: # uname -a Linux rg6830l 4.2.0-rc1 #1 SMP Sun Jul 5 18:36:06 PDT 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1507.0/02156.html VMware 11.1.2 … Continue reading →

Posted in Linux | Tagged 11.1.2, 346.82, 352.21, compile fail, gpl-only, kernel 4.2-rc1, nvidia, sk_alloc, too few arguments, vmnet, vmnetbridgeup, vmware, workqueue.c | Leave a reply

Kernel – Pre-4.1-rc Test with Linux-Next..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on April 26, 2015 by RGApril 26, 2015

As Kernel 4.1-rc1 is not released yet, I tested the April 24 version of linux-next, to see how VMware and NVIDIA compiles would behave.. # uname -a Linux rg6830l 4.0.0-next-20150424 #2 SMP Sun Apr 26 12:04:54 PDT 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux With this version, VMware 11.1 (with the 3.19 vmnet patch) compiled and loaded OK, but … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Crash and Burn.., Hacks, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, Performance, VMware | Tagged april24, compile fail, error, gpl-only, kernel, linux, linux-next, nvidia 349.16, vmware 11.1 ok | 1 Reply
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