Showing posts with label kernel 3.9. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kernel 3.9. Show all posts

16 May 2013

417. Briefly: Patching kernel 3.9 with the CK patchset: 3.9-ck-1

Nothing strange here -- basically the same as http://verahill.blogspot.com.au/2013/04/395-ck-kernel-on-debian-and-patching.html but with updated links.

I haven't found a good and succinct description of what the -ck patch set does and that I could link to here, but here's what it says on the Arch -ck page:
"..many Archers elect to use this package for the BFS' excellent desktop interactivity and responsiveness under any load situation. Additionally, the bfs imparts performance gains beyond interactivity"

I don't know if there are objective benchmarks that one can use to demonstrate an improvement in 'responsiveness and interactivity'. Subjectively, however, I feel that there's a slight improvement. You decide for yourself.

Begin here

sudo apt-get install kernel-package fakeroot build-essential ncurses-dev
mkdir ~/tmp
cd ~/tmp
wget https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/linux-3.9.2.tar.xz
tar xvf linux-3.9.2.tar.xz
cd linux-3.9.2/
wget http://ck.kolivas.org/patches/3.0/3.9/3.9-ck1/patch-3.9-ck1.bz2
bunzip2 patch-3.9-ck1.bz2
patch -p1 < patch-3.9-ck1


patching file arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c
patching file Documentation/scheduler/sched-BFS.txt
patching file Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
patching file fs/proc/base.c
patching file include/linux/init_task.h
patching file include/linux/ioprio.h
patching file include/linux/sched.h
Hunk #6 succeeded at 2738 (offset -10 lines).
patching file init/Kconfig
patching file init/main.c
patching file kernel/delayacct.c
patching file kernel/exit.c
patching file kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c
patching file kernel/sysctl.c
patching file lib/Kconfig.debug
patching file include/linux/jiffies.h
patching file drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
patching file drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
patching file drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
patching file kernel/sched/bfs.c
patching file kernel/sched/Makefile
patching file include/uapi/linux/sched.h
patching file include/linux/sched/rt.h
patching file kernel/stop_machine.c
patching file include/linux/swap.h
patching file mm/memory.c
patching file mm/swapfile.c
patching file mm/vmscan.c
patching file arch/x86/Kconfig
patching file kernel/Kconfig.hz
patching file kernel/Kconfig.preempt
patching file Makefile


make-kpkg clean
cat /boot/config-`uname -r`>.config
make oldconfig

You might now be asked a long series of questions about how the kernel should be configured (or you might not be -- depending on what kernel version you're currently running). In MOST cases you can select the default option (i.e. hit enter) but you should still read each question and consider it. Making a mistake won't break your computer, so don't be scared.

Next, start the compilation (will take a while):

time fakeroot make-kpkg -j4 --initrd kernel_image kernel_headers
sudo dpkg -i ../linux*3.9-ck*.deb

where 4 is the number of cores on your machine (note: it only has to do with compiling -- you can use the compiled binaries on any number of cores).

Anyway, that's all -- you've now patched, compiled and installed a new kernel. And it didn't even hurt.
Posted by at 7 comments:
Labels: , , ,

30 April 2013

403. Kernel 3.9 on Debian Wheezy/Testing

Kernel 3.9 is out now -- here's how to build it on debian wheezy. Nothing odd in comparison to earlier versions and it barely warrants a separate post.

* To compile a kernel under Arch linux, see here: http://verahill.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/355-kernel-382-on-arch-linux-exploration.html

* To compile a kernel without kernel-package on debian, see here: http://verahill.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/344-compile-kernel-38-without-using-kpkg.html
So it begins 
sudo apt-get install kernel-package fakeroot build-essential ncurses-dev
mkdir ~/tmp
cd ~/tmp
wget http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/linux-3.9.tar.bz2
tar xvf linux-3.9.tar.bz2
cd linux-3.9/
cat /boot/config-`uname -r`>.config
make oldconfig

You will be asked a lot of questions -- how many depends on what version you upgrade from. If in doubt, pick the default answer (i.e. hit enter). If really in doubt, use google.

Then continue: 
make-kpkg clean

Do 
make menuconfig

if you want to make any specific changes to the kernel (e.g. add support for certain devices)

Then continue: 
time fakeroot make-kpkg -j4 --initrd kernel_image kernel_headers

As usual 4 is the number of threads you wish to launch -- make it equal to the number of cores that you have for optimum performance during compilation (more about that here).

