PLD-doc: kernel-desktop.info (NEW) - some info about kernel-deskto...

[sparky]

Author: sparky                       Date: Tue Nov 14 16:36:09 2006 GMT
Module: PLD-doc                       Tag: HEAD
---- Log message:
- some info about kernel-desktop.spec
  TODO: expand and MoinMoin-ize

---- Files affected:
PLD-doc:
   kernel-desktop.info (NONE -> 1.1)  (NEW)

---- Diffs:

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Index: PLD-doc/kernel-desktop.info
diff -u /dev/null PLD-doc/kernel-desktop.info:1.1
--- /dev/null	Tue Nov 14 17:36:09 2006
+++ PLD-doc/kernel-desktop.info	Tue Nov 14 17:36:04 2006
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+kernel-desktop specifications
+
+Main goals:
+ - create kernel for desktop computers, oriented to architectures used as
+   desktops: ppc, x86, amd64 (there is no ia64 support)
+ - not so loaded as main PLD kernel, no full grsec, no vserver
+ - add patches improving latency and other tasks useful on desktops
+
+
+Conditional Builds:
+ * preemptrd (RT):
+	realtime-preempt patch by Ingo Molar
+		http://people.redhat.com/~mingo/realtime-preempt/
+	this patch contains all the -mm changes thus kernel using it may be very
+	unstable or unusable
+
+ * ck (CK):
+	Con Kolivas desktop patches
+		http://members.optusnet.com.au/ckolivas/kernel/
+	most of ck-patch parts are disabled when building with RT
+
+ * grsec_minimal (GR):
+	grsecurity for /proc
+	in PLD noone can live without grsecured /proc, even on desktops ;-)
+
+ * laptop (LAP):
+	simply changes HZ from default 1000 to 100, this should improve
+	on-batery time, but decreases corectness of some programs using
+	timer a lot (even 'time' in shells is not very reliable)
+
+
+More patches:
+ * suspend2
+ * fbsplash or bootsplash
+ * reiser4, squashfs
+
+
+===================================================================
+
+Series 2.6.17:
+
+Arch	Version		SMP	RT	CK	GR	LAP		BUILDS	TESTED
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+ppc		2.6.17.11	-	-	+	+	+		yes		(1) ok, but
+ppc		2.6.17.11	-/+	+	+	+	-/+		yes		(2) fails to boot
+ppc		2.6.17.14	-/+	-	+	+	+		yes		no
+ppc		2.6.17.14	-/+	+	+	+	-		yes		no
+
+
+Exact description:
+(1) iBook G4: 1.3GHz, 768MB RAM, Radeon Mobility 9200
+ - suspend2 (suspend to disk does not work)
+ + no problems with suspend to ram
+ + AirPort II works well (bcm43xx)
+
+(2) iBook G4: 1.3GHz, 768MB RAM, Radeon Mobility 9200
+ - FATAL: fails to boot because of problems with GenIRQ
+
+
+===================================================================
+
+Series 2.6.18:
+
+Arch	Version		SMP	RT	CK	GR	LAP		BUILDS	TESTED
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+ppc		2.6.18.2	-/+	-	+	-	-/+		yes		no
+ppc		2.6.18.2	-	+	+	-	-/+		yes		no
+ppc		2.6.18.2	+	+	+	-	-/+		no		-
+
+x86		2.6.18.2	*	*	*	*	*		no (no config)
+
+amd64	2.6.18.2	*	*	*	*	*		no (no config)
+
+
+
+vim: ts=4
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