topic Re: Linux Kernel 6.5-rc - vmmon compile fails.. in Workstation 2023 Tech Preview Discussion

Linux Kernel 6.5-rc - vmmon compile fails..

rgadsdon — Sun, 06 Aug 2023 06:49:05 GMT

Tested with VMware 2023 tech preview:
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CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/vmmon-only/bootstrap/monLoaderVmmon.o
CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/vmmon-only/bootstrap/vmmblob.o
LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/vmmon-only/vmmon.o
/home/rgadsdon/kernel/vmmon-only/vmmon.o: warning: objtool: CrossPage_CodePage+0x207: 'naked' return found in RETHUNK build
MODPOST /home/rgadsdon/kernel/vmmon-only/Module.symvers
ERROR: modpost: "__pte_offset_map" [/home/rgadsdon/kernel/vmmon-only/vmmon.ko] undefined!
make[3]: *** [scripts/Makefile.modpost:144: /home/rgadsdon/kernel/vmmon-only/Module.symvers] Error 1
make[2]: *** [/usr/src/kernels/6.5.0-0.rc1.11.fc39.x86_64/Makefile:1990: modpost] Error 2
make[1]: *** [Makefile:246: __sub-make] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/kernels/6.5.0-0.rc1.11.fc39.x86_64'
make: *** [Makefile:117: vmmon.ko] Error 2

Re: Linux Kernel 6.5-rc - vmmon compile fails..

comphilip — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 04:52:37 GMT

Open vmmon-only/include/pgtbl.h and replace pte_offset_map to pte_offset_kernel

Re: Linux Kernel 6.5-rc - vmmon compile fails..

rgadsdon — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 11:31:45 GMT

Applied this, and vmmon now compiles OK with Kernel 6.5 (and 6.6-rc1). This is also a solution for version 17.0.2..

Thank you.

RG.

Re: Linux Kernel 6.5-rc - vmmon compile fails..

jparanoid — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 17:57:48 GMT

amazing!, i applied this and everything works fine!! Thx

Re: Linux Kernel 6.5-rc - vmmon compile fails..

Patan_cl — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 15:03:21 GMT

Thanks! You can also download and replace the original modules from https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/blob/tmp/workstation-17.0.2-k6.5/INSTALL

Re: Linux Kernel 6.5-rc - vmmon compile fails..

andreaplanet — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 16:23:47 GMT

Here the steps for a lazy fix for kernel 6.5.5 and VMWare 17.0.2 as described here for the kernel 6.4:

# Cd to the dir where the vmware modules are. cd /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source # Unpack vmmon. tar -xvf vmmon.tar # Fix by replacing replace pte_offset_map with pte_offset_kernel sed -i 's/pte_offset_map/pte_offset_kernel/g' vmmon-only/include/pgtbl.h # Backup original vmmon.tar mv vmmon.tar vmmon.tar.original # Pack the patched vmmon. tar -cf vmmon.tar vmmon-only

Then recompile

vmware-modconfig --console --install-all

Re: Linux Kernel 6.5-rc - vmmon compile fails..

felicityspyder — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 17:05:17 GMT

VMware now works after updating kernel to 6.5.4 on Pop!_OS. Thank you!

Re: Linux Kernel 6.5-rc - vmmon compile fails..

AndreD — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 21:21:45 GMT

Unfortunately, even with this fix, with 6.5.0-9 kernel I get:

/tmp/modconfig-cRIzDl/vmnet-only/bridge.c:1413:11: error: implicit declaration of function ‘skb_gso_segment’; did you mean ‘tcp_gso_segment’? [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
1413 | segs = skb_gso_segment(skb, 0);

Sadly, there are small open source projects that are better at upgrading kernel modules in a timely fashion than VMWare. This mess happens now and then, and Vmware does not seem to care/learn, or provide a simple fix.

