Remove Linux kernel modules

Remove Linux kernel modules from open-vm-tools.

open-vm-tools/configure.ac

@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([kernel-modules],
 	    [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-kernel-modules],
 		[compile and install the kernel modules])],
 	    [],
-	    [if test "x$os" = "xlinux" -a "$osVersion" -ge 400000; then
+	    [if test "x$os" = "xlinux" ; then
 	        with_kernel_modules=no
 	     else
 	        with_kernel_modules=yes
@@ -146,18 +146,8 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([kernel-modules],
 if test "$with_kernel_modules" = "yes"; then
    case "$os" in
       linux)
-         if test "$osVersion" -lt 206009; then
-            AC_MSG_ERROR([Kernels prior to 2.6.9 are not supported in this release of open-vm-tools. Configure using --without-kernel-modules to suppress building kernel drivers.])
-         fi
-         if test ! -d "$LINUXDIR/kernel/"; then
-             AC_MSG_ERROR([$LINUXDIR/kernel does not exist])
-         fi
-         LINUXINCLUDE="$LINUXDIR/build/include"
-         if test ! -d "$LINUXINCLUDE"; then
-            AC_MSG_ERROR([Cannot find include dir under $LINUXDIR])
-         fi
+         AC_MSG_ERROR([Building kernel modules for Linux is no longer supported.])
          ;;
-
       freebsd)
          freebsd_sysdir=/usr/src/sys
          if test -n "$SYSDIR"; then

open-vm-tools/modules/Makefile.am

@@ -16,21 +16,6 @@ EXTRA_ARGS =
 EXTRA_ARGS += "SYSDIR=@SYSDIR@"
 endif
 
-if LINUX
-export LINUXINCLUDE := @LINUXINCLUDE@
-export vmblockdir := $(MODULES_DIR)/fs/vmblock
-export vmcidir := $(MODULES_DIR)/drivers/misc
-export vmhgfsdir := $(MODULES_DIR)/fs/vmhgfs
-export vmsyncdir := $(MODULES_DIR)/drivers/misc
-export vmxnetdir := $(MODULES_DIR)/drivers/net
-export vsockdir := $(MODULES_DIR)/net/vsock
-if WITH_ROOT_PRIVILEGES
-export DEPMOD := depmod -a $(KERNEL_RELEASE)
-endif WITH_ROOT_PRIVILEGES
-
-include_HEADERS = $(top_srcdir)/lib/include/vmci_sockets.h
-endif LINUX
-
 if SOLARIS
 export vmhgfsdir := $(MODULES_DIR)
 # Solaris does not have Kbuild-like system so we need to supply
@@ -69,14 +54,6 @@ if FREEBSD
 	      $(DESTDIR)$(MODULES_DIR);                                        \
 	done
 endif
-if LINUX
-	for MOD in $(MODULES); do                                              \
-	   $(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)`eval echo '$$'$${MOD}dir`;                 \
-	   $(INSTALL) -m644 $(modulesrc)/$(MODULES_OS)/$$MOD/$$MOD.ko          \
-	      $(DESTDIR)`eval echo '$$'$${MOD}dir`;                            \
-	done
-	eval "$$DEPMOD"
-endif
 
 uninstall-hook:
 	for MOD in $(MODULES); do                                              \