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Kernel – 6.9-rc Pre-testing – NVIDIA OK, VMware Broken..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on March 17, 2024 by RGMarch 17, 2024

Testing an early pre-release version of Kernel 6.9-rc (March 16th) and – so far – the latest NVIDIA 550.54.14 compiles OK, but (patched) VMware vmnet 17.5.1 does not: …….. CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-1kunqP/vmnet-only/smac.o CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-1kunqP/vmnet-only/vnetEvent.o CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-1kunqP/vmnet-only/vnetUserListener.o In file included from ./include/linux/spinlock.h:305, from ./include/linux/sched.h:2138, from /tmp/modconfig-1kunqP/vmnet-only/bridge.c:25: /tmp/modconfig-1kunqP/vmnet-only/bridge.c: In function ‘VNetBridgeReceiveFromVNet’: /tmp/modconfig-1kunqP/vmnet-only/vmnetInt.h:44:39: error: ‘dev_base_lock’ undeclared (first use … Continue reading →

Posted in alpha release, compilation, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged dev_base_lock, kernel 6.9, nvidia ok, pre release, testing, undefined, vmware vmnet fails | Leave a reply

Kernel – Early 6.7-rc Tests.. OK with VMware and NVIDIA – So Far..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on November 6, 2023 by RGNovember 6, 2023

Kernel 6.7-rc1 is due to be released in a weeks time, but many changes have already been submitted, and I tested this interim version with the latest NVIDIA (545.29.02) and VMware 17.5.0 – with the latest patchset.    Both compiled successfully, but  – of course – there are still many changes to be submitted in the next week, … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, patches, VMware | Tagged 17.5.0, 545.29.02, early tests, kernel 6.7-rc00, nvidia ok, vmware with patchset ok | Leave a reply

Kernel – 5.13 is Out. OK with latest NVIDIA, and VMware (Patched..)

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on June 27, 2021 by RGJune 27, 2021

Kernel 5.13 has been released, and brief details are here:   http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2106.3/02627.html As expected, the latest NVIDIA (470.42.01) and VMware 16.1.2 (patched) compile and load/run OK..     The latest VMware patches (vmmon/vmnet) can be found here:  https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-16.1.2    ‘New’ releases of VMware sometimes compile OK with the latest kernel, without these, but the patched code typically compiles more cleanly… Robert … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged 16.1.2, 470.42.01, kernel 5.13 released, nvidia ok, vmware ok | Leave a reply

Kernel – 4.18 Finally Released – OK with latest NVIDIA, and Patched VMware

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on August 12, 2018 by RGAugust 12, 2018

Kernel 4.18 has finally arrived, and details of changes since -rc8 are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1808.1/02806.html As expected, after changes in -rc7, the latest NVIDIA and (patched) VMware all compile/load OK..    Tested with VMware 14.1.2 with the vmmon patch, and NVIDIA 390.77 and 396.51. Coincidentally, I can also confirm that 4.18 boots OK on HP PA-RISC (HP9000/785-C3700) – but … Continue reading →

Posted in HPPA, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, PA-RISC, patches, VMware | Tagged 14.1.2, 390.77, 396.51, kernel 4.18 final, nvidia ok, released, vmmon patched, vmware | Leave a reply

Kernel – 4.1-rc3 – Now OK with NVIDIA..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on May 11, 2015 by RGMay 11, 2015

Just updated the test system to Kernel 4.1-rc3, and confirmed that this is now OK with the latest NVIDIA drivers, and includes the change to linux/arch/x86/kernel/process.c as detailed in a previous article.    Patched VMware 11.x is OK, as before.. # uname -a Linux rg6830l 4.1.0-rc3 #1 SMP Mon May 11 07:10:01 PDT 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Performance, VMware | Tagged kernel 4.1-rc3, nvidia ok, process.c, vmware patched ok | Leave a reply
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