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Kernel – 5.18 released – OK with latest NVIDIA, and Patched VMware..

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Kernel 5.18 is out, and brief details are here:   https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2205.2/08834.html As expected, the latest NVIDIA driver – 515.43.04 – compiles and loads/runs OK, and the 5.18-patched vmmon/vmnet for VMware 16.2.3 is OK.    The VMware patchset for 5.18 is still at https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/tmp/workstation-16.2.3-k5.18 , but the changes should eventually be applied to the standard 16.2.3 patch. Robert Gadsdon..   May … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – New Driver Release – OK with Kernel 5.18..

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NVIDIA have just released driver version 510.68.02, and the (very brief..) details are here:   https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/linux-solaris-and-freebsd-driver-510-68-02-production-branch-release/212651 Although there is no mention in the notes, this version compiles/runs OK with Kernel 5.18 (tested with 5.18-rc4): …………………….. ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.68.02/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface .o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.68.02/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o /ho me/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.68.02/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-kthread-q.o  MODPOST /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.68.02/kernel/Module.symvers  CC [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.68.02/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o  LD [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.68.02/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko  CC [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.68.02/kernel/nvidia-modeset.mod.o  LD [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.68.02/kernel/nvidia-modeset.ko  CC … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.18-rc1 Released. Breaks VMware and NVIDIA. VMware Fix Available.

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Kernel 5.18-rc1 is out, and (brief) details are here:   https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2204.0/02355.html VMware 16.2.3 vmmon/vmnet compiles fail, but there is a fix available, at https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/tmp/workstation-16.2.3-k5.18.    I have applied this, and both compile OK. NVIDIA 510.60.02 compile fails: ………………. CONFTEST: drm_alpha_blending_available CONFTEST: ib_peer_memory_symbols CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.60.02/kernel/nvidia/nv.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.60.02/kernel/nvidia/nv.c: In function ‘nv_set_dma_address_size’: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.60.02/kernel/nvidia/nv.c:2768:9: error: implicit declaration of function ‘pci_set_dma_mask’; did you mean … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.17 Released – Finally..

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Kernel 5.17 has now been released, after an (extra) 5.17-rc8 last week..   Brief details are here: https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2203.2/04407.html As expected, the latest VMware (16.2.3) with the latest patchset, and NVIDIA 510.54, compile and load/run OK..    VMware patchset by Michal Kubeček is at https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-16.2.3 Robert Gadsdon  March 20th, 2022. … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.17-rc5 Compile Fail, and Fix..

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This one fell between the cracks, and should have been fixed before -rc5 was released… ……………….. AR net/netfilter/built-in.a LD [M] net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.o CC [M] net/netfilter/xt_socket.o net/netfilter/xt_socket.c: In function ‘socket_mt_destroy’: net/netfilter/xt_socket.c:224:17: error: implicit declaration of function ‘nf_defrag_ipv6_disable’; did you mean ‘nf_defrag_ipv4_disable’? [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration] 224 | nf_defrag_ipv6_disable(par->net); | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | nf_defrag_ipv4_disable cc1: some warnings being treated as errors make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:288: … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – Fix for ‘Legacy’ 390.xx and Kernel 5.17..

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I have an old HP 8760W laptop, which needs the NVIDIA ‘legacy’ 390.xx driver series, and Nouveau is (yet again) not working as it should.. From the patch for kernel 5.17 support and driver 470.94, at https://gist.github.com/joanbm/6c7b027b9436bf31ce979927e544e9d5 it seemed that the changes necessary should be simple.. In fact this patch can be used, with the following change.. … 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 →

VMware – Convoluted Guest Freeze Fix…

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I had been struggling for some considerable time with guest (Win10) performance issues with VMware – including application (Photoshop CS6) ‘freezing’ for a time, and overall very sluggish responses.. I had found several articles that suggested cause/effect/fix for this, but none really worked.. I made changes to control khugepaged: …………………….. [root@rglinux820 ~]$ echo never | tee /sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/defrag … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.17 Pre-release Tests..

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Kernel 5.17-rc1 is due out soon, and so I tested the latest (Jan 16th) Github version, to see if there were any surprises.. The latest NVIDIA driver – 510.39.01 – compiled and loaded/ran OK: …………. ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.39.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.39.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.39.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-kthread-q.o MODPOST /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.39.01/kernel/Module.symvers CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.39.01/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.39.01/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.39.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.39.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset.ko CC [M] … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.16 – Later Than Usual..

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Kernel 5.16 has – finally – been released, after deliberate delay (with an -rc8) due to the ‘holiday season’..    Details are here:   http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2201.1/00613.html As expected, the latest version of NVIDIA (495.46) and the latest patched VMware 16.2.1 all compile and load/run OK.. NVIDIA: ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-495.46/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-495.46/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-495.46/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-kthread-q.o  MODPOST /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-495.46/kernel/Module.symvers  CC [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-495.46/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o  LD [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-495.46/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko … Continue reading →