Tag Archives: nvidia compile fails

Kernel – 5.14-rc1 – OK with Patched VMware, Breaks NVIDIA..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on by

Kernel 5.14-rc1 has been released, and brief details are here:   http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2107.1/02943.html The latest VMware 16.1.2 patch includes a fix for 5.14-rc, and compiles and runs OK (tested with 5.14-rc1).   Find it at:  https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-16.1.2 NVIDIA 470.42.01 compile failed: …………. /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.42.01/kernel/common/inc/nv-time.h: In function ‘nv_sleep_ms’: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.42.01/kernel/common/inc/nv-time.h:217:18: error: ‘struct task_struct’ has no member named ‘state’; did you mean ‘__state’? 217 | … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.13-rc1 – OK with patched VMware, Breaks NVIDIA..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on by

Kernel 5.13-rc1 is out and brief details are here:   http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2105.1/00457.html VMware 16.1.1 (patched..) compiles and loads OK, but NVIDIA 465.27 compile fails: ……………………………. /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-465.27/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-crtc.c: At top level: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-465.27/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-crtc.c:454:23: error: initialization of ‘int (*)(struct drm_plane *, struct drm_atomic_state *)’ from incompatible pointer type ‘int (*)(struct drm_plane *, struct drm_plane_state *)’ [-Werror=incompatible-pointer-types] 454 | .atomic_check = nv_drm_plane_atomic_check, | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.9-rc1 Released – VMware Still Broken.. NVIDIA Compile Fails..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on by

Kernel 5.9-rc1 is out, and brief details are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2008.2/00223.html As expected, VMware is still broken, and fails/reboots when a VM start is attempted. Vmnet, with the latest patch, compiles OK, and there is a patch for vmmon and Kernel 5.9 available, for the Workstation 16 early-release, here: https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/tmp/workstation-16 With regard to NVIDIA, the interim patch for … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.1-rc1 is out – VMware Fix Available, but NVIDIA Fails.

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on by

Kernel 5.1-rc1 has been released, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1903.2/00496.html VMware with the Kernel 5.0 patches fails to compile vmmon, but thanks to Michal Kubeček, a fix is currently available at https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-15.0.3-test.   I have applied this, and VMware 15.0.3 compiles and loads/runs OK with Kernel 5.1-rc1. NVIDIA 418.43 compile fails soon after commencing: …………………. /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-418.43/kernel/common/inc/nv-list-helpers.h:94:19: error: … Continue reading →

KERNEL – 4.6-rc1 Released – OK with Latest VMware, Breaks NVIDIA – and a Possible Fix..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on by

Just  installed Kernel 4.6-rc1 on the test system. Depending on your configuration, you may encounter a compilation error: CC drivers/thermal/mtk_thermal.o drivers/thermal/mtk_thermal.c: In function ‘mtk_thermal_probe’: drivers/thermal/mtk_thermal.c:560:8: error: implicit declaration of function ‘device_reset’ [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration] ret = device_reset(&pdev->dev); ^ cc1: some warnings being treated as errors ……………………………. This is due to a Mediatek thermal driver being ‘selected’ by default (and … Continue reading →