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open-vm-tools-dkms 2:9.4.6-1770165-8ubuntu1: open-vm-tools kernel module failed to build with kernel 4.1 [error: too many arguments to function ‘sock_sendmsg’]

Bug #1449831 reported by martyfelker on 2015-04-29

This bug affects 3 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	open-vm-tools (Ubuntu)	Won't Fix	High	Unassigned

Bug Description

Updated kernel to 4.1rc1 and prfevoiujsly conflicted with the image compile so uninstalled open-vm and then reinstalled under new kernel.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: open-vm-tools-dkms 2:9.4.6-1770165-8ubuntu1
Uname: Linux 4.1.0-040100rc1-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
DKMSKernelVersion: 4.1.0-040100rc1-generic
Date: Tue Apr 28 11:24:28 2015
DuplicateSignature: dkms:open-vm-tools-dkms:2:9.4.6-1770165-8ubuntu1:/var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/9.4.6/build/vmhgfs/tcp.c:781:13: error: too many arguments to function ‘sock_sendmsg’
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-03-28 (31 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Beta amd64 (20150326)
PackageArchitecture: all
PackageVersion: 2:9.4.6-1770165-8ubuntu1
RelatedPackageVersions:
dpkg 1.17.25ubuntu1
apt 1.0.9.7ubuntu4
SourcePackage: open-vm-tools
Title: open-vm-tools-dkms 2:9.4.6-1770165-8ubuntu1: open-vm-tools kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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martyfelker (martyfelker-gmail) wrote on 2015-04-29:

DKMSBuildLog.txt Edit (6.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (1.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
JournalErrors.txt Edit (9.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Apport retracing service (apport) on 2015-04-29

tags:

removed: need-duplicate-check

Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) on 2015-05-01

summary:	open-vm-tools-dkms 2:9.4.6-1770165-8ubuntu1: open-vm-tools kernel module - failed to build + failed to build [error: too many arguments to function ‘sock_sendmsg’]
summary:	open-vm-tools-dkms 2:9.4.6-1770165-8ubuntu1: open-vm-tools kernel module - failed to build [error: too many arguments to function ‘sock_sendmsg’] + failed to build with kernel 4.1 [error: too many arguments to function + ‘sock_sendmsg’]

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2015-08-01:

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in open-vm-tools (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

Alberto Salvia Novella (es20490446e) on 2015-08-02

Changed in open-vm-tools (Ubuntu):
importance:	Undecided → High

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Marco Trevisan (Treviño) (3v1n0) wrote on 2015-08-18:

vmhgfs-4.1.0.patch Edit (472 bytes, text/plain)

This small patch fixes the compilation issues.

See https://github.com/rasa/vmware-tools-patches/pull/64

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Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton) wrote on 2015-08-18:

The attachment "vmhgfs-4.1.0.patch" seems to be a patch. If it isn't, please remove the "patch" flag from the attachment, remove the "patch" tag, and if you are a member of the ~ubuntu-reviewers, unsubscribe the team.

[This is an automated message performed by a Launchpad user owned by ~brian-murray, for any issues please contact him.]

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added: patch

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Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote on 2022-04-20:

Closing out pre-18.04 build failure bug reports for open-vm-tools.

This type of bug is often due to a kernel/vmware version discrepancy, that was specific to the versions in play at the time. So, this particular build failure is unlikely to be relevant to currently maintained Ubuntu versions. If you hit similar-looking build failures with newer versions of Ubuntu please file a new bug report with the corresponding log and config files.