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Kernel – 6.0 Pre-tests – VMware OK, NVIDIA Fails.

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Kernel 6.0-rc1 is due soon, and I tested with the latest (August 11) GIT version..   Of course, more changes will be incorporated before -rc1 is out, but this gives some idea how things may go… With the latest patchset, VMware 16.2.4 is OK..   (https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-16.2.4) NVIDIA 515.65.01 compile fails: ………………… CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-prime-fence.o CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-linux.o CC [M] … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.17-rc1 is Out, and No Surprises..

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A little earlier in the day than usual, Kernel 5.17-rc1 has been released, and (very) brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2201.2/06983.html After my pre-testing last week, there were no surprises, and the 5.17-compatible version of the VMware patchset is now part of the standard 16.2.1 download, at https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-16.2.1 – and the latest NVIDIA driver – 510.39.01 – compiles … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.8 Pre Testing.. Patched VMware OK, NVIDIA Not..

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Kernel 5.8-rc1 is due out soon, and I created the latest (git) version for testing, to see what might break.   Bear in mind, that there will be changes from this version to the ‘released’ RC1.. VMware: VMware 15.5.6 – with the latest patches for vmmon and vmnet – compiles OK. NVIDIA: NVIDIA driver 440.82 with the Kernel … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.6-rc3 – OK with Patched VMware, not with Patched NVIDIA..

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Kernel 5.6-rc3 is out, and brief details are here:   http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2002.2/08977.html The changes include: Arnd Bergmann (4): ASoC: atmel: fix atmel_ssc_set_audio link failure y2038: remove ktime to/from timespec/timeval conversion y2038: remove unused time32 interfaces y2038: hide timeval/timespec/itimerval/itimerspec types – and the Y2038-related ..time.. changes break the latest 5.6-patched NVIDIA 440-59: ……………….. /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-440.59-custom/kernel/common/inc/nv-time.h: In function ‘nv_gettimeofday’: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-440.59-custom/kernel/common/inc/nv-time.h:40:10: error: ‘struct … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.4 Released – No Surprises..

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Kernel 5.4 has been released, and brief details of changes since -rc8 are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1911.3/00186.html As expected, the latest NVIDIA (440.36) and patched VMware 15.5.1 both compile and load/run OK. Robert Gadsdon.  November 24th, 2019 … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.1 Released, OK with latest NVIDIA, and Patched VMware

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Kernel 5.1 is out, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1905.0/03532.html The latest NVIDIA driver (430.09) and patched VMware 15.0.4 both compile and run OK. One odd quirk, is that the behaviour of # make xconfig has changed, and if you have your custom configs saved out-of-tree, then the save option tries to save them back to the … Continue reading →