2d chance at Unity

Wed Apr 20 03:36:13 UTC 2011

On 04/19/2011 06:59 PM, Lucio M Nicolosi wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 8:41 PM, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> On 04/19/2011 04:04 PM, NoOp wrote:
>>> On 04/19/2011 03:20 PM, Lucio M Nicolosi wrote:
>> ...
>>>> [begin OT]
>>>>
>>>> Sorry for OT and hijacking, but since you brought the VMWare subject,
>>>> how do you deal with the resident vmnet8 virtual board that generates
>>>> an enormous amount of messages at /var/log whenever VMWare is off?
>>>>
>>>> Message n. 7 at
>>>> http://communities.vmware.com/thread/49350;jsessionid=A905D175FC22F0D4EDEC2196D2D1B374
>>>> among other things says "Sure, it will generate output in your log
>>>> files, but other than that, there's not really anything to worry
>>>> about" but I find it really annoying and have been "ifconfig vmnet8"
>>>> at every startup. I wonder if there's something more elegant to do.
>>>>
>>>> [end OT]
>>>
>>> Hi Lucio. I hadn't noticed these. I'll check the logs on the laptop when
>>> I reboot into Ubuntu & let you know what I find out.
>>>
>>> Gary
>>
>> Just booted to 10.10 & opened VMPlayer (3.1.4) and I don't see any of
>> those messages in /var/log/messages. Nada, Zaro, nothing. The link you
>> provided goes back to 2006, so I wonder if it's something from an older
>> version and/or the iptables (I've no firewall) issue. Sorry, can't help you.
> 
> 
> Yes you could, iptables indeed.
> 
> Firestarter off, ok.
> 
> Firestarter on:
> 
> ~$ ifconfig
> 
> eth0 [ ]
> 
> lo [ ]
> 
> vmnet8    Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:50:56:c0:00:08
>           inet addr:172.16.88.1  Bcast:172.16.88.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
>           inet6 addr: fe80::250:56ff:fec0:8/64 Scope:Link
>           UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
>           RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>           TX packets:293 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>           collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
>           RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
> 
> 
> From /var/log/messages:
> 
> Apr 19 22:52:45 lm-xfx kernel: [73753.117676] Unknown OutputIN=
> OUT=vmnet8 SRC=172.16.88.1 DST=172.16.88.255 LEN=155 TOS=0x00
> PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=17500 DPT=17500 LEN=135
> 
> Apr 19 22:52:52 lm-xfx kernel: [73760.061739] Unknown OutputIN=
> OUT=vmnet8 SRC=172.16.88.1 DST=172.16.88.255 LEN=205 TOS=0x00
> PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=631 DPT=631 LEN=185
> 
> Apr 19 22:52:53 lm-xfx kernel: [73761.061497] Unknown OutputIN=
> OUT=vmnet8 SRC=172.16.88.1 DST=172.16.88.255 LEN=211 TOS=0x00
> PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=631 DPT=631 LEN=191
> 
> Apr 19 22:53:02 lm-xfx kernel: [73769.798450] Unknown OutputIN=
> OUT=vmnet8 SRC=172.16.88.1 DST=172.16.88.255 LEN=78 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00
> TTL=64 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=137 DPT=137 LEN=58
> 
> etc., etc., etc...
> 
> Tks,
> 
> Lucio
> 

OK.

$ ifconfig
...
vmnet1    Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:50:56:c0:00:01
          inet addr:172.16.0.1  Bcast:172.16.0.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::250:56ff:fec0:1/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:6965 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

vmnet8    Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:50:56:c0:00:08
          inet addr:172.16.206.1  Bcast:172.16.206.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::250:56ff:fec0:8/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:7013 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

