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Tag Archives: vmware 17.0.2

VMware – Vmnet Surprise in Kernel 6.4.10.. and a Fix..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on August 12, 2023 by RGAugust 12, 2023

Kernel 6.4.10 includes a backported change from the 6.5-rc branch, and this breaks the vmnet 17.0.2 compile.. The fix is to replicate the same logic from the 6.5 ‘tmp’ branch, at https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/blob/tmp/workstation-17.0.2-k6.5/vmnet-only/bridge.c – around line 47..    For some odd reason, this did not behave correctly on my system, and so I modified/simplified the kernel-version-test portion of … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, fix, Hacks, kernel, Linux, Opinion, VMware | Tagged bridge.c, compile fails, fix, kernel 6.4.10 change, ok, tested, vmnet, vmware 17.0.2 | 1 Reply

VMware – Workstation Pro 17.0.2 Released..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on April 25, 2023 by RGApril 25, 2023

VMware have just updated VMware Workstation Pro to version 17.0.2, and details are here:  https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/17.0.2/rn/vmware-workstation-1702-pro-release-notes/index.html Apart from the usual bugfixes, this also resolves some ‘critical’ security issues:  https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0008.html I have tested this (Fedora 38, Kernel 6.3.0) and the current 17.0.1 patchset for vmmon/vmnet still applies successfully..   I am sure there will be a specific 17.0.2 set soon.. … Continue reading →

Posted in Linux, Opinion, VMware | Tagged existing patchset OK, released, security fixes, vmware 17.0.2 | Leave a reply
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