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VMware – Updated vmnet Patch for Kernel 4.9/4.10..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on January 31, 2017 by RGJanuary 31, 2017

Thanks to Mikkel Kroman, there is a more complete patch for VMware 12.5.2  vmnet on Kernel 4.9.x and 4.10-rc’s: The change is to the get_user_pages parameter list, to now include the FOLL_WRITE parameter, and is as follows: In vmnet-only/userif.c, around line 113, change #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 6, 0) retval = get_user_pages(addr, 1, 1, 0, &page, NULL); … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, fix, Hacks, kernel, Linux, patches, VMware | Tagged 12.5.2, improved vmnet patch, kernel 4.10-rc, kernel 4.9.x, success, vmware | 10 Replies
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