$ cat /var/log/messages | grep vm
Apr 18 07:40:01 gg kernel: [    0.000000] Kernel command line:
BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-28-generic
root=UUID=c606c2a7-1fb1-403f-9b90-52f5f150340b ro quiet splash
Apr 18 07:40:01 gg kernel: [    0.000000]     vmalloc : 0xf7ffe000 -
0xff7fe000   ( 120 MB)
Apr 19 07:29:04 gg kernel: [    0.000000] Kernel command line:
BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-28-generic
root=UUID=c606c2a7-1fb1-403f-9b90-52f5f150340b ro quiet splash
Apr 19 07:29:04 gg kernel: [    0.000000]     vmalloc : 0xf7ffe000 -
0xff7fe000   ( 120 MB)

and on the 64bit machine that I normally use VMWare Player with (this
one is in bridged mode so you'll get the 198.168 address ranges):

$ ifconfig

vmnet1    Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:50:56:c0:00:01
          inet addr:192.168.227.1  Bcast:192.168.227.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::250:56ff:fec0:1/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:269 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

vmnet8    Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:50:56:c0:00:08
          inet addr:172.16.4.1  Bcast:172.16.4.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::250:56ff:fec0:8/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:272 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

$ cat /var/log/messages | grep vm
$

$ cat /var/log/messages | tail
Apr 19 16:34:43 gg-laptop pulseaudio[2404]: ratelimit.c: 135 events
suppressed
Apr 19 16:34:53 gg-laptop pulseaudio[2404]: ratelimit.c: 139 events
suppressed
Apr 19 16:35:24 gg-laptop kernel: [ 1216.576856] HP WMI: Unknown key
pressed - 3
Apr 19 16:36:24 gg-laptop kernel: [ 1276.138550] HP WMI: Unknown key
pressed - 3
Apr 19 17:01:57 gg-laptop kernel: [ 2809.392887] audit_printk_skb: 36
callbacks suppressed
Apr 19 17:01:57 gg-laptop kernel: [ 2809.392891] type=1400
audit(1303257717.609:24): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_replace"
name="/sbin/dhclient3" pid=23715 comm="apparmor_parser"
Apr 19 17:01:57 gg-laptop kernel: [ 2809.393043] type=1400
audit(1303257717.609:25): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_replace"
name="/usr/lib/NetworkManager/nm-dhcp-client.action" pid=23715
comm="apparmor_parser"
Apr 19 17:01:57 gg-laptop kernel: [ 2809.393124] type=1400
audit(1303257717.609:26): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_replace"
name="/usr/lib/connman/scripts/dhclient-script" pid=23715
comm="apparmor_parser"
Apr 19 17:02:31 gg-laptop kernel: [ 2843.741546] type=1400
audit(1303257751.960:27): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_replace"
name="/usr/sbin/ntpd" pid=23914 comm="apparmor_parser"
Apr 19 19:57:18 gg-laptop pulseaudio[2404]: ratelimit.c: 56 events
suppressed

And the only thing that I have in dmesg regarding vm is for vmnet common
(samples):

On the 32bit:
[ 3336.333709] /dev/vmnet: port on hub 8 successfully opened
[ 3346.624033] vmnet1: no IPv6 routers present
[ 3347.032013] vmnet8: no IPv6 routers present
[ 4525.440068] /dev/vmci[31267]: Module vmci: unloaded
[ 4525.457936] /dev/vmmon[31274]: Module vmmon: unloaded
[ 4728.348495] /dev/vmmon[2136]: Module vmmon: registered with major=10
minor=165
[ 4728.348507] /dev/vmmon[2136]: Module vmmon: initialized
[ 4728.370812] /dev/vmci[2148]: VMCI: Driver initialized.
[ 4728.373089] /dev/vmci[2148]: Module vmci: registered with major=10
minor=53
[ 4728.373096] /dev/vmci[2148]: Module vmci: initialized
[ 4728.552623] /dev/vmnet: open called by PID 2207 (vmnet-bridge)
[ 4728.552638] /dev/vmnet: hub 0 does not exist, allocating memory.
[ 4728.552674] /dev/vmnet: port on hub 0 successfully opened
[ 4729.780750] /dev/vmnet: open called by PID 2221 (vmnet-dhcpd)
[ 4729.780766] /dev/vmnet: hub 1 does not exist, allocating memory.
[ 4729.780804] /dev/vmnet: port on hub 1 successfully opened
[ 4729.785391] /dev/vmnet: open called by PID 2224 (vmnet-netifup)
[ 4729.785413] /dev/vmnet: port on hub 1 successfully opened
[ 4729.956600] /dev/vmnet: open called by PID 2231 (vmnet-dhcpd)
[ 4729.956617] /dev/vmnet: hub 8 does not exist, allocating memory.
[ 4729.956660] /dev/vmnet: port on hub 8 successfully opened
[ 4729.966649] /dev/vmnet: open called by PID 2236 (vmnet-natd)
[ 4729.966673] /dev/vmnet: port on hub 8 successfully opened
[ 4729.971433] /dev/vmnet: open called by PID 2237 (vmnet-netifup)
[ 4729.971457] /dev/vmnet: port on hub 8 successfully opened
[ 4739.816023] vmnet1: no IPv6 routers present
[ 4740.816019] vmnet8: no IPv6 routers present
[ 4995.841919] /dev/vmmon[2396]: PTSC: initialized at 2393965000 Hz
using TSC
[ 4998.809548] /dev/vmnet: open called by PID 2400 (vmware-vmx)
[ 4998.809591] /dev/vmnet: port on hub 0 successfully opened

