open-vm-dkms 2011.07.19-450511-0ubuntu2: open-vm-tools kernel module failed to build [error: assignment of read-only member ‘i_nlink’]

[Nathan Charles]

 * Loading open-vm-tools modules FATAL: Module vmhgfs not found.
FATAL: Module vmsync not found.
FATAL: Module vmblock not found.
FATAL: Module vmxnet not found.
                                                                                                                                 [ OK ]
 * Starting open-vm daemon vmtoolsd

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: open-vm-dkms 2011.07.19-450511-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-10.18-generic 3.2.1
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-10-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.2.0-10-generic
Date: Tue Jan 24 22:37:15 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120106)
PackageArchitecture: all
PackageVersion: 2011.07.19-450511-0ubuntu2
SourcePackage: open-vm-tools
Title: open-vm-dkms 2011.07.19-450511-0ubuntu2: open-vm-tools kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Serge Hallyn (serge-hallyn)]

  CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/2011.07.19/build/vmhgfs/file.o
/var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/2011.07.19/build/vmhgfs/file.c:128:4: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type [enabled by default]
/var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/2011.07.19/build/vmhgfs/file.c:128:4: warning: (near initialization for ‘HgfsFileFileOperations.fsync’) [enabled by default]
  CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/2011.07.19/build/vmhgfs/filesystem.o
  CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/2011.07.19/build/vmhgfs/fsutil.o
/var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/2011.07.19/build/vmhgfs/fsutil.c: In function ‘HgfsChangeFileAttributes’:
/var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/2011.07.19/build/vmhgfs/fsutil.c:610:4: error: assignment of read-only member ‘i_nlink’
make[2]: *** [/var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/2011.07.19/build/vmhgfs/fsutil.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/2011.07.19/build/vmhgfs] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-10-generic'
make: *** [vmhgfs.ko] Error 2

...

  CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/2011.07.19/build/vmxnet/vmxnet.o
In file included from /var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/2011.07.19/build/vmxnet/vmxnet.c:35:0:
/var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/2011.07.19/build/vmxnet/./shared/compat_netdevice.h:187:0: warning: "alloc_netdev" redefined [enabled by default]
include/linux/netdevice.h:2443:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition
...