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VMware – 17.5.0 – OK with Kernels 6.5 and 6.6rc

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on October 20, 2023 by RGOctober 20, 2023

VMware have just released Workstation 17.5.0, and release notes are here: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/17.5/rn/vmware-workstation-175-pro-release-notes/index.html No mention is made of newer host kernel compatibility, but this version does address some linux-related issues.. Compiles with Kernels 6.5.8 and 6.6-rc6 – with some warnings..   These can be removed by the latest patchset, at: https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-17.5.0 Robert Gadsdon.    October 20th 2023.. … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, fixed, kernel, Linux, Opinion, VMware | Tagged new release, ok with kernel 6.5 and 6.6-rc, patchset available, vmware 17.5.0, warnings | 2 Replies

Compiler – GCC 9 – First Impressions..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on February 22, 2019 by RGFebruary 22, 2019

Just updated to the pre-release Fedora 30 (Rawhide) on the test system, and tried out the new version of GCC: $ gcc –version gcc (GCC) 9.0.1 20190209 (Red Hat 9.0.1-0.4) Kernel 5.0-rc7 compiled successfully, and runs OK.    As expected, there were quite a lot of compiler ‘warnings’: ………………….. CC net/ipv4/proc.o CC drivers/hid/hid-samsung.o CC net/ipv4/fib_rules.o CC drivers/hid/hid-sunplus.o fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl32.c: … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Fedora, gcc, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged compile tests, completed ok, fedora 30, gcc 9, kernel 5.0-rc7, nvidia, vmware, warnings | Leave a reply

Kernel – GCC 8 Tests – Not Quite Ready…

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on March 22, 2018 by RGMarch 22, 2018

I decided to try updating a crash-and-burn test system to Fedora 28 (early-beta..) as this included GCC 8 (currently 8.0.1), to see how well the Kernel (4.16-rc6) compiled.. There were a lot of warnings generated: …………………… CC [M] drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf8523.o CC drivers/usb/core/file.o CC drivers/video/hdmi.o CC [M] drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf8563.o drivers/video/hdmi.c: In function ‘hdmi_spd_infoframe_init’: drivers/video/hdmi.c:171:2: warning: ‘strncpy’ specified bound 8 equals … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, gcc, Hacks, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion | Tagged early-beta, fedora 28, gcc 8.0.1, kernel 4.16-rc6, kernel compile, nvidia, testing, warnings | Leave a reply

Kernel – GCC 8 Tests – Not Quite Ready…

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on March 22, 2018 by RGMarch 22, 2018

I decided to try updating a crash-and-burn test system to Fedora 28 (early-beta..) as this included GCC 8 (currently 8.0.1), to see how well the Kernel (4.16-rc6) compiled.. There were a lot of warnings generated: …………………… CC [M] drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf8523.o CC drivers/usb/core/file.o CC drivers/video/hdmi.o CC [M] drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf8563.o drivers/video/hdmi.c: In function ‘hdmi_spd_infoframe_init’: drivers/video/hdmi.c:171:2: warning: ‘strncpy’ specified bound 8 equals … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, gcc, Hacks, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion | Tagged early-beta, fedora 28, gcc 8.0.1, kernel 4.16-rc6, kernel compile, nvidia, testing, warnings | Leave a reply
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