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Kernel – 6.17 is out… Almost No Surprises?

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Kernel 6.17 has been released, and brief details are here:  https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=wiX38oG6=xFBNLO0pnjqHfxzjd6-1kZ5Nv9HfqNC2PoFA@mail.gmail.com/T/#u  This is a different mailing list link, as the usual one had not been updated yet, for some reason..

The latest NVIDIA driver 580.82.09 compiles OK, but I did find that running the NVxxx.run installer failed, and the driver had to be manually extracted, compiled and loaded, but this went ahead successfully..    On one system, the loading resulted in a blank screen, and this was fixed by rebooting the system..   This was not an issue with the 6.17-rc releases, but may be an isolated quirk?

The latest VMware driver 17.6.4 – with the Kernel 6.15/6.16 patches – installed OK..

Robert Gadsdon.  September 28th 2025.

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Kernel – 6.17 is out… Almost No Surprises? — 3 Comments

  2. Kernel: linux fedora 6.17.8-200.fc42.x86_64
    vmware-workstation: 17.6.4 bundle

    VOMMON appears to complete successfully.

    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 make[1]: Entering directory ‘/usr/src/kernels/6.17.8-200.f
    c42.x86_64’
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 make[2]: Entering directory ‘/tmp/modconfig-j8JXtt/vmmon-o
    nly’
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 CC [M] linux/driver.o
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 CC [M] linux/driverLog.o
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 CC [M] linux/hostif.o
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 CC [M] common/apic.o
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 CC [M] common/comport.o
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 CC [M] common/cpuid.o
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 CC [M] common/crosspage.o
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 CC [M] common/memtrack.o
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 CC [M] common/moduleloop.o
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 CC [M] common/phystrack.o
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 CC [M] common/sharedAreaVmmon.o
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 CC [M] common/statVarsVmmon.o
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 make[2]: Leaving directory ‘/tmp/modconfig-j8JXtt/vmmon-on
    ly’
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 make[1]: Leaving directory ‘/usr/src/kernels/6.17.8-200.fc
    42.x86_64’
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 make: Leaving directory ‘/tmp/modconfig-j8JXtt/vmmon-only’
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 make: Entering directory ‘/tmp/modconfig-j8JXtt/vmnet-only
    ‘
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 /usr/bin/make -C /lib/modules/6.17.8-200.fc42.x86_64/build
    /include/.. M=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 make[1]: Entering directory ‘/usr/src/kernels/6.17.8-200.f
    c42.x86_64’
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 make[2]: Entering directory ‘/tmp/modconfig-j8JXtt/vmnet-o
    nly’
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 CC [M] driver.o
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 CC [M] hub.o
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 CC [M] userif.o
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 CC [M] netif.o
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 CC [M] bridge.o
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 CC [M] procfs.o
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 CC [M] smac_compat.o
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 CC [M] smac.o
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 CC [M] vnetEvent.o
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 CC [M] vnetUserListener.o
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 LD [M] vmnet.o
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 make[2]: Leaving directory ‘/tmp/modconfig-j8JXtt/vmnet-on
    ly’
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 make[1]: Leaving directory ‘/usr/src/kernels/6.17.8-200.fc
    42.x86_64’
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 make: Leaving directory ‘/tmp/modconfig-j8JXtt/vmnet-only’
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 [AppLoader] GLib does not have GSettings support.
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 Using kernel build system.
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 warning: the compiler differs from the one used to build t
    he kernel
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 The kernel was built by: gcc (GCC) 15.2.1 20251022 (Red
    Hat 15.2.1-3)
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 You are using: gcc (GCC) 15.2.1 20251111 (Red
    Hat 15.2.1-4)
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 linux/hostif.c:30:10: fatal error: driver-config.h: No suc
    h file or directory
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 30 | #include “driver-config.h”
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 linux/driverLog.c:26:10: fatal error: driver-config.h: No
    such file or directory
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 26 | #include “driver-config.h”
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 compilation terminated.
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 compilation terminated.
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 In file included from common/comport.c:40:
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 common/comport.h:25:10: fatal error: includeCheck.h: No su
    ch file or directory
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 25 | #include “includeCheck.h”
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 compilation terminated.
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 linux/driver.c:21:10: fatal error: driver-config.h: No suc
    h file or directory
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 21 | #include “driver-config.h”
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 compilation terminated.
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 make[4]: *** [/usr/src/kernels/6.17.8-200.fc42.x86_64/scri
    pts/Makefile.build:287: linux/driver.o] Error 1
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 make[4]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs….
