[Bug 632101] [NEW] FFe: New upstream of open-vm-tools

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Binary package hint: open-vm-tools

This is a request for a FeatureFreezeException to merge open-vm-tools
version 2010.06.16-268169-3 from Debian testing.

I'm in the process of putting together a merge proposal (which I'll
propose as soon as I get an exception).

The vmhgfs module fails to load, this bug, which was found in the
version 2010.04.25-253928-2 packaging, was merged in to the Maverick
repo by Evan's original merge followed by my update (to fix the
compiling problems with the Maverick kernel).

I want to note that this bug (http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-
bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=579721) was marked as serious, and the open-vm-
source package was indicated in the report.

Debian has fixed this problem (pushing it into their repos 2 days after
Maverick's FeatureFreeze went into effect).

We'll (or I'll) have to merge the June 2010 version into the Maverick
repo to fix the problem.

I've rediffed the vsock patch (to adjust for changes made to the file)
and pushed it to my PPA (https://launchpad.net/~n-muench/+archive/ppa),
I've verified the it works, and the modules compile successfully with
the Maverick kernels (currently 2.6.35-19)

I can confirm that vmhgfs module shows up when running "lsmod | grep vm"

The Upstream changelog, the Debian changelog, as well as my rediffed
vsock patch will be attached shortly.

** Affects: open-vm-tools (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: patch
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FFe: New upstream of open-vm-tools
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/632101
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