Thanks to Jeff Chua, there is a practical workaround for vmmon with Kernel 6.5, and this can be found at: https://github.com/jeffersonchua/linux-6.5.0/blob/main/patch-17.0.2-6.5.0 My apologies to Jeff, for the WordPress mangling of code in his previous comments on my earlier article… I have applied this patch, and VMware Workstation 17.0.2 now loads/runs OK with Kernel 6.5-rc5 on my test system.. … Continue reading →
Updated to Kernel 6.5-rc5, and – as expected – vmmon still fails to compile: CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-s9HCQR/vmmon-only/bootstrap/vmmblob.o LD [M] /tmp/modconfig-s9HCQR/vmmon-only/vmmon.o MODPOST /tmp/modconfig-s9HCQR/vmmon-only/Module.symvers ERROR: modpost: “__pte_offset_map” [/tmp/modconfig-s9HCQR/vmmon-only/vmmon.ko] undefined! make[3]: *** [scripts/Makefile.modpost:144: /tmp/modconfig-s9HCQR/vmmon-only/Module.symvers] Error 1 make[2]: *** [/usr/src/linux-6.5-rc5/Makefile:1984: modpost] Error 2 make[1]: *** [Makefile:234: __sub-make] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory ‘/usr/src/linux-6.5-rc5’ make: *** [Makefile:117: vmmon.ko] Error 2 I did … Continue reading →
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 →
VMware have released Workstation Pro 16.2.0, and details are here: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/16.2.0/rn/VMware-Workstation-1620-Pro-Release-Notes.html Compiles – with multiple warnings – with Kernel 5.15-rc5: # vmware-modconfig –console –install-all [AppLoader] GLib does not have GSettings support. Stopping vmware (via systemctl): [ OK ] make: Entering directory ‘/tmp/modconfig-sAzCOh/vmmon-only’ Using kernel build system. /usr/bin/make -C /lib/modules/5.15.0-rc5/build/include/.. M=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \ MODULEBUILDDIR= modules make[1]: Entering directory … Continue reading →
I have been carrying out some preliminary tests to see how feasible it is to compile the Linux Kernel, and NVIDIA drivers, and VMware, using the ‘alternative’ to GCC – CLANG.. The kernel compile is relatively easy, and well documented: # make CC=clang HOSTCC=clang -j8 (for a 4-core system) The compile seems to be slower than GCC, … Continue reading →
With thanks to huyz for the notification – there is now a patch from baryonix available for VMware 15.5.6 and Kernel 5.8.. The patch is available here: https://github.com/baryonix/vmware-host-modules/tree/fixes-for-5.8 I have – briefly – tested this with Kernel 5.8.5, and it was successful.. As the usual # vmware and # vmware-modconfig still segfault, then vmmon/vmnet have to be … Continue reading →
Since the release of Kernel 5.8-rc1, any attempt I made to run a VMware client on that host system has failed catastrophically. ( see https://rglinuxtech.com/?p=2753 ) and the problem still persists, with 5.8-rc6. I had posted brief details of the issue on the VMware forum some weeks ago, but there has been no useful response. https://communities.vmware.com/thread/638457 I … Continue reading →
VMware have released Workstation 15.5.2, and details are here: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/15.5/rn/VMware-Workstation-1552-Pro-Release-Notes.html This compiles with Kernels 5.5.9 and 5.6-rc6, but with many ‘warnings’… Kernel 5.5.9 (GCC 9) examples: vmmon: ………………………. /tmp/modconfig-rt8PSu/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o: warning: objtool: .text.__x86_indirect_thunk_rbx+0x0: unsupported intra-function call /tmp/modconfig-rt8PSu/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o: warning: objtool: If this is a retpoline, please patch it in with alternatives and annotate it with ANNOTATE_NOSPEC_ALTERNATIVE. /tmp/modconfig-rt8PSu/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o: warning: objtool: … Continue reading →
I have updated some test systems (x86_64 and aarch64) to pre-beta Fedora 32, which now includes GCC 10: $ gcc –version gcc (GCC) 10.0.1 20200216 (Red Hat 10.0.1-0.8) There have been a couple of problems with kernel compilation, but in each case there was already a patch/workaround available.. https://www.spinics.net/linux/fedora/fedora-arm/msg13193.html and https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/1/29/494 The most serious problem was a … Continue reading →
VMware have released version 15.5.1, and details are here: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/15.5/rn/VMware-Workstation-1551-Pro-Release-Notes.html The Linux-kernel-related stuff appears to be unchanged, and compiles (with several warnings..) with Kernel 5.3 (tested with 5.3.11). I got some odd behaviour (shared folders becoming disabled?) when running this unpatched version, and so applied the patched 15.5.0 vmmon/vmnet, which seems to work better.. Robert Gadsdon. November … Continue reading →