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 make[4]: *** [/usr/src/kernels/6.17.8-200.fc42.x86_64/scri
    pts/Makefile.build:287: common/comport.o] Error 1
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 make[4]: *** [/usr/src/kernels/6.17.8-200.fc42.x86_64/scri
    pts/Makefile.build:287: linux/hostif.o] Error 1
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 make[4]: *** [/usr/src/kernels/6.17.8-200.fc42.x86_64/scri
    pts/Makefile.build:287: linux/driverLog.o] Error 1
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 common/apic.c:20:10: fatal error: vm_basic_defs.h: No such
    file or directory
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 20 | #include “vm_basic_defs.h”
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 compilation terminated.
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 make[4]: *** [/usr/src/kernels/6.17.8-200.fc42.x86_64/scri
    pts/Makefile.build:287: common/apic.o] Error 1
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 common/memtrack.c:79:13: fatal error: driver-config.h: No
    such file or directory
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 79 | # include “driver-config.h”
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 compilation terminated.
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 make[4]: *** [/usr/src/kernels/6.17.8-200.fc42.x86_64/scri
    pts/Makefile.build:287: common/memtrack.o] Error 1
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 common/cpuid.c:22:13: fatal error: driver-config.h: No suc
    h file or directory
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 22 | # include “driver-config.h”
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 compilation terminated.
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 make[4]: *** [/usr/src/kernels/6.17.8-200.fc42.x86_64/scri
    pts/Makefile.build:287: common/cpuid.o] Error 1
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 common/crosspage.c:50:13: fatal error: driver-config.h: No
    such file or directory
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 50 | # include “driver-config.h”
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 compilation terminated.
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 make[4]: *** [/usr/src/kernels/6.17.8-200.fc42.x86_64/scri
    pts/Makefile.build:287: common/crosspage.o] Error 1
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 common/moduleloop.c:30:13: fatal error: driver-config.h: N
    o such file or directory
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 30 | # include “driver-config.h”
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 compilation terminated.
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 common/statVarsVmmon.c:27:13: fatal error: driver-config.h
    : No such file or directory
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 27 | # include “driver-config.h”
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 compilation terminated.
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 make[4]: *** [/usr/src/kernels/6.17.8-200.fc42.x86_64/scri
    pts/Makefile.build:287: common/moduleloop.o] Error 1
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 make[4]: *** [/usr/src/kernels/6.17.8-200.fc42.x86_64/scri
    pts/Makefile.build:287: common/statVarsVmmon.o] Error 1
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 common/phystrack.c:38:13: fatal error: driver-config.h: No
    such file or directory
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 38 | # include “driver-config.h”
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 compilation terminated.
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 make[4]: *** [/usr/src/kernels/6.17.8-200.fc42.x86_64/scri
    pts/Makefile.build:287: common/phystrack.o] Error 1
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 common/sharedAreaVmmon.c:27:13: fatal error: driver-config
    .h: No such file or directory
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 27 | # include “driver-config.h”
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 compilation terminated.
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 make[4]: *** [/usr/src/kernels/6.17.8-200.fc42.x86_64/scri
    pts/Makefile.build:287: common/sharedAreaVmmon.o] Error 1
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 make[3]: *** [/usr/src/kernels/6.17.8-200.fc42.x86_64/Make
    file:2047: .] Error 2
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 make[2]: *** [/usr/src/kernels/6.17.8-200.fc42.x86_64/Make
    file:248: __sub-make] Error 2
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 make[1]: *** [Makefile:248: __sub-make] Error 2
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 make: *** [Makefile:117: vmmon.ko] Error 2
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 Using kernel build system.
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 warning: the compiler differs from the one used to build t
    he kernel
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 The kernel was built by: gcc (GCC) 15.2.1 20251022 (Red
    Hat 15.2.1-3)
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 You are using: gcc (GCC) 15.2.1 20251111 (Red
    Hat 15.2.1-4)
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 vmnet.o: warning: objtool: VNetCsumAndCopyToUser+0x2c: cal
    l to csum_partial_copy_nocheck() with UACCESS enabled
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 vmnet.o: error: objtool: init_module(): Magic init_module(
    ) function name is deprecated, use module_init(fn) instead
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 make[4]: *** [/usr/src/kernels/6.17.8-200.fc42.x86_64/scri
    pts/Makefile.build:503: vmnet.o] Error 255
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 make[4]: *** Deleting file ‘vmnet.o’
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 make[3]: *** [/usr/src/kernels/6.17.8-200.fc42.x86_64/Make
    file:2047: .] Error 2
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 make[2]: *** [/usr/src/kernels/6.17.8-200.fc42.x86_64/Make
    file:248: __sub-make] Error 2
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 make[1]: *** [Makefile:248: __sub-make] Error 2
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 make: *** [Makefile:117: vmnet.ko] Error 2
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141 Unable to install all modules. See log for details.
    2025-11-22T03:50:15.675Z In(05) host-4141

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