Hello all VMware has been working great but running "zypper dup" last night (the 5th of Oct) installed kernel 4.2.1-1. As a result I was no longer able to manually recompile the VMware Workstation "vmnet" module without errors: Ex. Error 1: No Internet connection Ex. Error 2: The status of the "Virtual ethernet" was "failed" Ex. Error 3: Virtual ethernet  failed kernel-source-4.2.1 /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet-only/bridge.o' failed For more info concerning the exact error messages when compiling, see "ORIGINAL ERROR MESSAGES" at the end of this email Note : Before the update I was on kernel 4.1.6-3.2 # my current installation of tumbleweed follows cat version Linux version 4.2.1-1-desktop (geeko@buildhost) (gcc version 5.1.1 20150713 [gcc-5-branch revision 225736] (SUSE Linux) ) #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Sep 25 08:21:54 UTC 2015 (6996a42) # note : this was a fresh installation some 5 or 6 weeks ago # A list of the versions of installed support packages follows... kernel-source-4.2.1-1.2.noarch kernel-desktop-4.2.1-1.2.x86_64 kernel-desktop-devel-4.2.1-1.2.x86_64 gcc-5-1.24.x86_64 make-4.1-3.1.x86_64 gcc-c++-5-1.24.x86_64 # A list of the installed ***kernel*** packages... kernel-desktop-4.2.1-1.2.x86_64 kernel-desktop-devel-4.2.1-1.2.x86_64 kernel-devel-4.2.1-1.2.noarch kernel-macros-4.2.1-1.2.noarch kernel-source-4.2.1-1.2.noarch My notes on how to solve the problem and get VMware up and running again are below. The follwing works on VMware Workstatin e.x.p build-2882284 (the experential release before version 12) I believe that it will also work on version 11 # A few related sites that I found while googling today follow - https://communities.vmware.com/thread/516196 - http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=1528 # START ######################################################## # make working directory ######################################################## rm -r /tmp/vmware mkdir /tmp/vmware && cd /tmp/vmware # copy VMware source files cp -R /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/ . cd /tmp/vmware/source for i in ./*.tar; do tar -xf $i; done for i in ./*.tar; do mv $i $i.orginal; done cd tmp/vmware/source/vmnet-only # ######################################################## # Modify vmnetInt.h ######################################################## cp ./vmnetInt.h vmnetInt.h.old vi vmnetInt.h # in vmnetInt.h, I found xtern struct proto vmnet_proto; #ifdef VMW_NETDEV_HAS_NET # define compat_sk_alloc(_bri, _pri) sk_alloc(&init_net, \ PF_NETLINK, _pri, &vmnet_proto) #else # define compat_sk_alloc(_bri, _pri) sk_alloc(PF_NETLINK, _pri, &vmnet_proto, 1) #endif # In vmnet-only/vmnetInt.h.. # Around line 79, the instructions state to change: #ifdef VMW_NETDEV_HAS_NET # define compat_sk_alloc(_bri, _pri) sk_alloc(&init_net, \ PF_NETLINK, _pri, &vmnet_proto,) #else # define compat_sk_alloc(_bri, _pri) sk_alloc(PF_NETLINK, _pri, &vmnet_proto, 1) #endif to: #ifdef VMW_NETDEV_HAS_NET #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 2, 00) # define compat_sk_alloc(_bri, _pri) sk_alloc(&init_net, \ PF_NETLINK, _pri, &vmnet_proto, 1) #else # define compat_sk_alloc(_bri, _pri) sk_alloc(&init_net, \ PF_NETLINK, _pri, &vmnet_proto) #endif #else # define compat_sk_alloc(_bri, _pri) sk_alloc(PF_NETLINK, _pri, &vmnet_proto, 1) #endif # Now exit saving your changes and run make make cd .. ######################################################## # Results ######################################################## -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3268 Oct 6 19:09 vmnetInt.h.old -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3422 Oct 6 19:17 vmnetInt.h Sabertooth:/tmp/vmware/source/vmnet-only # make Using kernel build system. make -C /lib/modules/4.2.1-1-desktop/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \ MODULEBUILDDIR= modules make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-4.2.1-1-obj/x86_64/desktop' CC [M] /tmp/vmware/source/vmnet-only/driver.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware/source/vmnet-only/hub.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware/source/vmnet-only/userif.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware/source/vmnet-only/netif.o In file included from /usr/src/linux-4.2.1-1/include/linux/pci.h:35:0, from /tmp/vmware/source/vmnet-only/compat_netdevice.h:27, from /tmp/vmware/source/vmnet-only/netif.c:43: /usr/src/linux-4.2.1-1/include/linux/pci_ids.h:2253:0: warning: "PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE" redefined #define PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE 0x15ad ^ In file included from /tmp/vmware/source/vmnet-only/net.h:38:0, from /tmp/vmware/source/vmnet-only/vnetInt.h:26, from /tmp/vmware/source/vmnet-only/netif.c:42: /tmp/vmware/source/vmnet-only/vm_device_version.h:56:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition #define PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE 0x15AD ^ CC [M] /tmp/vmware/source/vmnet-only/bridge.o In file included from /tmp/vmware/source/vmnet-only/net.h:38:0, from /tmp/vmware/source/vmnet-only/vnetInt.h:26, from /tmp/vmware/source/vmnet-only/bridge.c:52: /tmp/vmware/source/vmnet-only/vm_device_version.h:56:0: warning: "PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE" redefined #define PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE 0x15AD ^ In file included from /usr/src/linux-4.2.1-1/include/linux/pci.h:35:0, from /tmp/vmware/source/vmnet-only/compat_netdevice.h:27, from /tmp/vmware/source/vmnet-only/bridge.c:51: /usr/src/linux-4.2.1-1/include/linux/pci_ids.h:2253:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition #define PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE 0x15ad ^ CC [M] /tmp/vmware/source/vmnet-only/procfs.