VMware server problems with the new F8 kernel

[John Austin]

On Fri, 2008-03-07 at 08:19 +0000, Paul Smith wrote:
> Dear All,
> 
> With the new kernel
> 
> kernel-2.6.24.3-12.fc8
> 
> I get the following problem when running
> 
>  /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl  :
> 
> 
>   CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o
> In file included from include/asm/bitops.h:2,
>                  from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/./include/vcpuset.h:74,
>                  from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/./include/modulecall.h:23,
>                  from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.h:19,
>                  from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/common/hostif.h:18,
>                  from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.c:15:
> include/asm/bitops_32.h:9:2: error: #error only <linux/bitops.h> can
> be included directly
> make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o] Error 1
> make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.24.3-12.fc8-i686'
> make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
> make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only'
> Unable to build the vmmon module.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Paul
> 

Hi All

Just posting for info/feedback
Awaiting a Guru to fix !!

F8 x86-64 
Same problem - different symptoms
VMwareWorkstation-6.0.1-55017
uname -r
2.6.24.3-12.fc8

rpm -qa|grep kernel
kernel-2.6.24.3-12.fc8.x86_64
kernel-devel-2.6.24.3-12.fc8.x86_64
kernel-headers-2.6.24.3-12.fc8.x86_64
...
Building the vmmon module.

Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.24.3-12.fc8/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.24.3-12.fc8-x86_64'
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
In file included from /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/./include/vmware.h:25,
                 from /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:83:
/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/./include/vm_basic_types.h:168: error: redefinition of typedef ‘uintptr_t’
include/linux/types.h:40: error: previous declaration of ‘uintptr_t’ was here
In file included from /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/./include/x86.h:23,
                 from /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.h:15,
                 from /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:84:
/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/./include/x86cpuid.h:383:1: warning: "BIT_MASK" redefined
In file included from include/linux/kernel.h:15,
                 from /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:11:
include/linux/bitops.h:7:1: warning: this is the location of the previous definition
In file included from /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/./include/vmci_kernel_defs.h:26,
                 from /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/./common/vmciContext.h:19,
                 from /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.h:21,
                 from /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:84:
/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/./include/compat_wait.h:37:5: warning: "VMW_HAVE_EPOLL" is not defined
/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/./include/compat_wait.h:43:5: warning: "VMW_HAVE_EPOLL" is not defined
In file included from /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/./include/vmci_kernel_defs.h:26,
                 from /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/./common/vmciContext.h:19,
                 from /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.h:21,
                 from /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:84:
/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/./include/compat_wait.h:60: error: conflicting types for ‘poll_initwait’
include/linux/poll.h:65: error: previous declaration of ‘poll_initwait’ was here
/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:198: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.24.3-12.fc8-x86_64'
make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only'
Unable to build the vmmon module.



John