Using kernel build system.
/sbin/make -C /lib/modules/6.4.10-arch1-1/build/include/.. M=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-agAfhg/vmnet-only/driver.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-agAfhg/vmnet-only/hub.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-agAfhg/vmnet-only/userif.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-agAfhg/vmnet-only/netif.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-agAfhg/vmnet-only/bridge.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-agAfhg/vmnet-only/procfs.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-agAfhg/vmnet-only/smac_compat.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-agAfhg/vmnet-only/smac.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-agAfhg/vmnet-only/vnetEvent.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-agAfhg/vmnet-only/vnetUserListener.o
/tmp/modconfig-agAfhg/vmnet-only/bridge.c: In function ‘VNetBridgeSendLargePacket’:
/tmp/modconfig-agAfhg/vmnet-only/bridge.c:1413:11: error: implicit declaration of function ‘skb_gso_segment’; did you mean ‘tcp_gso_segment’? [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
1413 | segs = skb_gso_segment(skb, 0);
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| tcp_gso_segment
/tmp/modconfig-agAfhg/vmnet-only/bridge.c:1413:9: warning: assignment to ‘struct sk_buff *’ from ‘int’ makes pointer from integer without a cast [-Wint-conversion]
1413 | segs = skb_gso_segment(skb, 0);
| ^
cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:252: /tmp/modconfig-agAfhg/vmnet-only/bridge.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
make[1]: *** [Makefile:2032: /tmp/modconfig-agAfhg/vmnet-only] Error 2
make: *** [Makefile:117: vmnet.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory '/tmp/modconfig-agAfhg/vmnet-only'
Unable to install all modules. See log for details.
Hello, With
6.4.10
kernel and workstation17.0.2
There is a suggested fix here: https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro/Cannot-compile-vmnet-kernel-module-on-kernel-6-4-10/m-p/2982156