Comments on: VMware Server 1.0.9 und Kernel 2.6.31.3

By: VMware Server 1.0.10 und Kernel 2.6.32.2 | IT-Psycho Blog

VMware Server 1.0.10 und Kernel 2.6.32.2 | IT-Psycho Blog — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:32:24 +0000

[...] Die aktuellsten Versionen von VMware Server (1.0.10) und dem Linux Kernel (2.6.32.2) funktionieren weiterhin mit den bereits existierenden IT-Psycho Patches vom Oktober. [...]

By: IT Psycho

IT Psycho — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:03:39 +0000

Btw: There is no need to manually patch the init_mm export. There is a patchset available in this blog posting.

By: MichiX

MichiX — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:39:54 +0000

Thanks for your corrections. It is easy to apply the patch to Kernel 2.6.31-14 which is shipped with Ubuntu. Just install the sources:

apt-get install linux-source-2.6.31

and the following packages required to build your own kernel:

apt-get install fakeroot build-essential crash kexec-tools makedumpfile kernel-wedge apt-get build-dep linux

The following has to be done as root:

sudo bash

Next, unpack the kernel sources:

cd /usr/src
tar xvfj linux-source-2.6.31.tar.bz2

and change to the source directory:

cd linux-source-2.6.31

Now, copy the kernel-config you use (I use the generic-pae one):

cp /boot/config-2.6.31-14-generic-pae .config

Now, patch the kernel sources manually:

vi arch/x86/kernel/init_task.c
after line:
static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
add new line:
EXPORT_UNUSED_SYMBOL(init_mm);

vi include/linux/init_task.h
after line:
extern struct fs_struct init_fs;
add new lines:
#define INIT_MM(name) \
{ \
.mm_rb = RB_ROOT, \
.pgd = swapper_pg_dir, \
.mm_users = ATOMIC_INIT(2), \
.mm_count = ATOMIC_INIT(1), \
.mmap_sem = __RWSEM_INITIALIZER(name.mmap_sem), \
.page_table_lock = __SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(name.page_table_lock), \
.mmlist = LIST_HEAD_INIT(name.mmlist), \
.cpu_vm_mask = CPU_MASK_ALL, \
}

That’s it. Now you need to build the kernel as documented:

http://blog.avirtualhome.com/2009/11/03/how-to-compile-a-kernel-for-ubuntu-karmic/

and install the kernel with

dpkg -i

Don’t forget to use the kernel modules provided by IT-Psycho to get VMWare
running. Here, you might need to change all calls:

compat_smp_call_function(LinuxDriverIPIHandler, NULL, 1, 1);

into:

compat_smp_call_function(LinuxDriverIPIHandler, NULL, 1);

for the files vmmon-only/linux/driver.c and vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c

For better comfort you may want to download the fixed kernel (only based on
generic-pae) and the VMWare module files here:

http://in-flux.de/docs/linux-image-2.6.31-14-vmware-pae_2.6.31-14.48_i386.deb
http://in-flux.de/docs/linux-headers-2.6.31-14-vmware-pae_2.6.31-14.48_i386.deb
http://in-flux.de/docs/vmmon.tar
http://in-flux.de/docs/vmnet.tar

Best regards and thank you for your wonderful blog entry,
Michael.

By: Johann

Johann — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:40:17 +0000

Besten Dank für die Anleitung. Wie benutze ich den patch – und läuft der auch für den Kernel 2.6.31-14-generic (Karmic -aktuell)?
Bin schon Tage am Suchen …

Freue mich über eine kurze Antwort.

Johann

By: badza

badza — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:54:20 +0000

I don’t understand, 4 arguments are too many and 3 arguments are too little :(

/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1736:71: error: macro “compat_smp_call_function” requires 4 arguments, but only 3 given

By: IT Psycho

IT Psycho — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:41:46 +0000

Try this one:
Edit the line #1736 in vmmon-only/linux/driver.c
from
retval = compat_smp_call_function(LinuxDriverIPIHandler, NULL, 1, 1);
to
retval = compat_smp_call_function(LinuxDriverIPIHandler, NULL, 1);

Please let me know if that does the trick.

By: badza

badza — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:03:45 +0000

Hi,
# CONFIG_SMP is not set
and result is OK (with many warnings). Without SMP other 3 cores of my Quad are unusable, but i need them :( Can you help me pls?

By: IT Psycho

IT Psycho — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:29:19 +0000

Try without SMP support and tell me if that works for you.

By: badza

badza — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:38:58 +0000

Thx for patch, but … :(

Building the vmmon module.

Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only’
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.31.3/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.31.3-patched’
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
In file included from /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/./include/machine.h:24,
from /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.h:15,
from /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:49:
/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/./include/x86.h:830:1: warning: “PTE_PFN_MASK” redefined
In file included from /usr/src/linux-2.6.31.3-patched/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h:7,
from /usr/src/linux-2.6.31.3-patched/arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h:61,
from include/linux/irqflags.h:57,
from /usr/src/linux-2.6.31.3-patched/arch/x86/include/asm/system.h:11,
from /usr/src/linux-2.6.31.3-patched/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h:17,
from include/linux/prefetch.h:14,
from include/linux/list.h:6,
from include/linux/module.h:9,
from /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:12:
/usr/src/linux-2.6.31.3-patched/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_types.h:182:1: warning: this is the location of the previous definition
In file included from /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.h:20,
from /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:49:
/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/./include/compat_wait.h:11:1: warning: “VMW_HAVE_EPOLL” redefined
: warning: this is the location of the previous definition
/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c: In function ‘LinuxDriver_Ioctl’:
/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1736: error: too many arguments to function ‘smp_call_function’
make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.31.3-patched’
make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only’
Unable to build the vmmon module.