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware/source/vmnet-only/smac_compat.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware/source/vmnet-only/smac.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware/source/vmnet-only/vnetEvent.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware/source/vmnet-only/vnetUserListener.o LD [M] /tmp/vmware/source/vmnet-only/vmnet.o Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 1 modules CC /tmp/vmware/source/vmnet-only/vmnet.mod.o LD [M] /tmp/vmware/source/vmnet-only/vmnet.ko make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-4.2.1-1-obj/x86_64/desktop' make -C $PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \ MODULEBUILDDIR= postbuild make[1]: Entering directory '/tmp/vmware/source/vmnet-only' make[1]: 'postbuild' is up to date. make[1]: Leaving directory '/tmp/vmware/source/vmnet-only' cp -f vmnet.ko ./../vmnet.o ######################################################## # Control if the vmnet.o module was just compiled ######################################################## Sabertooth:/tmp/vmware/source # ls -trl total 9716 drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 440 Jul 9 00:47 vmmon-only drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 160 Jul 9 00:47 vsock-only drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 180 Jul 9 00:47 vmci-only -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 839680 Oct 6 18:40 vmblock.tar.orginal -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1310720 Oct 6 18:40 vmmon.tar.orginal -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 880640 Oct 6 18:40 vmnet.tar.orginal -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1095680 Oct 6 18:40 vsock.tar.orginal -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1300480 Oct 6 18:40 vmci.tar.orginal -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2026304 Oct 6 18:40 vmmon.o drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 180 Oct 6 18:48 vmblock-only drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 1720 Oct 6 19:18 vmnet-only -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2490120 Oct 6 19:18 vmnet.o Sabertooth:/tmp/vmware/source # ######################################################## # Copy the vmnet module to proper openSUSE directory ######################################################## ls vmnet.o echo "Copying the vmnet module to /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/misc/... " cp ./vmnet.o /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/misc/vmnet.ko ######################################################## # Load modules and bounce VMware ######################################################## Sabertooth:/tmp/vmware/source # depmod -a Sabertooth:/tmp/vmware/source # # Sabertooth:/tmp/vmware/source # echo "Restarting vmware... " Restarting vmware... Sabertooth:/tmp/vmware/source # /etc/init.d/vmware restart Stopping VMware services: VMware Authentication Daemon done VM communication interface socket family done Virtual machine communication interface done Virtual machine monitor done Blocking file system done Starting VMware services: Virtual machine monitor done Virtual machine communication interface done VM communication interface socket family done Blocking file system done Virtual ethernet done # ********* everything is now OK VMware Authentication Daemon done Shared Memory Available done # END ######################################################## # ORIGINAL ERROR MESSAGES ######################################################## In file included from /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet-only/bridge.c:50:0: /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet-only/bridge.c: In function ‘VNetBridgeUp’: /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet-only/vmnetInt.h:81:40: error: too few arguments to function ‘sk_alloc’ #   define compat_sk_alloc(_bri, _pri) sk_alloc(&init_net, \                                         ^ /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet-only/bridge.c:952:17: note: in expansion of macro ‘compat_sk_alloc’     bridge->sk = compat_sk_alloc(bridge, GFP_ATOMIC);                  ^ In file included from /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet-only/compat_sock.h:23:0,                  from /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet-only/bridge.c:35: /usr/src/linux-4.2.1-1/include/net/sock.h:1515:14: note: declared here struct sock *sk_alloc(struct net *net, int family, gfp_t priority,               ^ /usr/src/linux-4.2.1-1/scripts/Makefile.build:274: recipe for target '/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet-only/bridge.o' failed make[4]: *** [/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet-only/bridge.o] Error 1 /usr/src/linux-4.2.1-1/Makefile:1412: recipe for target '_module_/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet-only' failed make[3]: *** [_module_/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet-only] Error 2 Makefile:146: recipe for target 'sub-make' failed make[2]: *** [sub-make] Error 2 Makefile:24: recipe for target '__sub-make' failed Hope this helps someone ! 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