Install this version:
emerge -a =app-emulation/vmware-modules-25
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =app-emulation/vmware-modules-25
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =app-emulation/vmware-modules-25
| Version | EAPI | Keywords | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 8 | ~amd64 | 0 |
# Copyright 1999-2025 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
inherit flag-o-matic linux-mod-r1 udev
DESCRIPTION="VMware kernel modules"
HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/philipl/vmware-host-modules"
# Highest kernel version known to work:
MY_KERNEL_VERSION="6.19"
MY_COMMIT="5c80f597017882f76e9c7ffd48a292a4b7c860fe"
SRC_URI=" https://github.com/philipl/vmware-host-modules/archive/${MY_COMMIT}.tar.gz -> ${P}-${MY_COMMIT}.tar.gz"
S="${WORKDIR}/vmware-host-modules-${MY_COMMIT}"
LICENSE="GPL-2"
SLOT="0"
KEYWORDS="~amd64"
RESTRICT="mirror"
RDEPEND="
acct-group/vmware
"
pkg_setup() {
CONFIG_CHECK="~HIGH_RES_TIMERS"
if kernel_is -ge 5 5; then
CONFIG_CHECK="${CONFIG_CHECK} X86_IOPL_IOPERM"
fi
if kernel_is -ge 2 6 37 && kernel_is -lt 2 6 39; then
CONFIG_CHECK="${CONFIG_CHECK} BKL"
fi
CONFIG_CHECK="${CONFIG_CHECK} VMWARE_VMCI ~VMWARE_VMCI_VSOCKETS"
linux-info_pkg_setup
linux-mod-r1_pkg_setup
if kernel_is gt ${MY_KERNEL_VERSION//./ }; then
ewarn
ewarn "Warning: this version of the modules is only known to work with kernels up to ${MY_KERNEL_VERSION}, while you are building them for a ${KV_FULL} kernel."
ewarn
fi
BUILD_TARGETS="auto-build KERNEL_DIR=${KERNEL_DIR} KBUILD_OUTPUT=${KV_OUT_DIR}"
filter-flags -mfpmath=sse -mavx -mpclmul -maes
append-cflags -mno-sse # Found a problem similar to bug #492964
}
src_prepare() {
# decouple the kernel include dir from the running kernel version: https://github.com/stefantalpalaru/gentoo-overlay/issues/17
sed -i \
-e "s%HEADER_DIR = /lib/modules/\$(VM_UNAME)/build/include%HEADER_DIR = ${KERNEL_DIR}/include%" \
-e "s%VM_UNAME = .*\$%VM_UNAME = ${KV_FULL}%" \
*/Makefile || die "sed failed"
# Allow user patches so they can support RC kernels and whatever else
default
}
src_compile() {
for mod in vmmon vmnet; do
local modlist+=( ${mod}=misc:"${S}"/${mod}-only )
done
linux-mod-r1_src_compile
}
src_install() {
linux-mod-r1_src_install
local udevrules="${T}/60-vmware.rules"
cat > "${udevrules}" <<-EOF
KERNEL=="vmci", GROUP="vmware", MODE="660"
KERNEL=="vmw_vmci", GROUP="vmware", MODE="660"
KERNEL=="vmmon", GROUP="vmware", MODE="660"
KERNEL=="vsock", GROUP="vmware", MODE="660"
EOF
udev_dorules "${udevrules}"
dodir /etc/modprobe.d/
cat > "${D}"/etc/modprobe.d/vmware.conf <<-EOF
# Support for vmware vmci in kernel module
alias vmci vmw_vmci
EOF
export installed_modprobe_conf=1
dodir /etc/modprobe.d/
cat >> "${D}"/etc/modprobe.d/vmware.conf <<-EOF
# Support for vmware vsock in kernel module
alias vsock vmw_vsock_vmci_transport
EOF
export installed_modprobe_conf=1
}
pkg_postinst() {
linux-mod-r1_pkg_postinst
udev_reload
ewarn "Don't forget to run '/etc/init.d/vmware restart' to use the new kernel modules."
}
pkg_postrm() {
udev_reload
}
acct-group/vmware
| Type | File | Size | Source URLs |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIST | vmware-modules-25-5c80f597017882f76e9c7ffd48a292a4b7c860fe.tar.gz | 505427 bytes | https://github.com/philipl/vmware-host-modules/archive/5c80f597017882f76e9c7ffd48a292a4b7c860fe.tar.gz |