Upstream bug
https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3231992&group_id=204462&atid=989708
is supposedly fixed, but I haven't been able to verify due to another
bug
https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3308802&group_id=204462&atid=989708
.
** Bug watch added: SourceForge.net Tr
Thanks for reporting this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better.
I'm marking this confirmed based on
http://xen.1045712.n5.nabble.com/Re-ioctl-5382-not-supported-by-Xen-blkdev-td2563654.html
The added check seems like a good idea. Would you be willing to contact
the upstream vmware developer