Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 09:37:21 +0300 From: Alexander Yerenkow <yerenkow@gmail.com> To: Bryan Venteicher <bryanv@daemoninthecloset.org> Cc: Attilio Rao <attilio@freebsd.org>, freebsd-current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Problem with curret in vmware Message-ID: <CAPJF9wm-wz=Jkd7iFoTUpoNDBi6D1MEgaUVF6fmKCuRMYUp4bw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <1611226768.89.1375248831421.JavaMail.root@daemoninthecloset.org> References: <CAPJF9wkLe%2BR2tJ6ej1guzCARQ1OF0RWFzX_qUQam6%2BXOZjyF9A@mail.gmail.com> <CAPJF9wkVjA4McyFhm7Ys-Kd9kYxOREbkYGnDDgMiR0ASCVJeQA@mail.gmail.com> <201307301155.51473.jhb@freebsd.org> <1611226768.89.1375248831421.JavaMail.root@daemoninthecloset.org>
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Can I suggest? We desperately need for "vmware" page at wiki. I created stub, will fill it with known info to me, help and experience appreciated! https://wiki.freebsd.org/VmWare P.S. Some time ago there was message in lists, about improved speed of intel-emulated network card under vmware, this could go there too. 2013/7/31 Bryan Venteicher <bryanv@daemoninthecloset.org> > > On Tuesday, July 30, 2013 5:25:06 am Alexander Yerenkow wrote: > > > Hello all. > > > I have panics in vmware with installed vmwaretools (they are guessed > > > culprit). > > > Seems that memory balooning (or using more memory in all vms than > there is > > > in host) > > > produces some kind of weird behavior in FreeBSD. > > > This vm aren't shutted down now, is there somethin I can do to help > > > investigate this? > > > > > > Panic screens: > > > http://gits.kiev.ua/FreeBSD/panic1.png > > > http://gits.kiev.ua/FreeBSD/panic2.png > > > > Looks like their code needs to be updated to work with locking changes in > > HEAD. Attilio is probably the best person to ask. > > > > This highlights why we should move away from the poorly supported, out of > tree, unfriendly licensed VMware tools. I have a port of the vmxnet3 from > OpenBSD [1] that I intend to commit in time for 10. Next, I hope to look > at the OpenBSD vmt [2] VMware tools driver. > > The balloon is a bit trickier. AFAIK, OpenBSD doesn't have a driver for > easy porting. The VMware tools driver for FreeBSD is GPL licensed, and > VMware has shown no interest/ability to relicense their tools. Likely, > the best way forward is to port their CDDL licensed Solaris driver. > > [1] - > http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/projects/vmxnet/sys/dev/vmware/vmxnet3/ > [2] - > http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=vmt&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html > > > -- > > John Baldwin > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > -- Regards, Alexander Yerenkow
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