Ok, I didn't think this would work, so I wasn't badly surprised... :-)

Ingredients:

	-current (as of yesterday) w/SMP 
	-vmware
	-suse_vmware from pkgsrc
	-wasabi installation kit

1. build the LKMs
   mostly this required setting 'S' in the makefiles and
   replacing occurrences of 'curproc' with 'curcpu()->ci_curproc'
   in some source files

   also, the Makefiles in the wasabi stuff want to install LKMs in /usr/lkm,
   and that's not what the rc.d scripts want

2. start the rc.d scripts
   no crash, amazing

3. start vmware
   wow, also no crash, amazing
   futz around with /emul vs real hierarchy
   (~root and /proc vs equivalents in /emul/linux)

4. config-wizard/edit things up, touch Power On button
   VMware Workstation PANIC: BUG F(571):1623 bugNr=2302

   well it left my system in a working state, which is very nice,
   but I couldn't trivially find anything about this particular
   panic/bug, but figured that either someone else might have an
   idea, or just want to know.  

Anyway, here's the logfile... note the line before the panic above is
GuestOSId = 0x5005 -- maybe this is source of unhappiness?
I can't tell until tomorrow what it does under a uniprocessor system,
either 1.5 or -current flavour, so I'd be curious if anyone with
vmware working on such a beast could see what lines *should* have come first.

