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VMware – Possible Kernel 4.7 Fix for 12.1.1..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on May 31, 2016 by RGMay 31, 2016

Thanks to g, from their comment on my previous article ( http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=1746 ), there may be a more correct vmnet fix than simply ‘commenting out the code’..    Replace dev->trans_start = jiffies with  netif_trans_update(dev) in netif.c I have made this change, and VMware 12.1.1 is – so far – loading and running OK, as usual.. Robert Gadsdon.   May 30, … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, fix, Hacks, kernel, Linux, VMware | Tagged fix, kernel 4.7-rc1, netif.c, vmnet, vmware 12.1.1 | 7 Replies

Kernel 3.17-rc3 – Breaks VMNET – and a Fix..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on September 4, 2014 by RGSeptember 4, 2014

Just tested Kernel 3.17-rc3, and it breaks VMware (10.0.3) – vmnet: ……………. /tmp/modconfig-d0zqLW/vmnet-only/netif.c: In function ‘VNetNetIf_Create’: /tmp/modconfig-d0zqLW/vmnet-only/netif.c:152:64: error: macro “alloc_netdev” requires 4 arguments, but only 3 given     dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof *netIf, deviceName, VNetNetIfSetup);                                                                 ^ /tmp/modconfig-d0zqLW/vmnet-only/netif.c:152:10: error: ‘alloc_netdev’ undeclared (first use in this function)     dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof *netIf, deviceName, VNetNetIfSetup); …………… Thanks to Erwin Zoer (see … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Crash and Burn.., Hacks, kernel, Linux, Opinion, Performance, VMware | Tagged fix, kernel 3.17-rc3, netif.c, net_name_unknown, requires 4 arguments, success, vmnet, vmware problem | 4 Replies
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