PCHAOS’s VMWare 10.0.0.5 Compile/Install Errors in Fedora 21
Pchaos informed me that my original patch didn’t work. From his original source, I created this patch:
Switch to root and install the necessary packages which may be missing.
su - yum install kernel-dev* gcc* patch
Create these patch files with vi or your text editor of choice:
vi /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/pchaos_vmnet.patch
+++ vmnet-only/netif.c 2015-02-15 11:31:28.897708255 -0500 @@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ memcpy(deviceName, devName, sizeof deviceName); NULL_TERMINATE_STRING(deviceName); - dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof *netIf, deviceName, VNetNetIfSetup); + dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof *netIf, deviceName, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, VNetNetIfSetup); if (!dev) { retval = -ENOMEM; goto out;
vi /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/pchaos_vsock.patch
+++ vsock-only/linux/notifyQState.c 2015-02-15 11:43:23.914571581 -0500 @@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ struct sockaddr_vm *dst, // IN: unused struct sockaddr_vm *src) // IN: unused { - sk->sk_data_ready(sk, 0); + sk->sk_data_ready(sk); } @@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ } /* See the comment in VSockVmciNotifyPktSendPostEnqueue */ - sk->sk_data_ready(sk, 0); + sk->sk_data_ready(sk); } return err; +++ vsock-only/linux/notify.c 2015-02-15 11:45:39.099251920 -0500 @@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ PKT_FIELD(vsk, sentWaitingRead) = FALSE; #endif - sk->sk_data_ready(sk, 0); + sk->sk_data_ready(sk); }
Move to the VMWare directory
cd /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source
Make a copy of the source
cp vmnet.tar vmnet.tar.orig cp vsock.tar vsock.tar.orig
Untar the VMWare source
tar -xf vmnet.tar tar -xf vsock.tar
Apply patches
patch -p0 < pchaos_vmnet.patch patch -p0 < pchaos_vsock_.patch
Tar the source
tar -cf vmnet.tar vmnet-only/ tar -cf vsock.tar vsock-only/
Run the VMWare intaller
# vmware-modconfig --console --install-all
Here’s the make output. There are a couple of ignorable redefinition warnings.
[dave@localhost vmnet-only]$ make
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make -C /lib/modules/3.18.5-201.fc21.x86_64/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
make[1]: Entering directory ‘/usr/src/kernels/3.18.5-201.fc21.x86_64’
CC [M] /home/dave/Downloads/source/vmnet-only/netif.o
In file included from include/linux/pci.h:34:0,
from /home/dave/Downloads/source/vmnet-only/compat_netdevice.h:27,
from /home/dave/Downloads/source/vmnet-only/netif.c:43:
include/linux/pci_ids.h:2248:0: warning: “PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE” redefined
#define PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE 0x15ad
^
In file included from /home/dave/Downloads/source/vmnet-only/net.h:38:0,
from /home/dave/Downloads/source/vmnet-only/vnetInt.h:26,
from /home/dave/Downloads/source/vmnet-only/netif.c:42:
/home/dave/Downloads/source/vmnet-only/vm_device_version.h:56:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition
#define PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE 0x15AD
^
CC [M]
/home/dave/Downloads/source/vmnet-only/bridge.o
/home/dave/Downloads/source/vmnet-only/bridge.o
In file included from /home/dave/Downloads/source/vmnet-only/net.h:38:0,
from /home/dave/Downloads/source/vmnet-only/vnetInt.h:26,
from /home/dave/Downloads/source/vmnet-only/bridge.c:52:
/home/dave/Downloads/source/vmnet-only/vm_device_version.h:56:0: warning: “PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE” redefined
#define PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE 0x15AD
^
In file included from include/linux/pci.h:34:0,
from /home/dave/Downloads/source/vmnet-only/compat_netdevice.h:27,
from /home/dave/Downloads/source/vmnet-only/bridge.c:51:
include/linux/pci_ids.h:2248:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition
#define PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE 0x15ad
^
CC [M] /home/dave/Downloads/source/vmnet-only/procfs.o
CC [M] /home/dave/Downloads/source/vmnet-only/smac_compat.o
CC [M] /home/dave/Downloads/source/vmnet-only/smac.o
CC [M] /home/dave/Downloads/source/vmnet-only/vnetEvent.o
CC [M] /home/dave/Downloads/source/vmnet-only/vnetUserListener.o
LD [M] /home/dave/Downloads/source/vmnet-only/vmnet.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 1 modules
CC /home/dave/Downloads/source/vmnet-only/vmnet.mod.o
LD [M] /home/dave/Downloads/source/vmnet-only/vmnet.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory ‘/usr/src/kernels/3.18.5-201.fc21.x86_64’
make -C $PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= postbuild
make[1]: Entering directory ‘/home/dave/Downloads/source/vmnet-only’
make[1]: ‘postbuild’ is up to date.
make[1]: Leaving directory ‘/home/dave/Downloads/source/vmnet-only’
cp -f vmnet.ko ./../vmnet.o
[dave@localhost vmnet-only]$
[dave@localhost vsock-only]$ make
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make -C /lib/modules/3.18.5-201.fc21.x86_64/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
make[1]: Entering directory ‘/usr/src/kernels/3.18.5-201.fc21.x86_64’
CC [M] /home/dave/Downloads/source/vsock-only/linux/notify.o
CC [M] /home/dave/Downloads/source/vsock-only/driverLog.o
LD [M] /home/dave/Downloads/source/vsock-only/vsock.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 1 modules
CC /home/dave/Downloads/source/vsock-only/vsock.mod.o
LD [M] /home/dave/Downloads/source/vsock-only/vsock.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory ‘/usr/src/kernels/3.18.5-201.fc21.x86_64’
make -C $PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= postbuild
make[1]: Entering directory ‘/home/dave/Downloads/source/vsock-only’
make[1]: ‘postbuild’ is up to date.
make[1]: Leaving directory ‘/home/dave/Downloads/source/vsock-only’
cp -f vsock.ko ./../vsock.o
[dave@localhost vsock-only]$
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