Bug 280204 – app-emulation/vmware-modules wont build with 2.6.30 kernel

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Michele Schiavo 2009-08-03 19:37:06 UTC]

app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.23-r1 (from overlay) wont build with 2.6.30 kernel.

CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/block.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/control.o
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/control.c: In function ‘SetupProcDevice’:
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/control.c:159: error: ‘struct proc_dir_entry’ has no member named ‘owner’
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/control.c:171: error: ‘struct proc_dir_entry’ has no member named ‘owner’



Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.try to emerge vmware module


Actual Results:  
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/block.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/control.o
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/control.c: In function ‘SetupProcDevice’:
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/control.c:159: error: ‘struct proc_dir_entry’ has no member named ‘owner’
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/control.c:171: error: ‘struct proc_dir_entry’ has no member named ‘owner’

Expected Results:  
vmware-module build.

[Comment 1 Michele Schiavo 2009-08-03 19:37:40 UTC]

Created attachment 200043 [details]
vmware-modules-1.0.0.23-r1 ebuild

[Comment 2 Michele Schiavo 2009-08-03 19:37:57 UTC]

Created attachment 200045 [details, diff]
patch for 2.6.30 module

[Comment 3 Michele Schiavo 2009-08-03 19:39:39 UTC]

uname -a
Linux uzzmaster 2.6.30-gentoo-r4 #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Aug 3 13:33:02 CEST 2009 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9300 @ 2.50GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
uzzmaster ~ # lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
vmnet                  36508  5 
vmmon                  64176  8 
vmci                   45128  1 
nvidia               8112344  26 
gspca_zc3xx            49616  0 

[Comment 4 Mike Auty (RETIRED) 2009-08-03 19:53:09 UTC]

Thanks Michele,

Could you please try the modules in the main tree?  I know that vadimk's been doing a lot of work on them recently, and they may be fixed there but not in the vmware overlay...

[Comment 5 Sander Dalemans 2009-08-05 12:19:28 UTC]

I've got exactly the same problem with =app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.23-r1 without the vmware overlay.

[Comment 6 Vadim Kuznetsov (RETIRED) 2009-08-05 13:13:11 UTC]

Please try 1.0.0.24 from main tree.

[Comment 7 Paul Healy 2009-08-06 12:52:19 UTC]

(In reply to comment #6)
> Please try 1.0.0.24 from main tree.

That suggestion works very well here with 2.6.30-gentoo-r4 - many thanks.

=app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.24 ~x86
=app-emulation/vmware-player-2.5.2.156735-r1 ~x86

[Comment 8 3PO 2009-08-16 08:55:32 UTC]

vmware-server-1.0.x dont compile with vmware-modules-1.0.0.24
Here you can find a Patch for kernel 2.6.30 -r4:

http://communities.vmware.com/thread/208963

my someone can implant this in vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r2

[Comment 9 Vadim Kuznetsov (RETIRED) 2009-08-30 00:32:53 UTC]

fixed in 1.0.0.24 and 1.0.0.25