[ open-vm-tools-Tracker-2539708 ] /modules/linux/vmxnet3 does not compile

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Tracker item #2539708, was opened at 2009-01-26 23:39
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Category: kernel modules
Group: None
>Status: Closed
>Resolution: Fixed
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: mna-news (mna-news)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: /modules/linux/vmxnet3 does not compile

Initial Comment:
am trying to compile open-vm-tools-2009.01.21-142982 with kernel 2.6.28.1 using gcc version 3.4.5 and there is a problem with inline fonction
(like vsocks module cf tracker 2531283)


Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make[2]: Entering directory `/tmp/open-vm-tools-2009.01.21-142982/modules/linux/vmxnet3'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.28.1/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.28.1'
  CC [M]  /tmp/open-vm-tools-2009.01.21-142982/modules/linux/vmxnet3/vmxnet3.o
/tmp/open-vm-tools-2009.01.21-142982/modules/linux/vmxnet3/vmxnet3.c: In function `vmxnet3_check_link':
/tmp/open-vm-tools-2009.01.21-142982/modules/linux/vmxnet3/vmxnet3.c:141: sorry, unimplemented: inlining failed in call to 'vmxnet3_tq_start': function body not available
/tmp/open-vm-tools-2009.01.21-142982/modules/linux/vmxnet3/vmxnet3.c:280: sorry, unimplemented: called from here
/tmp/open-vm-tools-2009.01.21-142982/modules/linux/vmxnet3/vmxnet3.c:143: sorry, unimplemented: inlining failed in call to 'vmxnet3_tq_stop': function body not available
/tmp/open-vm-tools-2009.01.21-142982/modules/linux/vmxnet3/vmxnet3.c:286: sorry, unimplemented: called from here
make[4]: *** [/tmp/open-vm-tools-2009.01.21-142982/modules/linux/vmxnet3/vmxnet3.o] Error 1
make[3]: *** [_module_/tmp/open-vm-tools-2009.01.21-142982/modules/linux/vmxnet3] Error 2
make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.28.1'
make[2]: *** [vmxnet3.ko] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/tmp/open-vm-tools-2009.01.21-142982/modules/linux/vmxnet3'
make[1]: *** [vmxnet3] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/open-vm-tools-2009.01.21-142982/modules'
make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1

thanks for your help.
mna.

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>Comment By: Marcelo Vanzin (mvanzin)
Date: 2010-01-21 13:11

Message:
I'll assume this was fixed previously, but in any case, vmxnet3 is not in
open-vm-tools anymore.

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Comment By: mna-news (mna-news)
Date: 2009-02-03 00:23

Message:
i have test your patch and the compilation is OK for this module :

[...]
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make[2]: Entering directory
`/tmp/open-vm-tools-2009.01.21-142982/modules/linux/vmxnet3'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.28.1/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/.
modules
make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.28.1'
  CC [M] 
/tmp/open-vm-tools-2009.01.21-142982/modules/linux/vmxnet3/vmxnet3.o
  Building modules, stage 2.
  MODPOST 1 modules
  CC     
/tmp/open-vm-tools-2009.01.21-142982/modules/linux/vmxnet3/vmxnet3.mod.o
  LD [M] 
/tmp/open-vm-tools-2009.01.21-142982/modules/linux/vmxnet3/vmxnet3.ko
make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.28.1'
make -C $PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. postbuild
make[3]: Entering directory
`/tmp/open-vm-tools-2009.01.21-142982/modules/linux/vmxnet3'
make[3]: `postbuild' is up to date.
make[3]: Leaving directory
`/tmp/open-vm-tools-2009.01.21-142982/modules/linux/vmxnet3'
cp -f vmxnet3.ko ./../vmxnet3.o
make[2]: Leaving directory
`/tmp/open-vm-tools-2009.01.21-142982/modules/linux/vmxnet3'
[...]

now i have trouble to compile next module, i will open new tracker for
this new trouble.

many thanks for your jobs.
mna. 

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Comment By: Dmitry Torokhov (dtor)
Date: 2009-02-02 14:01

Message:
Please try the patch I just uploaded. Thanks!

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