precompiled module for vmmon on rhel6.1 beta kernel 2.6.32-122.el6.x86_64 wouldnt start up
seemed to start up ok on previous kernels from 6.0 (2.6.32-71.18.2.el6.x86_64)
moved the precompiled module folder (/usr/lib/vmware/modules/) out of the way, and attempted to compile modules:
# vmware-modconfig --console --install-all
Stopping VMware services:
VMware USB Arbitrator [ OK ]
VM communication interface socket family [ OK ]
Virtual machine communication interface [ OK ]
Virtual machine monitor [ OK ]
Blocking file system [ OK ]
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.32-122.el6.x86_64/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.32-122.el6.x86_64'
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driverLog.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o
cc1: warnings being treated as errors
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c: In function ‘HostIFReadUptimeWork’:
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c:2004: error: ‘newUpBase’ may be used uninitialized in this function
make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.32-122.el6.x86_64'
make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only'
Unable to install vmmon
patch to define newUpBase in /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmmon.tar:
--- hostif.c.orig 2011-04-08 18:52:53.042747864 -0500
+++ hostif.c 2011-04-08 18:49:26.000000000 -0500
@@ -2033,6 +2033,7 @@
*/
diff = uptime - monotime;
+ newUpBase = 0;
if (UNLIKELY(diff < -UPTIME_FREQ || diff > UPTIME_FREQ)) {
/* Compute a new uptimeBase to get uptime back on track. */
newUpBase = monotime - (uptime - upBase);
