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- Add patch to fix atomic sleep issue on alloc_pid failure (rhbz 894623)
- Disable debugging options.
2013-02-08 17:08:39 -05:00
scripts Make generate-git-snapshot.sh work for merge window trees 2012-07-31 16:18:04 -04:00
.gitignore Ignore all .xz and .bz2 files 2011-11-23 08:58:58 -05:00
acpi-debug-infinite-loop.patch Rename a bunch of patches. 2013-01-10 14:24:41 -05:00
acpi-sony-nonvs-blacklist.patch Add another Sony laptop to the nonvs blacklist. (rhbz 641789) 2011-11-01 12:57:12 -04:00
acpi-video-dos.patch Rename a bunch of patches. 2013-01-10 14:24:41 -05:00
arm-allnoconfig-error-__LINUX_ARM_ARCH__-undeclared.patch Change the minimum mmap address back to 32768 on ARM systems (thanks to Jon Masters), Add patch to fix unified kernel build failure 2012-11-20 09:45:08 +00:00
arm-export-read_current_timer.patch The initial ARM unified kernel support (vexpress, highbank, mvebu to begin). WOO HOO 2012-10-26 15:38:35 +01:00
arm-imx-fixdrm.patch Add patch to fix arm imx drm driver build 2012-12-14 15:09:56 +00:00
arm-tegra-nvec-kconfig.patch Further ARM config updates, Add patch to fix building omapdrm 2013-01-07 19:50:16 +00:00
arm-tegra-sdhci-module-fix.patch add patch to fix ftbfs on tegra due to sdhci MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE mismatch 2012-05-23 07:07:40 -05:00
arm-tegra-usb-no-reset-linux33.patch Patch for disconnect issues with storage attached to a tegra-ehci controller 2012-05-03 20:27:11 +01:00
ath9k_rx_dma_stop_check.patch Add patch to fix ath9k dma stop checks (rhbz 892811) 2013-02-06 10:00:23 -05:00
brcmsmac-double-timeout.patch Experiment: Double the length of the brcmsmac transmit timeout. 2013-01-16 13:53:10 -05:00
compile-fixes.patch Rename a bunch of patches. 2013-01-10 14:24:41 -05:00
config-arm-generic Minor ARM build fixes 2013-02-07 09:26:04 +00:00
config-arm-kirkwood Initial update of ARM configs for 3.8, Enable DRM driver for tegra, Drop separate imx kernel. Will be reintroduced soon in unified 2013-01-05 20:39:44 +00:00
config-arm-omap Remove obsolete ARM configs, Update OMAP config for TI AM35XX SoCs 2013-01-20 20:10:20 +00:00
config-arm-tegra Disable problematic PL310 ARM errata,Minor ARM ocnfig tweaks 2013-01-18 14:54:46 +00:00
config-armv7 Minor ARM build fixes 2013-02-07 09:26:04 +00:00
config-debug Fix i82975x_edac (BZ#848149) 2012-10-16 22:58:02 -03:00
config-generic Enable CONFIG_NAMESPACES everywhere (rhbz 907576) 2013-02-06 11:49:05 -05:00
config-i686-PAE Re-enable I2O, but only for 32-bit x86 (#629676) 2010-09-03 05:24:38 -04:00
config-local Add support for local rebuild config option overrides 2011-01-10 17:37:27 -05:00
config-nodebug Linux v3.8-rc7 2013-02-08 17:08:39 -05:00
config-powerpc32-generic Disable MV643XX on ppc32 because ARM broke it (rhbz 828776) 2012-06-06 15:26:21 -04:00
config-powerpc32-smp initial srpm import 2010-07-29 16:46:31 -07:00
config-powerpc64 Enable CONFIG_UIO_PDRV on ppc64 (rhbz 878180) 2012-11-26 10:47:54 -05:00
config-powerpc64p7 Enable CONFIG_UIO_PDRV on ppc64 (rhbz 878180) 2012-11-26 10:47:54 -05:00
config-powerpc-generic Fix up configs for build 2013-01-07 10:40:58 -06:00
config-s390x Fix up configs for build 2013-01-07 10:40:58 -06:00
config-x86_64-generic Enable CONFIG_NAMESPACES everywhere (rhbz 907576) 2013-02-06 11:49:05 -05:00
config-x86-32-generic Turn off THP for 32bit 2013-01-25 10:45:19 -06:00
config-x86-generic Turn off THP for 32bit 2013-01-25 10:45:19 -06:00
cpupower.config Create the kernel-tools package. WHEE 2011-08-17 21:19:57 -04:00
cpupower.service Create the kernel-tools package. WHEE 2011-08-17 21:19:57 -04:00
crash-driver.patch Rename a bunch of patches. 2013-01-10 14:24:41 -05:00
criu-no-expert.patch Linux v3.8-rc5-218-ga56e160 2013-01-30 10:56:40 -05:00
defaults-acpi-video.patch Rename a bunch of patches. 2013-01-10 14:24:41 -05:00
die-floppy-die.patch initial srpm import 2010-07-29 16:46:31 -07:00
disable-i8042-check-on-apple-mac.patch initial srpm import 2010-07-29 16:46:31 -07:00
dmar-disable-when-ricoh-multifunction.patch Linux v3.8-rc4 2013-01-18 14:47:39 -06:00
drm-edid-try-harder-to-fix-up-broken-headers.patch drm: try harder to fix bad edids 2011-12-16 11:19:59 -05:00
