On Thursday, May 17, 2012 07:48:35 PM Reindl Harald wrote: > Am 17.05.2012 12:37, schrieb Kostas Tamateas: > > Hello everybody. > > I have a rather simple question :) > > Why the vmmemctl driver is not included in the modules/linux/ folder ? > > I can't build vmmemctl for 64-bit linux kernel 2.6.35 ? > > > > Thanks for your time > > i am not sure if 2.6.35 is recent enough > > but it is since a long time in the upstream linux kernel > as "vmw_balloon" like also "vmxnet3" and "vmw_pvscsi" > > hopefully sometimes "vsock", "vmci"
We are presently working on getting VMCI (and later vsock) upstream. > and "vmsync" will also be included vmsync will not be upstreamed since newer kernel provide FIFREEZE/FITHAW functionality needed to quiesce the filesystems in order to perform consistent backup. If VMware Tools detect that kernel supports these ioctls then vmsync driver is not used. Thanks. -- Dmitry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ open-vm-tools-devel mailing list open-vm-tools-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/open-vm-tools-devel
