release-notes/devel/en_US Kernel.xml,1.25,1.26
Paul W. Frields (pfrields)
fedora-docs-commits at redhat.com
Sat Sep 15 16:30:58 UTC 2007
Author: pfrields
Update of /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US
In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv9965
Modified Files:
Kernel.xml
Log Message:
Import changes from wiki for F8
Index: Kernel.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Kernel.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.25
retrieving revision 1.26
diff -u -r1.25 -r1.26
--- Kernel.xml 18 May 2007 00:40:19 -0000 1.25
+++ Kernel.xml 15 Sep 2007 16:30:56 -0000 1.26
@@ -14,43 +14,37 @@
<para>
This section covers changes and important information regarding the
- 2.6.21 based kernel in Fedora 7. The 2.6.21 kernel includes:
+ 2.6.23 based kernel in Fedora 8. The 2.6.23 kernel includes:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Support for KVM virtualization.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
<para>
- Tickless support for x86 32bit, which greatly improves power
- management.
+ Tickless support for x86 64-bit systems (32-bit was added
+ previously), which greatly improves power management.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>The devicescape wireless network stack, which includes support for
- several new wireless drivers.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>New IDE drivers that use the same libata code as the SATA
- drivers.</para>
- <important>
- <title>IDE Device Names Changed</title>
- <para>The new IDE drivers now cause all IDE drives to have
- device names such as <filename>/dev/sdX</filename> instead of
- <filename>/dev/hdX</filename>.</para>
- <para>If the <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> or
- <filename>/etc/crypttab</filename> files reference these
- devices by name, they must be migrated before the system can
- access those partitions.</para>
- </important>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Support for version 2 of the Global File System (GFS2) has
- been integrated into the upstream kernel.</para>
+ <para>Some elements of the realtime kernel project.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Some elements of the realtime kernel project.</para>
+ <para>The kernel spec file is now named
+ <filename>kernel.spec</filename> rather than
+ <filename>kernel-2.6.spec</filename>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>The kernel spec file has new macros that ease the kernel
+ building process. Refer to <ulink
+ url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/CustomKernel"/> for
+ further information.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>The kernel in Fedora 8 no longer loads modules by default
+ for ISA sound cards. Load the module by hand using the command
+ <command>modprobe module-name</command>, or put an entry in
+ <filename>/etc/modprobe.conf</filename>. For example, for the
+ Creative SoundBlaster AWE64, add the following entry:</para>
+ <screen><![CDATA[install snd-sbawe]]></screen>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@@ -98,47 +92,45 @@
<section id="sn-Kernel-Flavors">
<title>Kernel Flavors</title>
<para>
- Fedora 7 includes the following kernel builds:
+ Fedora 8 includes the following kernel builds:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Native kernel, for use in most systems. Configured sources are
- available in the
- <package>kernel-devel-<version>.<arch>.rpm</package> package.
+ available in the <package>kernel-devel</package> package.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- The kernel-PAE, for use in 32-bit x86 systems with > 4GB of
- RAM, or with CPUs that have an 'NX (No eXecute)' feature. This
- kernel support both uniprocessor and multi-processor systems.
+ The kernel-PAE, for use in 32-bit x86 systems with more than
+ 4GB of RAM, or with CPUs that have an NX (No eXecute)
+ feature. This kernel support both uniprocessor and
+ multi-processor systems. Configured sources are available in
+ the <package>kernel-PAE-devel</package> package.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Virtualization kernel for use with the Xen emulator package.
- Configured sources are available in the
- <package>kernel-xen-devel-<version>.<arch>.rpm</package>
- package.
+ Configured sources are available in the
+ <package>kernel-xen-devel</package> package.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
The kdump kernel for use with kexec/kdump capabilities.
- Configured sources are available in the
- <package>kernel-kdump-devel-<version>.<arch>.rpm</package>
- package.
+ Configured sources are available in the
+ <package>kernel-kdump-devel</package> package.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
You may install kernel headers for all kernel flavors at the same
- time. The files are installed in the
- <package>/usr/src/kernels/<version>-[PAE|xen|kdump]-<arch>/</package>
- tree. Use the following command:
- </para>
- <screen><![CDATA[su -c 'yum install kernel-{PAE,xen,kdump}-devel'
+ time. The files are installed in the <filename
+ class="directory">/usr/src/kernels/<replaceable>version</replaceable>[-PAE|-xen|-kdump]-<replaceable>arch</replaceable>/</filename>
+ tree. Use the following command: </para>
+ <screen><![CDATA[su -c 'yum install kernel{,-PAE,-xen,-kdump}-devel'
]]></screen>
<para>
Select one or more of these flavors, separated by commas and no
@@ -183,10 +175,10 @@
<section id="sn-Preparing-for-Kernel-Development">
<title>Preparing for Kernel Development</title>
<para>
- Fedora 7 does not include the <package>kernel-source</package> package
+ Fedora 8 does not include the <package>kernel-source</package> package
provided by older versions since only the <package>kernel-devel</package>
package is required now to build external modules. Configured sources are
- available, as described in the kernel flavors section.
+ available, as described <xref linkend="sn-Kernel-Flavors"/>.
</para>
<important>
<title>Custom Kernel Building</title>
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