drm-i915-dp-stfu.patch Linux v3.4-9208-gaf56e0a 2012-05-31 09:08:15 -04:00
drm-intel-next.patch initial srpm import 2010-07-29 16:46:31 -07:00
drm-vgem.patch Add patch and config change for vgem.ko 2012-02-15 18:55:24 -05:00
efi-dont-map-boot-services-on-32bit.patch Add a few patches that were in f16 but not in rawhide 2011-08-16 10:31:40 -04:00
fs-proc-devtree-remove_proc_entry.patch Remove /proc/device-tree when openfirmware init fails. (rhbz 818378) 2012-05-07 12:03:03 -04:00
hibernate-freeze-filesystems.patch Freeze all filesystems during system suspend/hibernate. 2012-02-17 13:42:40 -05:00
Input-add-support-for-Cypress-PS2-Trackpads.patch Backport driver for Cypress PS/2 trackpad (rhbz 799564) 2013-01-29 08:49:12 -05:00
Input-increase-struct-ps2dev-cmdbuf-to-8-bytes.patch Backport driver for Cypress PS/2 trackpad (rhbz 799564) 2013-01-29 08:49:12 -05:00
input-kill-stupid-messages.patch Rename a bunch of patches. 2013-01-10 14:24:41 -05:00
irqnr-build.patch Add irqnr patch to make things compile 2012-10-15 15:57:08 -05:00
iwlegacy-add-flush-callback.patch Add patches to improve mac80211 latency and throughput (rhbz 830151) 2013-02-01 09:34:28 -05:00
kernel.spec Linux v3.8-rc7 2013-02-08 17:08:39 -05:00
lis3-improve-handling-of-null-rate.patch Linux v3.6-6670-gecefbd9 2012-10-05 10:45:58 -05:00
mac80211-improve-latency-and-throughput-while-software.patch Add patches to improve mac80211 latency and throughput (rhbz 830151) 2013-02-01 09:34:28 -05:00
Makefile Enable CONFIG_NFSD_FAULT_INJECTION on debug builds (suggested by Jeff Layton) 2012-05-11 13:19:12 -04:00
makefile-after_link.patch Rename a bunch of patches. 2013-01-10 14:24:41 -05:00
Makefile.config Fixup sparc removal 2013-01-07 11:46:14 -06:00
Makefile.release Update config options 2012-07-30 19:13:04 -04:00
merge.pl initial srpm import 2010-07-29 16:46:31 -07:00
mod-extra.list Enable Orinoco drivers in kernel-modules-extra (rhbz 894069) 2013-01-14 15:28:59 -05:00
mod-extra.sh Prep mod-extra.sh for signed modules 2012-09-25 13:22:00 -04:00
mod-sign.sh sign all modules with the extras signing script 2013-01-25 15:32:18 -05:00
no-pcspkr-modalias.patch Rename a bunch of patches. 2013-01-10 14:24:41 -05:00
PatchList.txt Rebase to Linux 3.3-rc1 2012-01-20 13:32:57 -05:00
pid-unlock_irq-when-alloc_pid-fails-because-init.patch Linux v3.8-rc7 2013-02-08 17:08:39 -05:00
quiet-apm.patch quite -> quiet 2013-01-17 14:41:03 -05:00
README.txt document inheritance/heirarchy of config generation 2012-01-13 15:42:52 -05:00
rebase-notes.txt rebase-notes: no X32 2012-03-19 20:54:31 -04:00
scsi-sd_revalidate_disk-prevent-NULL-ptr-deref.patch Modify sd_revalidate_disk patch to do a WARN_ONCE instead of silently skip 2012-02-14 11:06:37 -05:00
secure-boot-20130206.patch Linux v3.8-rc6-98-g1589a3e 2013-02-06 09:22:56 -05:00
selinux-apply-different-permission-to-ptrace-child.patch - SELinux apply a different permission to ptrace a child vs non-child 2012-04-09 16:40:04 -05:00
serial-460800.patch Rename a bunch of patches. 2013-01-10 14:24:41 -05:00
silence-acpi-blacklist.patch Rename a bunch of patches. 2013-01-10 14:24:41 -05:00
silence-empty-ipi-mask-warning.patch add patch 2013-01-23 11:19:15 -05:00
silence-fbcon-logo.patch Rename a bunch of patches. 2013-01-10 14:24:41 -05:00
silence-noise.patch Rename a bunch of patches. 2013-01-10 14:24:41 -05:00
sources Linux v3.8-rc7 2013-02-08 17:08:39 -05:00
taint-vbox.patch Taint if virtualbox modules have been loaded. 2011-10-06 18:39:09 -04:00
TODO 3.5 reminder 2012-04-30 12:20:09 -04:00
upstream-reverts.patch Rename a bunch of patches. 2013-01-10 14:24:41 -05:00
v4l-dvb-experimental.patch Rename a bunch of patches. 2013-01-10 14:24:41 -05:00
v4l-dvb-fixes.patch Rename a bunch of patches. 2013-01-10 14:24:41 -05:00
v4l-dvb-update.patch Rename a bunch of patches. 2013-01-10 14:24:41 -05:00
vmbugon-warnon.patch Change VM_BUG_ON's to be WARN_ONs instead. 2012-07-31 09:48:32 -04:00
vt-Drop-K_OFF-for-VC_MUTE.patch Add VC_MUTE ioctl (rhbz 859485) 2012-11-20 08:38:25 -05:00
weird-root-dentry-name-debug.patch Add debug patch for bugs 787171/766277 2012-03-07 17:12:06 -05:00
x509.genkey Switch to using modsign-post-KS upstream with x509 certs 2012-09-25 13:22:04 -04:00

