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0 Replies Last post: Mar 7, 2008 1:32 PM by selinux  

linux 2.6.25, 2.6.26, vmmon, init_mm, vmware-any-any, .... posted: Mar 7, 2008 1:32 PM

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Jan 15, 2005

The latest linux kernels (2.6.25-rc4) continue supporting vmmon's reference to the kernel symbol 'init_mm', but after 2.6.25 (that is, starting with 2.6.26) this symbol will no longer be exported.

(The patch in 2.6.25 uses "EXPORT_UNUSED_SYMBOL(init_mm)", thereby requiring a kernel config option to actually export it.)

I believe Fedora's 2.6.25 kernels will start to support this, but the end is in sight for access to init_mm.....

Of course, I don't know the effort involved in "fixing" vmmon (or whether init_mm is actually used or just an artifact), but I'm hoping the changes will be available as the new kernels roll out.....

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