Kernel 7.1 is out, and changelog details are here: https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v7.x/ChangeLog-7.1 After earlier testing, it is confirmed that the latest NVIDIA (610.43.02) and VMware (25H2) both compile and load/run OK.. Robert Gadsdon. June 15th 2026..
Continue reading →The Linux Kernel is now on Version 7, and the brief details of 7.0-rc1 are here: https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2602.2/07107.html As with the pre-test last week, the latest NVIDIA 590.48.01 and VMware 25.0 drivers compiled and loaded/ran successfully.. Robert Gadsdon. February 22nd 2026.
Continue reading →Kernel 6.18 is out, and brief details are here: https://lkml.org/lkml/2025/11/30/341 This version compiles with the latest NVIDIA driver 580.105.08, and – unusually – with the new VMware Workstation ’25H2′ release without any patches.. Robert Gadsdon.. November 30th 2025..
Continue reading →Kernel 6.4 is out, and brief details are here: https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2306.3/00796.html As expected, the latest NVIDIA – 535.54.03 – Compiles and runs OK. Details/downloads are here: https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/linux-solaris-and-freebsd-driver-535-54-03-production-branch-release/256689 The patched VMware 17.0.2 is OK as well, and the patchset can be found at https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-17.0.2 Robert Gadsdon.. June 25th 2023. Note: Twitter API change broke the WP to Twitter WordPress … Continue reading →
Kernel 4.17-rc6 has been released, and details of changes since -rc5 are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1805.2/03965.html This version is still OK with the latest VMware (14.1.1) and NVIDIA (396.24) drivers, but also includes fixes for repeated GCC8 / objtool warnings at compile time: ………………. Josh Poimboeuf (5): ………. objtool: Support GCC 8’s cold subfunctions objtool: Support GCC 8 switch … Continue reading →
Kernel 4.17-rc6 has been released, and details of changes since -rc5 are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1805.2/03965.html This version is still OK with the latest VMware (14.1.1) and NVIDIA (396.24) drivers, but also includes fixes for repeated GCC8 / objtool warnings at compile time: ………………. Josh Poimboeuf (5): ………. objtool: Support GCC 8’s cold subfunctions objtool: Support GCC 8 switch … Continue reading →