Hi,
just updated to kernel 3.9.2 (from 3.8.9) and fail to compile vmci and vmblock modules, getting the following messages:
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[root@lbwjxqm1 modules]# vmware-modconfig --console --install-all
Stopping VMware services:
VMware Authentication Daemon [ OK ]
VM communication interface socket family [ OK ]
Virtual machine communication interface [ OK ]
Virtual machine monitor [ OK ]
Blocking file system [ OK ]
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmmon-only'
/usr/bin/make -C /lib/modules/3.9.2/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/scratch/linux-kernel/linux-3.9.2'
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmmon-only/linux/driverLog.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmmon-only/common/apic.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmmon-only/common/comport.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmmon-only/common/hashFunc.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmmon-only/common/task.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmmon-only/vmcore/moduleloop.o
LD [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmmon-only/vmmon.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 1 modules
CC /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmmon-only/vmmon.mod.o
LD [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmmon-only/vmmon.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/scratch/linux-kernel/linux-3.9.2'
/usr/bin/make -C $PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= postbuild
make[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmmon-only'
make[1]: `postbuild' is up to date.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmmon-only'
cp -f vmmon.ko ./../vmmon.o
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmmon-only'
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmnet-only'
/usr/bin/make -C /lib/modules/3.9.2/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/scratch/linux-kernel/linux-3.9.2'
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmnet-only/driver.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmnet-only/hub.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmnet-only/userif.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmnet-only/netif.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmnet-only/bridge.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmnet-only/filter.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmnet-only/procfs.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmnet-only/smac_compat.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmnet-only/smac.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmnet-only/vnetEvent.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmnet-only/vnetUserListener.o
LD [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmnet-only/vmnet.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 1 modules
CC /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmnet-only/vmnet.mod.o
LD [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmnet-only/vmnet.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/scratch/linux-kernel/linux-3.9.2'
/usr/bin/make -C $PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= postbuild
make[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmnet-only'
make[1]: `postbuild' is up to date.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmnet-only'
cp -f vmnet.ko ./../vmnet.o
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmnet-only'
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmblock-only'
/usr/bin/make -C /lib/modules/3.9.2/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/scratch/linux-kernel/linux-3.9.2'
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmblock-only/linux/block.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmblock-only/linux/control.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmblock-only/linux/dentry.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmblock-only/linux/file.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmblock-only/linux/filesystem.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmblock-only/linux/inode.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmblock-only/linux/module.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmblock-only/linux/stubs.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmblock-only/linux/super.o
/tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmblock-only/linux/inode.c:49: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmblock-only/linux/inode.c: In function ‘InodeOpLookup’:
/tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmblock-only/linux/inode.c:138: error: incompatible types when assigning to type ‘kgid_t’ from type ‘int’
make[2]: *** [/tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmblock-only/linux/inode.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
/tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmblock-only/linux/dentry.c:38: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmblock-only/linux/dentry.c: In function ‘DentryOpRevalidate’:
/tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmblock-only/linux/dentry.c:104: warning: passing argument 2 of ‘actualDentry->d_op->d_revalidate’ makes integer from pointer without a cast
/tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmblock-only/linux/dentry.c:104: note: expected ‘unsigned int’ but argument is of type ‘struct nameidata *’
/tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmblock-only/linux/control.c: In function ‘ExecuteBlockOp’:
/tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmblock-only/linux/control.c:285: warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type
/tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmblock-only/linux/control.c:296: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘putname’ from incompatible pointer type
include/linux/fs.h:2040: note: expected ‘struct filename *’ but argument is of type ‘char *’
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmblock-only] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/scratch/linux-kernel/linux-3.9.2'
make: *** [vmblock.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmblock-only'
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmci-only'
/usr/bin/make -C /lib/modules/3.9.2/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/scratch/linux-kernel/linux-3.9.2'
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmci-only/linux/driver.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmci-only/linux/vmciKernelIf.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmci-only/common/vmciContext.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmci-only/common/vmciDatagram.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmci-only/common/vmciDoorbell.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmci-only/common/vmciDriver.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmci-only/common/vmciEvent.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmci-only/common/vmciHashtable.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmci-only/common/vmciQPair.o
/tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmci-only/linux/driver.c: In function ‘LinuxDriver_Ioctl’:
/tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmci-only/linux/driver.c:743: error: incompatible types when assigning to type ‘VMCIHostUser’ from type ‘kuid_t’
make[2]: *** [/tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmci-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmci-only] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/scratch/linux-kernel/linux-3.9.2'
make: *** [vmci.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/modconfig-XyB8iW/vmci-only'
Unable to install all modules. See log for details.
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I am running on CentOS-6.4 with "gcc version 4.4.7 20120313 (Red Hat 4.4.7-3) (GCC) ". Any ideas?
Cheers
Martin