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#1 2022-08-24 15:37:46

pawelj
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Registered: 2021-01-11
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[SOLVED]vmware-workstation: failed to validate module [vmnet] BTF: -22

Since update today I experience a problem with vmnet and vmmon modules of vmware-workstation

Aug 24 17:01:22 zet kernel: BPF: [111122] ENUM perf_event_task_context 
Aug 24 17:01:22 zet kernel: BPF: size=4 vlen=4
Aug 24 17:01:22 zet kernel: BPF:  
Aug 24 17:01:22 zet kernel: BPF: Invalid btf_info kind_flag
Aug 24 17:01:22 zet kernel: BPF: 
Aug 24 17:01:22 zet kernel: failed to validate module [vmmon] BTF: -22
...
Aug 24 17:01:25 zet kernel: BPF: [111844] ENUM rpm_status 
Aug 24 17:01:25 zet kernel: BPF: size=4 vlen=5
Aug 24 17:01:25 zet kernel: BPF:  
Aug 24 17:01:25 zet kernel: BPF: Invalid btf_info kind_flag
Aug 24 17:01:25 zet kernel: BPF: 
Aug 24 17:01:25 zet kernel: failed to validate module [vmnet] BTF: -22

What I have tried so far:
kernel parameter ibt=off

[rejap@zet ~]$ cat /proc/cmdline 
cryptdevice=UUID=a3446243-4fca-4e55-96ce-d70ffbedaf2a:lvm resume=/dev/mapper/vg0-swap root=/dev/mapper/vg0-root rw ibt=off

Downgrade linux, linux-headers and nvidia. Tried previous version of 5.19 and latest 5.18

[rejap@zet log]$ pacman -Q linux linux-headers nvidia
linux 5.18.16.arch1-1
linux-headers 5.18.16.arch1-1
nvidia 515.65.01-2

Downgrade vmware-workstation to previous version 16.2.3-3

[rejap@zet log]$ pacman -Q vmware-workstation
vmware-workstation 16.2.3-3

Tried booting into lts kernel.

In all cases I am getting the same errors.

Please help. I am sure I am missing something obvious.

Last edited by pawelj (2022-10-13 18:52:51)

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#2 2022-08-24 15:39:33

Scimmia
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Registered: 2012-09-01
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Re: [SOLVED]vmware-workstation: failed to validate module [vmnet] BTF: -22

You're not missing something obvious, it was a bug in pahole. Update your system from an up to date mirror to get the downgrade.

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#3 2022-08-24 16:30:59

pawelj
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Registered: 2021-01-11
Posts: 6

Re: [SOLVED]vmware-workstation: failed to validate module [vmnet] BTF: -22

Thanks, after update everything is back to normal.

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