Hello Larry, Thank you! I am away from my laptop (except in-between to send e-mail) for a week, so don't worry about the slow response time.
Regards Michael 19.09.2017 17:35, Larry Finger wrote: > On 09/19/2017 10:10 AM, Larry Finger wrote: >> In kernel 4.14, the functions vfs_read() and vfs_write() are no longer >> exported. This change causes vboxpci.ko to fail when it is loaded as >> it appears to need vfs_read(). >> >> I searched the VB source code, but I do not see any direct reference >> to vfs_read(). Why is it needed? What needs to change for kernel 4.14> >> >> My VM's do not need vboxpci, and a quick test shows that they run >> under 4.14-rc1. > > Sorry. The missing global is vfs_write, not vfs_read. The following > patch fixes the build and load problem. It has been compile tested only. > > Index: VirtualBox-5.1.28/src/VBox/HostDrivers/VBoxPci/linux/VBoxPci-linux.c > =================================================================== > --- > VirtualBox-5.1.28.orig/src/VBox/HostDrivers/VBoxPci/linux/VBoxPci-linux.c > +++ VirtualBox-5.1.28/src/VBox/HostDrivers/VBoxPci/linux/VBoxPci-linux.c > @@ -357,7 +357,11 @@ static int vboxPciFileWrite(struct file* > > fs_save = get_fs(); > set_fs(get_ds()); > +# if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 14, 0) > + ret = kernel_write(file, data, size, &offset); > +#else > ret = vfs_write(file, data, size, &offset); > +#endif > set_fs(fs_save); > if (ret < 0) > printk(KERN_DEBUG "vboxPciFileWrite: error %d\n", ret); > > Larry > > > _______________________________________________ > vbox-dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.virtualbox.org/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev -- Michael Thayer | VirtualBox engineer ORACLE Deutschland B.V. & Co. KG | Werkstr. 24 | D-71384 Weinstadt ORACLE Deutschland B.V. & Co. KG Hauptverwaltung: Riesstraße 25, D-80992 München Registergericht: Amtsgericht München, HRA 95603 Komplementärin: ORACLE Deutschland Verwaltung B.V. Hertogswetering 163/167, 3543 AS Utrecht, Niederlande Handelsregister der Handelskammer Midden-Nederland, Nr. 30143697 Geschäftsführer: Alexander van der Ven, Jan Schultheiss, Val Maher _______________________________________________ vbox-dev mailing list [email protected] https://www.virtualbox.org/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev
