1. Please describe the problem: vdpa-sim-net.ko is missing in 5.11/5.12 kernels because CONFIG_VDPA_SIM_NET is not set. Please enable it, since this module is useful to develop vDPA infrastructure and also for testing and debugging. It's emulate a vDPA network device. $ cat /boot/config-5.11.7-200.fc33.x86_64 | grep VDPA CONFIG_VIRTIO_VDPA=m CONFIG_VDPA=m CONFIG_VDPA_SIM=m # CONFIG_VDPA_SIM_NET is not set CONFIG_MLX5_VDPA=y CONFIG_MLX5_VDPA_NET=m CONFIG_VHOST_VDPA=m 2. What is the Version-Release number of the kernel: 5.11.7-200.fc33.x86_64 3. Did it work previously in Fedora? If so, what kernel version did the issue *first* appear? Old kernels are available for download at https://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/packageinfo?packageID=8 : Yes, because up to kernel 5.10 the network device simulator was built inside the vdpa_sim.ko module (CONFIG_VDPA_SIM), but starting from 5.11 it has been separated and a new configuration added (CONFIG_VDPA_SIM_NET). 4. Can you reproduce this issue? If so, please provide the steps to reproduce the issue below: $ sudo modprobe vdpa-sim-net modprobe: FATAL: Module vdpa-sim-net not found in directory /lib/modules/5.11.7-200.fc33.x86_64 5. Does this problem occur with the latest Rawhide kernel? To install the Rawhide kernel, run ``sudo dnf install fedora-repos-rawhide`` followed by ``sudo dnf update --enablerepo=rawhide kernel``: Yes, kernel-core-5.12.0-0.rc4.175.fc35.x86_64 has the same issue
This should be fixed with 5.11.15 and newer kernels.