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--- kernel_compiling [2010/10/05 18:56]
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+++ kernel_compiling [2011/04/07 08:12] (current)
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 ====== How to ======
 ===== Get the kernel sources =====
-http://www.kernel.org
+The "vanilla" kernel sources live here: http://www.kernel.org
 ===== Configure ======
-make
+Shown here for kernel version "2.6.38.2-zen".  Change the ''make -j4'' to the number of parallel make jobs you want to use (-j2 if you have a dual-core machine):
+<code>make -j4
 sudo make modules_install
-sudo cp System.map /boot/System.map-2.6.35-zen2
+sudo make install
-sudo cp .config /boot/config-2.6.35-zen2
+sudo mkinitramfs -o /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38.2-zen 2.6.38.2-zen
-sudo cp arch/x86_64/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-zen2
+sudo update-grub</code>
-sudo mkinitramfs -o /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-zen2 2.6.35-zen2
-sudo update-grub2
 ====== Patch sets ======
+Some custom "patch sets" for the Linux kernel are available.  Different patches target different functionality, like lower latency, better I/O scheduling, support for different workloads, etc:
+  * [[http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/ck/patches/2.6/|-ck patch set]] - Con Kolivas' patch set, including BFS CPU sheduler, VM tweaks, etc for responsiveness
+  * [[http://pf.natalenko.name/|-pf patch set]] - A combination of CK, BFQ I/O scheduler, and TuxOnIce (enhanced/faster suspend mode for Linux)
+  * [[http://zen-kernel.org/|-zen patch set]] - A combination of CK, BFQ, and many more random patches.  Not so much a "patch set" as a whole kernel.

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