Re: Linux Kernel 6.5-rc - vmmon compile fails..

andreaplanet — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 01:23:49 GMT

You need also the patch for Kernel 6.4:

# Cd to te dir where the vmware modules are.
cd /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source
# Unpack vmnet.
tar -xvf vmnet.tar
# Add the missing include (code is just there now)
sed -i '46 a#include <net/gso.h>' vmnet-only/bridge.c
# Backup original vmnet.tar
mv vmnet.tar vmnet.tar.original
# Pack the patched vmnet.
tar -cf vmnet.tar vmnet-only

Re: Linux Kernel 6.5-rc - vmmon compile fails..

AndreD — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 06:22:01 GMT

Thank you, at first glance, I thought those were the same - just referring to some other post.

Re: Linux Kernel 6.5-rc - vmmon compile fails..

bithack3r — Sun, 22 Oct 2023 15:27:21 GMT

sudo vmware-modconfig --console --install-all [AppLoader] Use shipped Linux kernel AIO access library. An up-to-date "libaio" or "libaio1" package from your system is preferred. [AppLoader] GLib does not have GSettings support. Stopping VMware services: VMware Authentication Daemon done Virtual machine monitor done make: Entering directory '/tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only' Using kernel build system. /usr/bin/make -C /lib/modules/6.5.0-9-generic/build/include/.. M=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \ MODULEBUILDDIR= modules make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.5.0-9-generic' warning: the compiler differs from the one used to build the kernel The kernel was built by: x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc-13 (Ubuntu 13.2.0-4ubuntu3) 13.2.0 You are using: gcc (Ubuntu 13.2.0-4ubuntu3) 13.2.0 CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/linux/driverLog.o CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/common/apic.o CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/common/comport.o CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/common/crosspage.o CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/common/crosspage.o: warning: objtool: CrossPage_CodePage+0x207: 'naked' return found in RETHUNK build CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/common/moduleloop.o CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/common/sharedAreaVmmon.o CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/common/statVarsVmmon.o CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/common/task.o In file included from /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/./include/cpu_types.h:29, from /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/./include/modulecall.h:33, from /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/common/moduleloop.c:33: /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/./include/vm_basic_defs.h:779: warning: "DO_ONCE" redefined 779 | #define DO_ONCE(code) \ | In file included from ./include/linux/prandom.h:12, from ./include/linux/random.h:153, from ./include/linux/nodemask.h:97, from ./include/linux/sched.h:23, from /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/common/moduleloop.c:31: ./include/linux/once.h:46: note: this is the location of the previous definition 46 | #define DO_ONCE(func, ...) \ | CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.o CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/bootstrap/bootstrap.o /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o: warning: objtool: PhysTrack_Add() falls through to next function PhysTrack_Remove() /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o: warning: objtool: PhysTrack_Remove() falls through to next function PhysTrack_Test() CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/bootstrap/monLoader.o In file included from /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/./include/cpu_types.h:29, from /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/./include/modulecall.h:33, from /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c:58: /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/./include/vm_basic_defs.h:779: warning: "DO_ONCE" redefined 779 | #define DO_ONCE(code) \ | In file included from ./include/linux/prandom.h:12, from ./include/linux/random.h:153, from ./include/linux/nodemask.h:97, from ./include/linux/sched.h:23, from ./include/linux/binfmts.h:5, from /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c:31: ./include/linux/once.h:46: note: this is the location of the previous definition 46 | #define DO_ONCE(func, ...) \ | CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/bootstrap/monLoaderVmmon.o CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/bootstrap/vmmblob.o /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/bootstrap/monLoader.c: In function ‘MonLoader_Process’: In file included from /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/./include/cpu_types.h:29, from /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/./include/modulecall.h:33, from /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/./common/vmx86.h:33, from /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/linux/driver.h:32, from /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:47: /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/./include/vm_basic_defs.h:779: warning: "DO_ONCE" redefined 779 | #define DO_ONCE(code) \ | In file included from ./include/linux/prandom.h:12, from ./include/linux/random.h:153, from ./include/linux/nodemask.h:97, from ./include/linux/list_lru.h:12, from ./include/linux/fs.h:13, from ./include/linux/highmem.h:5, from /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:25: ./include/linux/once.h:46: note: