Just installed kernel 3.10-rc2, and VMware and NVIDIA fail to compile:

VMware:
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/tmp/modconfig-i0TsV7/vmnet-only/hub.c: In function ‘VNetHubAlloc’:
/tmp/modconfig-i0TsV7/vmnet-only/hub.c:366:28: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/tmp/modconfig-i0TsV7/vmnet-only/hub.c:367:28: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
make[2]: *** [/tmp/modconfig-i0TsV7/vmnet-only/hub.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs….
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/modconfig-i0TsV7/vmnet-only] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-3.10-rc2′
make: *** [vmnet.ko] Error 2
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CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-i0TsV7/vmblock-only/linux/module.o
/tmp/modconfig-i0TsV7/vmblock-only/linux/control.c: In function ‘SetupProcDevice’:
/tmp/modconfig-i0TsV7/vmblock-only/linux/control.c:211:4: error: implicit declaration of function ‘create_proc_entry’ [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
/tmp/modconfig-i0TsV7/vmblock-only/linux/control.c:211:21: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast [enabled by default]
/tmp/modconfig-i0TsV7/vmblock-only/linux/control.c:221:20: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/tmp/modconfig-i0TsV7/vmblock-only/linux/control.c: In function ‘ExecuteBlockOp’:
/tmp/modconfig-i0TsV7/vmblock-only/linux/control.c:285:9: warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type [enabled by default]
/tmp/modconfig-i0TsV7/vmblock-only/linux/control.c:296:4: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘putname’ from incompatible pointer type [enabled by default]
In file included from include/linux/proc_fs.h:8:0,
from /tmp/modconfig-i0TsV7/vmblock-only/linux/control.c:28:
include/linux/fs.h:2042:13: note: expected ‘struct filename *’ but argument is of type ‘char *’
cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
make[2]: *** [/tmp/modconfig-i0TsV7/vmblock-only/linux/control.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs….
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/modconfig-i0TsV7/vmblock-only] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-3.10-rc2′
make: *** [vmblock.ko] Error 2

NVIDIA 310.51:
NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-310.51/kernel/nv-i2c.c: In function ‘nv_i2c_del_adapter’:
/home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-310.51/kernel/nv-i2c.c:327:14: error: void value not ignored as it ought to be
make[4]: *** [/home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-310.51/kernel/nv-i2c.o] Error 1
make[3]: *** [_module_/home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-310.51/kernel] Error 2
make[2]: *** [sub-make] Error 2
NVIDIA: left KBUILD.
nvidia.ko failed to build!

NVIDIA 319.17:
/home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-319.17/kernel/nv-i2c.c:327:14: error: void value not ignored as it ought to be
make[4]: *** [/home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-319.17/kernel/nv-i2c.o] Error 1
make[3]: *** [_module_/home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-319.17/kernel] Error 2
make[2]: *** [sub-make] Error 2
NVIDIA: left KBUILD.
nvidia.ko failed to build!

The NVIDIA errors would appear to be the same for both the ‘released’ and ‘beta’ drivers..

VMware – partial – fix:
There is a patch for vmnet (only) with 3.10-rc1 in this thread:http://communities.vmware.com/thread/446113
– and it works, for vmnet, but with 3.10-rc2 vmblock also fails to compile..

More investigation to follow!

Robert Gadsdon.   May 20, 2013..