Comment 27 for bug 263837

No need to confirm a confirmed bug :-)

On 10/16/08, Andrea Gardoni <email address hidden> wrote:
> Same problem here, no way to get out.
>
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> VMWare Server on kernel 2.6.27-2-generic: cannot compile vmmon module
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/263837
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>
> Status in Ubuntu: Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> I have recently upgraded the kernel of Ubuntu Hardy (8.04) to the latest
> Intrepid kernel (2.6.27-2-generic). VMWare Server stopped running as a
> result of this. I tried to reconfigure VMWare Server by means of
>
> sudo /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl
>
> First this complained that I had the wrong version of gcc (4.2 instead of
> 4.3). So I installed the package gcc-4.3 and changed the /usr/bin/gcc
> symbolic link to point to 4.3 instead of 4.2:
>
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 2008-09-01 22:11 /usr/bin/gcc -> gcc-4.3
>
> Next it complained that there was a missing header file asm/semaphore.h. So
> I created the following symbolic link:
>
> /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.27-2-generic/include/asm/semaphore.h ->
> /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.27-2/include/linux/semaphore.h
>
> I tried reconfiguring VMWare by means of sudo /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl, and
> I also tried reinstalling VMWare completely. In both cases here is what
> happens:
>
> Trying to find a suitable vmmon module for your running kernel.
>
> None of the pre-built vmmon modules for VMware Server is suitable for your
> running kernel. Do you want this program to try to build the vmmon module
> for
> your system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)? [yes]
>
> Using compiler "/usr/bin/gcc". Use environment variable CC to override.
>
> What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your
> running
> kernel? [/lib/modules/2.6.27-2-generic/build/include]
>
> Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.
>
> Building the vmmon module.
>
> Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
> make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only'
> make -C /lib/modules/2.6.27-2-generic/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD
> SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.27-2-generic'
> CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
> In file included from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/./include/machine.h:24,
> from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.h:15,
> from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:49:
> /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/./include/x86.h:830:1: warning:
> "PTE_PFN_MASK" redefined
> In file included from include/asm/paravirt.h:7,
> from include/asm/irqflags.h:55,
> from include/linux/irqflags.h:57,
> from include/asm/system.h:11,
> from include/asm/processor.h:17,
> from include/linux/prefetch.h:14,
> from include/linux/list.h:6,
> from include/linux/module.h:9,
> from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:12:
> include/asm/page.h:22:1: warning: this is the location of the previous
> definition
> /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:146: error: unknown field
> 'nopage' specified in initializer
> /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:147: warning: initialization
> from incompatible pointer type
> /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:150: error: unknown field
> 'nopage' specified in initializer
> /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:151: warning: initialization
> from incompatible pointer type
> /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c: In function
> 'LinuxDriver_Ioctl':
> /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1670: error: too many
> arguments to function 'smp_call_function'
> make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1
> make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.27-2-generic'
> make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
> make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only'
> Unable to build the vmmon module.
>
> For more information on how to troubleshoot module-related problems, please
> visit our Web site at "http://www.vmware.com/download/modules/modules.html"
> and
> "http://www.vmware.com/support/reference/linux/prebuilt_modules_linux.html".
>
> Execution aborted.
>

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