this is the location of the previous definition 46 | #define DO_ONCE(func, ...) \ | /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/bootstrap/monLoader.c:794:24: warning: the comparison will always evaluate as ‘false’ for the address of ‘entries’ will never be NULL [-Waddress] 794 | if (header->entries == 0 || header->count == 0) { | ^~ In file included from /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/bootstrap/monLoader.c:57: /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/./include/monLoader.h:239:19: note: ‘entries’ declared here 239 | MonLoaderEntry entries[]; | ^~~~~~~ In file included from /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/./include/cpu_types.h:29, from /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/./include/modulecall.h:33, from /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.h:33, from /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.c:38: /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/./include/vm_basic_defs.h:779: warning: "DO_ONCE" redefined 779 | #define DO_ONCE(code) \ | In file included from ./include/linux/prandom.h:12, from ./include/linux/random.h:153, from ./include/linux/nodemask.h:97, from ./include/linux/sched.h:23, from /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.c:31: ./include/linux/once.h:46: note: this is the location of the previous definition 46 | #define DO_ONCE(func, ...) \ | /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/common/task.o: warning: objtool: .text: unexpected end of section LD [M] /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/vmmon.o MODPOST /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/Module.symvers CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/vmmon.mod.o LD [M] /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/vmmon.ko BTF [M] /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/vmmon.ko Skipping BTF generation for /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only/vmmon.ko due to unavailability of vmlinux make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.5.0-9-generic' /usr/bin/make -C $PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \ MODULEBUILDDIR= postbuild make[1]: Entering directory '/tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only' make[1]: 'postbuild' is up to date. make[1]: Leaving directory '/tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only' cp -f vmmon.ko ./../vmmon.o make: Leaving directory '/tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmmon-only' make: Entering directory '/tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmnet-only' Using kernel build system. /usr/bin/make -C /lib/modules/6.5.0-9-generic/build/include/.. M=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \ MODULEBUILDDIR= modules make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.5.0-9-generic' warning: the compiler differs from the one used to build the kernel The kernel was built by: x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc-13 (Ubuntu 13.2.0-4ubuntu3) 13.2.0 You are using: gcc (Ubuntu 13.2.0-4ubuntu3) 13.2.0 CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmnet-only/driver.o CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmnet-only/hub.o CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmnet-only/userif.o CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmnet-only/netif.o CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmnet-only/bridge.o CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmnet-only/procfs.o CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmnet-only/smac_compat.o CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmnet-only/smac.o CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmnet-only/vnetEvent.o CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmnet-only/vnetUserListener.o /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmnet-only/userif.o: warning: objtool: VNetCsumAndCopyToUser+0x2d: call to csum_partial_copy_nocheck() with UACCESS enabled LD [M] /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmnet-only/vmnet.o MODPOST /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmnet-only/Module.symvers CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmnet-only/vmnet.mod.o LD [M] /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmnet-only/vmnet.ko BTF [M] /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmnet-only/vmnet.ko Skipping BTF generation for /tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmnet-only/vmnet.ko due to unavailability of vmlinux make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.5.0-9-generic' /usr/bin/make -C $PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \ MODULEBUILDDIR= postbuild make[1]: Entering directory '/tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmnet-only' make[1]: 'postbuild' is up to date. make[1]: Leaving directory '/tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmnet-only' cp -f vmnet.ko ./../vmnet.o make: Leaving directory '/tmp/modconfig-qiW8D9/vmnet-only' Starting VMware services: Virtual machine monitor failed Virtual machine communication interface done VM communication interface socket family done Virtual ethernet failed VMware Authentication Daemon done Unable to start services

I've followed your steps but it still doesn't work. I'm on Ubuntu 23.10.

Re: Linux Kernel 6.5-rc - vmmon compile fails..

andreaplanet — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 16:32:58 GMT

In your case the error is "Skipping BTF generation xxx. due to unavailability of vmlinux". If you search for that error you find some answers. In the meantime 17.5 is out so you may try that too.