vmware kernel module updata 问题解决

 

VMware modules & kernel 3.13

Garrett Skjelstad / December 13, 2013

Ugh. So really. Sometimes I drive myself insane. I have this insatiable urge to constantly be updating my system. In this particular case, I was running Fedora 20 (still beta, is supposed to be released on December 17th), even though I am already running beta code, in my infinite wisdom, I decided that I should try and use the rawhide repo. I actually just wanted a specific package. (VLC), why i decided I needed the rawhide version, I can’t remember, and it’s not really important.

What is important is that I decided to enabled the rawhide repo, and then ran a a distro-sync. (oh noes!)

That was my first mistake. I have a pentient for upgrades. Seriously. I love updates. I even love beta updates.  Unfortunately the dopamine release I get from installing a new version of software quickly turns to regret when my system turns unstable. Fixing a broken system is annoying, especially when I don’t have enough knowledge to know why things are broken, I’ll save that for another post.

Short story VMware Workstation kernels don’t compile correctly on Linux Kernel 3.13 located in the Fedora rawhide repo.

Here’s the module patch: (Updated: Thanks DanDar3)

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> #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 13, 0)
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> #else
> VNetFilterHookFn(const struct nf_hook_ops *ops,        // IN:
> #endif
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<    transmit = (hooknum == VMW_NF_INET_POST_ROUTING);
---
>    #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 13, 0)
>       transmit = (hooknum == VMW_NF_INET_POST_ROUTING);
>    #else
>       transmit = (ops->hooknum == VMW_NF_INET_POST_ROUTING);
>    #endif

Save that text as vmnet313.patch in your home dir.

Here’s the complete steps to implement

#Change directory into the vmware module source directory
cd /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source
# untar the vmnet modules
tar -xvf vmnet.tar
#run a the patch you should have just saved earlier
patch vmnet-only/filter.c < ~/vmnet313.patch
# re-tar the modules
tar -uvf vmnet.tar vmnet-only
#delete the previous working directory
rm -r vmnet-only
# run the vmware module build program. (alternatively just run the GUI app)
/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-modconfig --console --install-all

This should patch the filter.c to be compatible with 3.13.