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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst | 32 | ||||
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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst index 0797eec76be1..47e577264198 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ .. _readme: -Linux kernel release 4.x <http://kernel.org/> +Linux kernel release 5.x <http://kernel.org/> ============================================= -These are the release notes for Linux version 4. Read them carefully, +These are the release notes for Linux version 5. Read them carefully, as they tell you what this is all about, explain how to install the kernel, and what to do if something goes wrong. @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Installing the kernel source directory where you have permissions (e.g. your home directory) and unpack it:: - xz -cd linux-4.X.tar.xz | tar xvf - + xz -cd linux-5.x.tar.xz | tar xvf - Replace "X" with the version number of the latest kernel. @@ -72,26 +72,26 @@ Installing the kernel source files. They should match the library, and not get messed up by whatever the kernel-du-jour happens to be. - - You can also upgrade between 4.x releases by patching. Patches are + - You can also upgrade between 5.x releases by patching. Patches are distributed in the xz format. To install by patching, get all the newer patch files, enter the top level directory of the kernel source - (linux-4.X) and execute:: + (linux-5.x) and execute:: - xz -cd ../patch-4.x.xz | patch -p1 + xz -cd ../patch-5.x.xz | patch -p1 - Replace "x" for all versions bigger than the version "X" of your current + Replace "x" for all versions bigger than the version "x" of your current source tree, **in_order**, and you should be ok. You may want to remove the backup files (some-file-name~ or some-file-name.orig), and make sure that there are no failed patches (some-file-name# or some-file-name.rej). If there are, either you or I have made a mistake. - Unlike patches for the 4.x kernels, patches for the 4.x.y kernels + Unlike patches for the 5.x kernels, patches for the 5.x.y kernels (also known as the -stable kernels) are not incremental but instead apply - directly to the base 4.x kernel. For example, if your base kernel is 4.0 - and you want to apply the 4.0.3 patch, you must not first apply the 4.0.1 - and 4.0.2 patches. Similarly, if you are running kernel version 4.0.2 and - want to jump to 4.0.3, you must first reverse the 4.0.2 patch (that is, - patch -R) **before** applying the 4.0.3 patch. You can read more on this in + directly to the base 5.x kernel. For example, if your base kernel is 5.0 + and you want to apply the 5.0.3 patch, you must not first apply the 5.0.1 + and 5.0.2 patches. Similarly, if you are running kernel version 5.0.2 and + want to jump to 5.0.3, you must first reverse the 5.0.2 patch (that is, + patch -R) **before** applying the 5.0.3 patch. You can read more on this in :ref:`Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst <applying_patches>`. Alternatively, the script patch-kernel can be used to automate this @@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ Installing the kernel source Software requirements --------------------- - Compiling and running the 4.x kernels requires up-to-date + Compiling and running the 5.x kernels requires up-to-date versions of various software packages. Consult :ref:`Documentation/process/changes.rst <changes>` for the minimum version numbers required and how to get updates for these packages. Beware that using @@ -132,12 +132,12 @@ Build directory for the kernel place for the output files (including .config). Example:: - kernel source code: /usr/src/linux-4.X + kernel source code: /usr/src/linux-5.x build directory: /home/name/build/kernel To configure and build the kernel, use:: - cd /usr/src/linux-4.X + cd /usr/src/linux-5.x make O=/home/name/build/kernel menuconfig make O=/home/name/build/kernel sudo make O=/home/name/build/kernel modules_install install diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt index 76dd3baa31e0..a87418990d39 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -461,6 +461,11 @@ possible to determine what the correct size should be. This option provides an override for these situations. + carrier_timeout= + [NET] Specifies amount of time (in seconds) that + the kernel should wait for a network carrier. By default + it waits 120 seconds. + ca_keys= [KEYS] This parameter identifies a specific key(s) on the system trusted keyring to be used for certificate trust validation. @@ -1702,12 +1707,11 @@ By default, super page will be supported if Intel IOMMU has the capability. With this option, super page will not be supported. - sm_off [Default Off] - By default, scalable mode will be supported if the + sm_on [Default Off] + By default, scalable mode will be disabled even if the hardware advertises that it has support for the scalable mode translation. With this option set, scalable mode - will not be used even on hardware which claims to support - it. + will be used on hardware which claims to support it. tboot_noforce [Default Off] Do not force the Intel IOMMU enabled under tboot. By default, tboot will force Intel IOMMU on, which @@ -3660,19 +3664,6 @@ latencies, which will choose a value aligned with the appropriate hardware boundaries. - rcutree.jiffies_till_sched_qs= [KNL] - Set required age in jiffies for a - given grace period before RCU starts - soliciting quiescent-state help from - rcu_note_context_switch(). If not specified, the - kernel will calculate a value based on the most - recent settings of rcutree.jiffies_till_first_fqs - and rcutree.jiffies_till_next_fqs. - This calculated value may be viewed in - rcutree.jiffies_to_sched_qs. Any attempt to - set rcutree.jiffies_to_sched_qs will be - cheerfully overwritten. - rcutree.jiffies_till_first_fqs= [KNL] Set delay from grace-period initialization to first attempt to force quiescent states. @@ -3684,6 +3675,20 @@ quiescent states. Units are jiffies, minimum value is one, and maximum value is HZ. + rcutree.jiffies_till_sched_qs= [KNL] + Set required age in jiffies for a + given grace period before RCU starts + soliciting quiescent-state help from + rcu_note_context_switch() and cond_resched(). + If not specified, the kernel will calculate + a value based on the most recent settings + of rcutree.jiffies_till_first_fqs + and rcutree.jiffies_till_next_fqs. + This calculated value may be viewed in + rcutree.jiffies_to_sched_qs. Any attempt to set + rcutree.jiffies_to_sched_qs will be cheerfully + overwritten. + rcutree.kthread_prio= [KNL,BOOT] Set the SCHED_FIFO priority of the RCU per-CPU kthreads (rcuc/N). This value is also used for @@ -3727,6 +3732,11 @@ This wake_up() will be accompanied by a WARN_ONCE() splat and an ftrace_dump(). + rcutree.sysrq_rcu= [KNL] + Commandeer a sysrq key to dump out Tree RCU's + rcu_node tree with an eye towards determining + why a new grace period has not yet started. + rcuperf.gp_async= [KNL] Measure performance of asynchronous grace-period primitives such as call_rcu(). |