vmware-server is now installed with 2.6.30-gentoo-r4, but module vmnet causes kernel panic.

vmnet_kernel_panic.txt (text/plain), 8.33 KB, created by Ricardo Saffi Marques on 2009-09-03 13:29:18 UTC

[10:06:55] chameleon ~ # /opt/vmware/server/bin/vmware-config.pl 
Making sure services for VMware Server are stopped.

 * WARNING:  vmware has not yet been started.

Configuring fallback GTK+ 2.4 libraries.

You have already setup networking.

Would you like to skip networking setup and keep your old settings as they are?
(yes/no) [yes] no

Do you want networking for your virtual machines? (yes/no/help) [yes] yes

Would you prefer to modify your existing networking configuration using the 
wizard or the editor? (wizard/editor/help) [wizard] 

The following bridged networks have been defined:

All your ethernet interfaces are already bridged.

Do you want to be able to use NAT networking in your virtual machines? (yes/no)
[yes] no

Do you want to be able to use host-only networking in your virtual machines? 
[no] no

Please specify a port for remote console connections to use [902] 

The file "/etc/xinetd.d/vmware-authd" already exists and seems to have been 
modified manually.  Overwrite? [no] no

Configuring the VMware VmPerl Scripting API.

Building the VMware VmPerl Scripting API.

Using compiler "/usr/bin/gcc". Use environment variable CC to override.

Installing the VMware VmPerl Scripting API.

The installation of the VMware VmPerl Scripting API succeeded.

File /etc/pam.d/vmware-authd is backed up to /etc/pam.d/vmware-authd.old.0.

Do you want this program to set up permissions for your registered virtual 
machines?  This will be done by setting new permissions on all files found in 
the "/etc/vmware/vm-list" file. [no] 

Generating SSL Server Certificate

In which directory do you want to keep your virtual machine files? 
[/l/vmrepo1] 

Do you want to enter a serial number now? (yes/no/help) [no] no

 * Starting VMware services: [ ok ]
 *   Virtual machine monitor [ !! ]
 *   Virtual ethernet [ !! ]
 *   Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 [ !! ]

The configuration of VMware Server 1.0.9 build-156507 for Linux for this 
running kernel completed successfully.

[10:09:21] chameleon ~ # /etc/init.d/vmware stop
 * Stopping VMware services: [ ok ]
 *   Virtual machine monitor [ ok ]
 *   Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 [ ok ]
 *   Virtual ethernet [ ok ]

[10:09:57] chameleon ~ # lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
nfs                   247392  1 
nfsd                  262736  9 
lockd                  68164  2 nfs,nfsd
auth_rpcgss            39920  2 nfs,nfsd
sunrpc                182296  12 nfs,nfsd,lockd,auth_rpcgss
exportfs                4336  1 nfsd
ohci1394               29332  0 
e100                   32712  0 

[10:10:00] chameleon ~ # modprobe vmmon

[10:10:04] chameleon ~ # dmesg | tail -n 15
[67966.766509] /dev/vmnet: hub 0 does not exist, allocating memory.
[67966.766519] /dev/vmnet: port on hub 0 successfully opened
[67966.766530] bridge-eth0: enabling the bridge
[67966.766534] bridge-eth0: up
[67966.766535] bridge-eth0: already up
[67966.766538] bridge-eth0: attached
[67979.232568] [21842]: Module vmmon: unloaded
[67979.273805] bridge-eth0: down
[67979.273812] bridge-eth0: detached
[68960.205846] Symbol init_mm is marked as UNUSED, however this module is using it.
[68960.205850] This symbol will go away in the future.
[68960.205851] Please evalute if this is the right api to use and if it really is, submit a report the linux kernel mailinglist together with submitting your code for inclusion.
[68960.206320] [22773]: VMCI: Driver initialized.
[68960.206526] [22773]: Module vmmon: registered with major=10 minor=165
[68960.206536] [22773]: Module vmmon: initialized