		Kernel package tips & tricks.
		~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The kernel is one of the more complicated packages in the distro, and
for the newcomer, some of the voodoo in the spec file can be somewhat scary.
This file attempts to document some of the magic.


Speeding up make prep
---------------------
The kernel is nearly 500MB of source code, and as such, 'make prep'
takes a while. The spec file employs some trickery so that repeated
invocations of make prep don't take as long.  Ordinarily the %prep
phase of a package will delete the tree it is about to untar/patch.
The kernel %prep keeps around an unpatched version of the tree,
and makes a symlink tree clone of that clean tree and than applies
the patches listed in the spec to the symlink tree.
This makes a huge difference if you're doing multiple make preps a day.
As an added bonus, doing a diff between the clean tree and the symlink
tree is slightly faster than it would be doing two proper copies of the tree.


build logs.
-----------
There's a convenience helper script in scripts/grab-logs.sh
that will grab the build logs from koji for the kernel version reported
by make verrel


config heirarchy.
-----------------
Instead of having to maintain a config file for every arch variant we build on,
the kernel spec uses a nested system of configs.  At the top level, is
config-generic. Add options here that should be present in every possible
config on all architectures.

Beneath this are per-arch overrides. For example config-x86-generic add
additional x86 specific options, and also _override_ any options that were
set in config-generic.

The heirarchy looks like this..

                           config-generic
                                 |
                         config-x86-generic
                         |                |
             config-x86-32-generic   config-x86-64-generic

An option set in a lower level will override the same option set in one
of the higher levels.


There exist two additional overrides, config-debug, and config-nodebug,
which override -generic, and the per-arch overrides. It is documented
further below.


debug options.
--------------
This is a little complicated, as the purpose & meaning of this changes
depending on where we are in the release cycle.
If we are building for a current stable release, 'make release' has
typically been run already, which sets up the following..
- Two builds occur, a 'kernel' and a 'kernel-debug' flavor.
- kernel-debug will get various heavyweight debugging options like
  lockdep etc turned on.

If we are building for rawhide, 'make debug' has been run, which changes
the status quo to:
- We only build one kernel 'kernel'
- The debug options from 'config-debug' are always turned on.
This is done to increase coverage testing, as not many people actually
run kernel-debug.

To add new debug options, add an option to _both_ config-debug and config-nodebug,
and also new stanzas to the Makefile 'debug' and 'release' targets.

Sometimes debug options get added to config-generic, or per-arch overrides
instead of config-[no]debug. In this instance, the options should have no
discernable performance impact, otherwise they belong in the debug files.