From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 31 06:37:22 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A05007E5; Wed, 31 Jul 2013 06:37:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from yerenkow@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ve0-x232.google.com (mail-ve0-x232.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400c:c01::232]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3A8532C7D; Wed, 31 Jul 2013 06:37:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ve0-f178.google.com with SMTP id ox1so332467veb.23 for ; Tue, 30 Jul 2013 23:37:21 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=PC++jhPPnZeZLCts7zK8UIdIdTynx/1dwu+ryIR7xeY=; b=dLAhgL0HTFjulpaPwgwE2mmi35CDpciLlcm6RArbq3ORyHdLg5II8gJBpv7TgGRa+i MHeMvOnNXlY+HQ7Qm3YNLPevJ06XJe/a8cpdytqxXk4qm/jmgXuMF7oyCmXUEAI732no pQKIpXJTGog467hANWbIZNXNZow0lGlsoeIE3TkA69v0zuMxmcbNuSMeQTisRWA0jErw mFpV4rBzs/+GGmiA6me/+2fgWq58TiqCrJSqW5N7GitlRXnnKn3To73lW7yS2tGqgE7u FpnuFqaxvZZRVrfD8953Zumj1zJAH568G4g4nAyPgDFVSpIAep+MvdJerWawYdHqBOU7 g9XQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.220.58.195 with SMTP id i3mr11196816vch.38.1375252641244; Tue, 30 Jul 2013 23:37:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.52.23.7 with HTTP; Tue, 30 Jul 2013 23:37:21 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <1611226768.89.1375248831421.JavaMail.root@daemoninthecloset.org> References: <201307301155.51473.jhb@freebsd.org> <1611226768.89.1375248831421.JavaMail.root@daemoninthecloset.org> Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 09:37:21 +0300 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Problem with curret in vmware From: Alexander Yerenkow To: Bryan Venteicher Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.14 Cc: Attilio Rao , freebsd-current X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 06:37:22 -0000 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 > > 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