[10:10:10] chameleon ~ # modprobe vmnet

[10:10:40] chameleon ~ # dmesg | tail -n 25
[68960.206320] [22773]: VMCI: Driver initialized.
[68960.206526] [22773]: Module vmmon: registered with major=10 minor=165
[68960.206536] [22773]: Module vmmon: initialized
[68995.601225] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[68995.601232] WARNING: at fs/proc/generic.c:590 proc_register+0x146/0x17d()
[68995.601234] Hardware name:         
[68995.601236] proc_dir_entry '/proc/vmnet' already registered
[68995.601237] Modules linked in: vmnet(P+) vmmon(P) nfs nfsd lockd auth_rpcgss sunrpc exportfs ohci1394 e100 [last unloaded: vmnet]
[68995.601246] Pid: 22784, comm: modprobe Tainted: P        W  2.6.30-gentoo-r4 #3
[68995.601248] Call Trace:
[68995.601252]  [<ffffffff810fb2f9>] ? proc_register+0x146/0x17d
[68995.601256]  [<ffffffff8103b5ef>] warn_slowpath_common+0x77/0xa4
[68995.601259]  [<ffffffff8103b691>] warn_slowpath_fmt+0x64/0x66
[68995.601264]  [<ffffffff81221f6f>] ? ida_get_new+0xe/0x10
[68995.601267]  [<ffffffff810fb2f9>] proc_register+0x146/0x17d
[68995.601272]  [<ffffffffa0d8fa25>] ? init_module+0x0/0xd65 [vmnet]
[68995.601275]  [<ffffffff810fb458>] create_proc_entry+0x7e/0x94
[68995.601280]  [<ffffffffa0d9397d>] VNetProc_MakeEntry+0x27/0x37 [vmnet]
[68995.601284]  [<ffffffffa0d939ab>] VNetProc_Init+0x1e/0x23 [vmnet]
[68995.601288]  [<ffffffffa0d8fa33>] init_module+0xe/0xd65 [vmnet]
[68995.601292]  [<ffffffff8100905c>] do_one_initcall+0x56/0x12b
[68995.601296]  [<ffffffff81051f53>] ? __blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x58/0x6a
[68995.601300]  [<ffffffff81060c24>] sys_init_module+0xa9/0x1cd
[68995.601304]  [<ffffffff8100bb2b>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
[68995.601306] ---[ end trace 5051df17bae9f3cd ]---

[10:20:43] chameleon ~ # lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
vmnet                  29048  0 
vmmon                1823068  0 
nfs                   247392  1 
nfsd                  262736  9 
lockd                  68164  2 nfs,nfsd
auth_rpcgss            39920  2 nfs,nfsd
sunrpc                182296  12 nfs,nfsd,lockd,auth_rpcgss
exportfs                4336  1 nfsd
ohci1394               29332  0 
e100                   32712  0 

[10:21:05] chameleon ~ # cd /etc/vmware/

[10:21:08] chameleon /etc/vmware # /etc/init.d/vmware start
 * VMware Server is installed, but it has not been (correctly) configured
 * for the running kernel. To (re-)configure it, invoke the
 * following command: /opt/vmware/server/bin/vmware-config.pl.
 * VMware is not properly configured! See above. [ !! ]

[10:21:14] chameleon /etc/vmware # ll
total 408
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root vmware    474 2009-09-03 10:09 config
drwxr-xr-x 9 root vmware   4096 2009-09-03 08:37 init.d/
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root vmware  16606 2009-03-25 23:59 installer.sh*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root vmware    375 2009-09-02 11:31 license.vs.1.0-00
-rw-r--r-- 1 root vmware 356520 2009-09-03 10:09 locations
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root vmware     86 2009-09-02 11:43 netmap.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root        0 2009-09-03 10:09 not_configured
drwxr-xr-x 2 root vmware   4096 2009-09-03 08:44 pam.d/
-rw-r--r-- 1 root vmware    182 2009-03-25 23:59 signing-key.pub
drwxr-xr-x 2 root vmware   4096 2009-09-02 11:28 ssl/
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root vmware     87 2009-09-02 11:43 vm-list
-rw-r--r-- 1 root vmware      7 2009-09-02 15:10 vmwaregroup

[10:21:17] chameleon /etc/vmware # rm -f not_configured 
removed `not_configured'

[10:21:23] chameleon /etc/vmware # /etc/init.d/vmware start
 * Starting VMware services: [ ok ]
 *   Virtual machine monitor [ !! ]
 *   Virtual ethernet [ !! ]
 *   Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 [ ok ]

[10:21:27] chameleon /etc/vmware # lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
vmnet                  29048  3 
vmmon                1823068  0 
nfs                   247392  1 
nfsd                  262736  9 
lockd                  68164  2 nfs,nfsd
auth_rpcgss            39920  2 nfs,nfsd
sunrpc                182296  12 nfs,nfsd,lockd,auth_rpcgss
exportfs                4336  1 nfsd
ohci1394               29332  0 
e100                   32712  0 

[10:21:33] chameleon /etc/vmware # /etc/init.d/vmware status
 * status:  started

[10:28:10] chameleon /etc/vmware # ll
total 408
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root vmware    474 2009-09-03 10:09 config
drwxr-xr-x 9 root vmware   4096 2009-09-03 08:37 init.d/
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root vmware  16606 2009-03-25 23:59 installer.sh*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root vmware    375 2009-09-02 11:31 license.vs.1.0-00
-rw-r--r-- 1 root vmware 356606 2009-09-03 10:28 locations
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root vmware     86 2009-09-02 11:43 netmap.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root        0 2009-09-03 10:28 not_configured
drwxr-xr-x 2 root vmware   4096 2009-09-03 08:44 pam.d/
-rw-r--r-- 1 root vmware    182 2009-03-25 23:59 signing-key.pub
drwxr-xr-x 2 root vmware   4096 2009-09-02 11:28 ssl/
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root vmware     87 2009-09-02 11:43 vm-list
-rw-r--r-- 1 root vmware      7 2009-09-02 15:10 vmwaregroup

[10:28:11] chameleon /etc/vmware # ### There is "not_configured" once again...