Install: 
sudo dpkg -i ../linux-image-3.9.0_3.9.0-10.00.Custom_amd64.deb ../linux-headers-3.9.0_3.9.0-10.00.Custom_amd64.deb
The new stuff
I know it's a bit lazy to simply post the questions as I do below, but...well, I don't have much of an excuse other than you having to figure out for yourself what you want to enable, and what you don't.:

  2. Full dynticks CPU time accounting (VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING_GEN) (NEW)
Intel Low Power Subsystem Support (X86_INTEL_LPSS) [N/y/?] (NEW) 
Early load microcode (MICROCODE_INTEL_EARLY) [Y/n/?] (NEW) 
  PCI slot detection driver (ACPI_PCI_SLOT) [N/y/?] (NEW) 
  Container and Module Devices (ACPI_CONTAINER) [Y/?] (NEW) y
Intel P state control (X86_INTEL_PSTATE) [N/y/?] (NEW) 
  "bpf" match support (NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_BPF) [N/m/?] (NEW) 
  "connlabel" match support (NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_CONNLABEL) [N/m/?] (NEW) 
  VLAN filtering (BRIDGE_VLAN_FILTERING) [N/y/?] (NEW) 
  MVRP (Multiple VLAN Registration Protocol) support (VLAN_8021Q_MVRP) [N/y/?] (NEW) 
Virtual Socket protocol (VSOCKETS) [N/m/y/?] (NEW) 
  Enable LED triggers for Netlink based drivers (CAN_LEDS) [N/y/?] (NEW) 
  8 devices USB2CAN interface (CAN_8DEV_USB) [N/m/?] (NEW) 
Fallback user-helper invocation for firmware loading (FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER) [Y/n/?] (NEW) 
  Command line partition table parsing (MTD_CMDLINE_PARTS) [N/m/?] (NEW) 
  IBM FlashSystem 70/80 PCIe SSD Device Driver (BLK_DEV_RSXX) [N/m/y/?] (NEW) 
Device driver for Atmel SSC peripheral (ATMEL_SSC) [N/m/y/?] (NEW) 
Lattice ECP3 FPGA bitstream configuration via SPI (LATTICE_ECP3_CONFIG) [N/m/y/?] (NEW) 
VMware VMCI Driver (VMWARE_VMCI) [N/m/y/?] (NEW) 
    SATA Zero Power Optical Disc Drive (ZPODD) support (SATA_ZPODD) [N/y/?] (NEW) 
    Cache target (EXPERIMENTAL) (DM_CACHE) [N/m/?] (NEW) 
      Broadcom 578xx and 57712 SR-IOV support (BNX2X_SRIOV) [Y/n/?] (NEW) 
      Intel(R) PCI-Express Gigabit adapters HWMON support (IGB_HWMON) [Y/n/?] (NEW) 
  ASIX AX88179/178A USB 3.0/2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet (USB_NET_AX88179_178A) [M/n/?] (NEW) 
    Intel Wireless WiFi MVM Firmware support (IWLMVM) [N/m/?] (NEW) 
  Cypress APA I2C Trackpad support (MOUSE_CYAPA) [N/m/?] (NEW) 
  Support 8250_core.* kernel options (DEPRECATED) (SERIAL_8250_DEPRECATED_OPTIONS) [Y/n/?] (NEW) 
Support for Synopsys DesignWare 8250 quirks (SERIAL_8250_DW) [N/m/y/?] (NEW) 
Comtrol RocketPort EXPRESS/INFINITY support (SERIAL_RP2) [N/m/y/?] (NEW) 
  STMicroelectronics ST33 I2C TPM (TCG_ST33_I2C) [N/m/?] (NEW) 
Intel iSMT SMBus Controller (I2C_ISMT) [N/m/?] (NEW) 
  PXA2xx SSP SPI master (SPI_PXA2XX) [N/m/y/?] (NEW) 
  Intel Lynxpoint GPIO support (GPIO_LYNXPOINT) [N/y/?] (NEW) 
Dual Channel Addressable Switch 0x3a family support (DS2413) (W1_SLAVE_DS2413) [N/m/?] (NEW) 
  Goldfish battery driver (BATTERY_GOLDFISH) [N/m/y/?] (NEW) 
  Maxim MAX6697 and compatibles (SENSORS_MAX6697) [N/m/?] (NEW) 
  TI / Burr Brown INA209 (SENSORS_INA209) [N/m/?] (NEW) 
  Fair-share thermal governor (THERMAL_GOV_FAIR_SHARE) [N/y/?] (NEW) 
  Step_wise thermal governor (THERMAL_GOV_STEP_WISE) [Y/?] (NEW) y
