Bug 872592 - Kernel 3.6.5-2.fc16.x86_64 and kernel 3.6.2-1.fc16.x86_64 crash VMWARE
Summary: Kernel 3.6.5-2.fc16.x86_64 and kernel 3.6.2-1.fc16.x86_64 crash VMWARE
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: kernel
Version: 17
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Kernel Maintainer List
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2012-11-02 13:49 UTC by Paul Lambert
Modified: 2012-11-02 14:25 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

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Environment:
Last Closed: 2012-11-02 14:25:56 UTC
Type: Bug
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dmesg error log (6.54 KB, text/plain)
2012-11-02 13:49 UTC, Paul Lambert 		no flags Details
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Description Paul Lambert 2012-11-02 13:49:39 UTC 
Created attachment 637081 [details]
dmesg error log

Description of problem:  The last two kernels, 3.6.5-2.fc16.x86_64 and 3.6.2-1.fc16.x86_64, cause VMWare to crash when a virtual machine is launched


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

Linux BRSINC-01 3.6.5-2.fc16.x86_64 #1 SMP Thu Nov 1 03:49:27 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux


How reproducible:  everytime


Steps to Reproduce:
1.  vmware is launched and compiles successfully
2.  vmware open and displays virtual machine list
3.  launch vmware virtual machine
  
Actual results:

VMware crashes but not Fedora.  Can exist without reboot by using key sequence contro-alt-backspace

Expected results:
VMware last lauched successfully on kernel 3.4.14-1.fc16.x86_64

Additional info:
  see attached error log.
Comment 1 Josh Boyer 2012-11-02 14:25:56 UTC 
[  210.323009] RIP: 0010:[<ffffffffa07d1204>]  [<ffffffffa07d1204>] HostIF_SafeRDMSR+0x14/0x30 [vmmon]

bug in VMWare modules.  Fedora doesn't provide or support those.  You'll need to report this to VMWare.
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