Please enable vmware-balloon driver in kernel config
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
linux (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Andy Whitcroft | ||
Maverick |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Andy Whitcroft |
Bug Description
VMware would like to have our balloon driver enabled by default in distribution kernels to improve customer experience and reduce number of third-party modules being loaded into the kernel.
Please change the kernel configuration for Ubuntu 10.10 so that vmware-balloon driver is compiled as a module (CONFIG_
Also please ocnsider applying the following patch to the driver which fixes issue with the driver may start consuming excessive
amount of memory during torture tests. The patch is in 2.6.32-rc2 and should make its way to stable as well.
Thanks.
CVE References
tags: | added: kernel-workflow |
tags: | added: kj-triage |
tags: | added: patch |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Triaged |
importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
importance: | Wishlist → Medium |
tags: |
added: kernel-core kernel-needs-review removed: kernel-workflow |
tags: |
added: kernel-reviewed removed: kernel-needs-review |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Andy Whitcroft (apw) |
milestone: | none → maverick-alpha-3 |
status: | Triaged → Fix Released |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → In Progress |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Maverick): | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
milestone: | none → maverick-updates |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
milestone: | maverick-alpha-3 → natty-alpha-2 |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Maverick): | |
assignee: | nobody → Andy Whitcroft (apw) |
status: | New → In Progress |
This patch is already in the v2.6.35-rc3 kernel which Maverick is based on. Config option is not enabled, will spin a patch to enable for Maverick.