  User_space thermal governor (THERMAL_GOV_USER_SPACE) [N/y/?] (NEW) 
  Thermal emulation mode support (THERMAL_EMULATION) [N/y/?] (NEW) 
  Intel PowerClamp idle injection driver (INTEL_POWERCLAMP) [N/m/?] (NEW) 
  TI LP8755 High Performance PMU driver (REGULATOR_LP8755) [N/m/?] (NEW) 
  V4L2 int device (DEPRECATED) (VIDEO_V4L2_INT_DEVICE) [N/m/?] (NEW) 
    Support for various USB DVB devices v2 (DVB_USB_V2) [N/m/?] (NEW) 
      Cypress firmware helper routines (DVB_USB_CYPRESS_FIRMWARE) [N/m] (NEW) 
      Afatech AF9015 DVB-T USB2.0 support (DVB_USB_AF9015) [N/m/?] (NEW) 
      Afatech AF9035 DVB-T USB2.0 support (DVB_USB_AF9035) [N/m/?] (NEW) 
      Anysee DVB-T/C USB2.0 support (DVB_USB_ANYSEE) [N/m/?] (NEW) 
      Alcor Micro AU6610 USB2.0 support (DVB_USB_AU6610) [N/m/?] (NEW) 
      AzureWave 6007 and clones DVB-T/C USB2.0 support (DVB_USB_AZ6007) [N/m/?] (NEW) 
      Intel CE6230 DVB-T USB2.0 support (DVB_USB_CE6230) [N/m/?] (NEW) 
      E3C EC168 DVB-T USB2.0 support (DVB_USB_EC168) [N/m/?] (NEW) 
      Genesys Logic GL861 USB2.0 support (DVB_USB_GL861) [N/m/?] (NEW) 
      ITE IT913X DVB-T USB2.0 support (DVB_USB_IT913X) [N/m/?] (NEW) 
      MxL111SF DTV USB2.0 support (DVB_USB_MXL111SF) [N/m/?] (NEW) 
      Realtek RTL28xxU DVB USB support (DVB_USB_RTL28XXU) [N/m/?] (NEW) 
NXP Semiconductors TDA998X HDMI encoder (DRM_I2C_NXP_TDA998X) [N/m/?] (NEW) 
  Enable userspace modesetting on radeon (DEPRECATED) (DRM_RADEON_UMS) [N/y/?] (NEW) 
  Goldfish Framebuffer (FB_GOLDFISH) [N/m/y/?] (NEW) 
    Support new DSP code for CA0132 codec (SND_HDA_CODEC_CA0132_DSP) [N/y/?] (NEW) 
Steelseries SRW-S1 steering wheel support (HID_STEELSERIES) [N/m/?] (NEW) 
ThingM blink(1) USB RGB LED (HID_THINGM) [N/m/?] (NEW) 
  Xsens motion tracker serial interface driver (USB_SERIAL_XSENS_MT) [N/m/?] (NEW) 
  USB3503 HSIC to USB20 Driver (USB_HSIC_USB3503) [N/m/?] (NEW) 
  OMAP USB3 PHY Driver (OMAP_USB3) [N/m/y/?] (NEW) 
  OMAP CONTROL USB Driver (OMAP_CONTROL_USB) [N/m/y/?] (NEW) 
  Epson RX-4581 (RTC_DRV_RX4581) [N/m/y/?] (NEW) 
  HID Sensor Time (RTC_DRV_HID_SENSOR_TIME) [N/m/?] (NEW) 
  Synopsys DesignWare AHB DMA support (DW_DMAC) [N/m/y/?] (NEW) 
  Chrome OS Laptop (CHROMEOS_LAPTOP) [N/m/?] (NEW) 
Mailbox Hardware Support (MAILBOX) [N/y/?] (NEW) 
  Step_wise thermal governor (THERMAL_GOV_STEP_WISE) [Y/?] (NEW) y
Intel Non-Transparent Bridge support (NTB) [N/m/y/?] (NEW) 
  Register efivars backend for pstore (EFI_VARS_PSTORE) [Y/n/?] (NEW) 
    Disable using efivars as a pstore backend by default (EFI_VARS_PSTORE_DEFAULT_DISABLE) [N/y/?] (NEW) 
    Enable notifications for userspace key wrap/unwrap (ECRYPT_FS_MESSAGING) [N/y/?] (NEW) 
  Create a snapshot trace buffer (TRACER_SNAPSHOT) [N/y/?] (NEW) 
  CRC32 CRC algorithm (CRYPTO_CRC32) [N/m/y/?] (NEW) 
  CRC32 PCLMULQDQ hardware acceleration (CRYPTO_CRC32_PCLMUL) [N/m/y/?] (NEW) 




Links to this post:

http://www.itnews.com.au/News/342158,debian-70-debuts-with-private-cloud-deployment-tools.aspx


http://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1158614-ubuntu-or-linux-mint/page__st__15








Posted by



at





No comments:
  



















Labels:
,
















        

      









Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)