Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 30 Mar 2004 14:33:31 +0200 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: VMware-workstation-4.5.1 on linux-2.6.4-x86_64 host fai |
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Hi!
> Hmm, it's a SuSE issue then, nice to know (and easily fixable ;-). > > > On 2.6.x kernels additionally (problem you are hitting now) > > SIO*BRIDGE ioctls were moved from "compatible" to "not so > > compatible" group. If you'll just mark them as "compatible", it > > will work sufficiently well to get networking in VMware. > > I found it. Fixed it with this patch: > > --- include/linux/compat_ioctl.h~ 2004-03-12 18:37:26.000000000 +0100 > +++ include/linux/compat_ioctl.h 2004-03-24 12:34:30.000000000 +0100 > @@ -247,10 +247,10 @@ > COMPATIBLE_IOCTL(SIOCSIFENCAP) > COMPATIBLE_IOCTL(SIOCGIFENCAP) > COMPATIBLE_IOCTL(SIOCSIFNAME) > -/* FIXME: not compatible > +/* FIXME: not compatible */ > COMPATIBLE_IOCTL(SIOCSIFBR) > COMPATIBLE_IOCTL(SIOCGIFBR) > -*/ > +/* reactivated for vmware */ > COMPATIBLE_IOCTL(SIOCSARP) > COMPATIBLE_IOCTL(SIOCGARP) > COMPATIBLE_IOCTL(SIOCDARP)
Marking ioctl compatible when it is not is pretty nasty, right? What about writing conversion functions? Pavel -- When do you have a heart between your knees? [Johanka's followup: and *two* hearts?] - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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