	Sean.
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May 06 22:32:51: Log file switched to /tmp/vmware-log.root.
May 06 22:32:51: Log for VMware Workstation PID 25305
May 06 22:32:51: Error loading preferences
May 06 22:32:51: changing state 0 from 0 to 1870
May 06 22:32:51: changing state 1 from 0 to 1873
May 06 22:32:51: changing state 2 from 0 to 1877
May 06 22:32:51: Host version 2.0.38.0.0
May 06 22:32:51: CPUID numEntries=2 GenuineIntel
May 06 22:32:51: CPUID version=0x681 features=0x383fbff ebx=0x2
May 06 22:32:51: VT: Redirecting kernel output to /dev/tty1
May 06 22:32:51: XINFO no DGA
May 06 22:32:51: License /root/.vmware/license
May 06 22:32:51:    StartFields = Cpt, Name, LicenseType, LicenseClass, Field2
May 06 22:32:51:    Field2 = LicenseFeature, Count, ProductID, ProductType, Field3
May 06 22:32:51:    Field3 = Expiration
May 06 22:32:51:    Cpt = COPYRIGHT (c) VMware, Inc. 1999-2001
May 06 22:32:51:    Name = VMware User
May 06 22:32:51:    LicenseType = User
May 06 22:32:51:    LicenseClass = Evaluation
May 06 22:32:51:    LicenseFeature = None
May 06 22:32:51:    Count = 1 of 1
May 06 22:32:51:    ProductID = VMware for Linux
May 06 22:32:51:    ProductType = 2.0.1
May 06 22:32:51:    Expiration = 2001-6-19
May 06 22:32:51:    Serial = 0801A-08YFV-T3936-1KRYP
May 06 22:32:51:    Fields = Cpt, Name, LicenseType, LicenseClass, LicenseFeature, Count, ProductID, ProductType, Expiration
May 06 22:32:51: Chosen license: /root/.vmware/license
May 06 22:32:58: changing directory to /scratch3/VMWARE-NT4-VIRTUAL-MACHINE/.
May 06 22:32:58: Msg_Hint hint.guisession.chdir (shown)
May 06 22:33:00: error saving preferences
May 06 22:33:00: changing state 1 from 1873 to 1873
May 06 22:33:00: changing state 2 from 1877 to 1878
May 06 22:33:01: Log file switched to /scratch3/VMWARE-NT4-VIRTUAL-MACHINE/nt4.log.
May 06 22:33:02: PowerOn
May 06 22:33:02: changing state 0 from 1870 to 1871
May 06 22:33:02: VMX86: version='unreleased' build='$Name: build-799 $' option=Release2.0.3
May 06 22:33:02: UNAME Linux crasse.smd.ebone.net 2.0.38 #0 Sun Apr 1 11:11:11 MET 2000 i386
May 06 22:33:02: DICT --- COMMAND LINE
May 06 22:33:02: DICT --- CONFIGURATION
May 06 22:33:02: DICT            config.version = 2
May 06 22:33:02: DICT            ide1:0.present = TRUE
May 06 22:33:02: DICT           ide1:0.fileName = /dev/rcd0d
May 06 22:33:02: DICT         ide1:0.deviceType = atapi-cdrom
May 06 22:33:02: DICT     ide1:0.startConnected = TRUE
May 06 22:33:02: DICT            ide0:0.present = TRUE
May 06 22:33:02: DICT           ide0:0.fileName = /scratch3/VMWARE-NT4-VIRTUAL-MACHINE/nt4.dsk
May 06 22:33:02: DICT         ide0:0.deviceType = ata-hardDisk
May 06 22:33:02: DICT               ide0:0.mode = persistent
May 06 22:33:02: DICT           floppy0.present = TRUE
May 06 22:33:02: DICT          floppy0.fileName = /dev/rfd0a
May 06 22:33:02: DICT    floppy0.startConnected = TRUE
May 06 22:33:02: DICT         ethernet0.present = TRUE
May 06 22:33:02: DICT  ethernet0.connectionType = hostOnly
May 06 22:33:02: DICT                   memsize = 32
May 06 22:33:02: DICT                     nvram = /scratch3/VMWARE-NT4-VIRTUAL-MACHINE/nt4.nvram
May 06 22:33:02: DICT              log.fileName = /scratch3/VMWARE-NT4-VIRTUAL-MACHINE/nt4.log
May 06 22:33:02: DICT                   guestOS = nt4
May 06 22:33:02: DICT --- USER DEFAULTS
May 06 22:33:02: DICT --- USER PREFERENCES
May 06 22:33:02: DICT                mru.config = /scratch3/VMWARE-NT4-VIRTUAL-MACHINE/nt4.cfg:
May 06 22:33:02: DICT --- HOST DEFAULTS
May 06 22:33:02: DICT           vmware.fullpath = /usr/local/bin/vmware
May 06 22:33:02: DICT           wizard.fullpath = /usr/local/bin/vmware-wizard
May 06 22:33:02: DICT            dhcpd.fullpath = /usr/local/bin/vmware-dhcpd
May 06 22:33:02: DICT             loop.fullpath = /usr/local/bin/vmware-loop
May 06 22:33:02: DICT        smbpasswd.fullpath = /usr/local/bin/vmware-smbpasswd
May 06 22:33:02: DICT                    libdir = /usr/local/share/vmware
May 06 22:33:02: DICT    vmnet1.HostOnlyAddress = 172.16.212.1
May 06 22:33:02: DICT    vmnet1.HostOnlyNetMask = 255.255.255.0
May 06 22:33:02: DICT --- SITE DEFAULTS
May 06 22:33:02: DICT                  tag.help = Introduction.htm
May 06 22:33:02: DICT   tag.configurationEditor = ConfigEditor.htm
May 06 22:33:02: DICT             tag.ideConfig = ConfigDisks.htm
May 06 22:33:02: DICT          tag.floppyConfig = ConfigFloppy.htm
May 06 22:33:02: DICT           tag.mouseConfig = ConfigMouse.htm
May 06 22:33:02: DICT             tag.netConfig = ConfigEthernet.htm
May 06 22:33:02: DICT        tag.parallelConfig = ConfigParallel.htm
May 06 22:33:02: DICT          tag.serialConfig = ConfigSerial.htm
May 06 22:33:02: DICT           tag.soundConfig = ConfigSound.htm
May 06 22:33:02: DICT             tag.memConfig = ConfigMemory.htm
May 06 22:33:02: DICT            tag.miscConfig = ConfigMisc.htm
May 06 22:33:02: DICT                 tag.tools = ToolsInstall.htm
May 06 22:33:02: DICT --- GLOBAL SETTINGS
May 06 22:33:02: GuestOSId = 0x5005 
May 06 22:33:02: BUG F(571):1623 bugNr=2302
May 06 22:33:02: Msg_Post Error: msg.log.panic
VMware Workstation PANIC:

BUG F(571):1623 bugNr=2302

May 06 22:33:07: 

MainPowerOff-- Shutting down devices
May 06 22:33:07: MainPowerOff-- Shutdown complete
May 06 22:33:07: Msg_Post Error: msg.main.writepreferences
VMware Workstation is unable to determine if the filesystem that the
directory /root/.vmware is located on supports the needed
file locking functionality (filesystem type = 0x1).

If this file system does support file locking then you
can enable its use by setting
    host.FSSupportLocking1 = 0x1
in your configuration file.  The next time that you power-on
the virtual machine the filesystem will be considered ok.
Cannot lock the preferences file.
Cannot save user preferences.
May 06 22:33:08: Clean exit.