On the 64bit (that I normally use and has VMWare Player - bridged):
$ dmesg | grep vm
[    0.000000] Command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-28-generic
root=UUID=8ed19201-fabf-4364-a507-c5c81024cffe ro quiet splash
[    0.000000] Kernel command line:
BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-28-generic
root=UUID=8ed19201-fabf-4364-a507-c5c81024cffe ro quiet splash
[   29.858110] /dev/vmmon[2077]: Module vmmon: registered with major=10
minor=165
[   29.858120] /dev/vmmon[2077]: Module vmmon: initialized
[   29.868472] /dev/vmci[2085]: VMCI: Driver initialized.
[   29.868931] /dev/vmci[2085]: Module vmci: registered with major=10
minor=53
[   29.868935] /dev/vmci[2085]: Module vmci: initialized
[   30.191534] /dev/vmnet: open called by PID 2143 (vmnet-bridge)
[   30.191545] /dev/vmnet: hub 0 does not exist, allocating memory.
[   30.191565] /dev/vmnet: port on hub 0 successfully opened
[   31.351183] /dev/vmnet: open called by PID 2150 (vmnet-dhcpd)
[   31.351280] /dev/vmnet: hub 8 does not exist, allocating memory.
[   31.351302] /dev/vmnet: port on hub 8 successfully opened
[   31.355290] /dev/vmnet: open called by PID 2154 (vmnet-natd)
[   31.355305] /dev/vmnet: port on hub 8 successfully opened
[   31.357630] /dev/vmnet: open called by PID 2155 (vmnet-netifup)
[   31.357647] /dev/vmnet: port on hub 8 successfully opened
[   32.075240] /dev/vmnet: open called by PID 2166 (vmnet-dhcpd)
[   32.075255] /dev/vmnet: hub 1 does not exist, allocating memory.
[   32.075276] /dev/vmnet: port on hub 1 successfully opened
[   32.077269] /dev/vmnet: open called by PID 2168 (vmnet-netifup)
[   32.077286] /dev/vmnet: port on hub 1 successfully opened
[   42.080034] vmnet8: no IPv6 routers present
[   42.410021] vmnet1: no IPv6 routers present
[  330.211113] /dev/vmmon[2898]: PTSC: initialized at 2093684000 Hz
using TSC
[  332.873481] /dev/vmnet: open called by PID 2902 (vmware-vmx)
[  332.873503] /dev/vmnet: port on hub 0 successfully opened
[  347.643813] /dev/vmnet: open called by PID 2902 (vmware-vmx)
[  347.643835] /dev/vmnet: port on hub 0 successfully opened
[ 1284.583347] /dev/vmnet: open called by PID 2902 (vmware-vmx)
[ 1284.583364] /dev/vmnet: port on hub 0 successfully opened

Not sure if that helps any.

G.