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| 2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd" [
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| 3 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
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| 4 | %general-entities;
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| 5 | ]>
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[76a4fc3] | 6 | <sect1 id="ch-bootable-kernel" role="wrap">
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[673b0d8] | 7 | <title>Linux-&linux-version;</title>
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| 8 | <?dbhtml filename="kernel.html"?>
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| 9 |
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| 10 | <indexterm zone="ch-bootable-kernel"><primary sortas="a-Linux">Linux</primary></indexterm>
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[6370fa6] | 11 |
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[a001133] | 12 | <sect2 role="package"><title/>
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[5888299] | 13 | <para>The Linux package contains the kernel and the header files.</para>
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| 14 |
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[a001133] | 15 | <segmentedlist>
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| 16 | <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle>
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| 17 | <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle>
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[69993f4] | 18 | <seglistitem><seg>4.20 SBU</seg>
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| 19 | <seg>181 MB</seg></seglistitem>
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[a001133] | 20 | </segmentedlist>
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| 21 |
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| 22 | <segmentedlist>
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| 23 | <segtitle>Linux installation depends on</segtitle>
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| 24 | <seglistitem><seg>Bash, Binutils, Coreutils, Findutils,
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[69993f4] | 25 | GCC, Glibc, Grep, Gzip, Make, Modutils, Perl, and Sed</seg></seglistitem>
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[a001133] | 26 | </segmentedlist>
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| 27 | </sect2>
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| 28 |
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| 29 | <sect2 role="installation">
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[2081905] | 30 | <title>Installation of the kernel</title>
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| 31 |
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[69993f4] | 32 | <para>Building the kernel involves a few steps—configuration,
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[1dc34de7] | 33 | compilation, and installation. Read the <filename>README</filename>
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| 34 | file in the kernel source tree for alternative methods to the way this
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| 35 | book configures the kernel.</para>
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[2081905] | 36 |
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| 37 | <para>Prepare for compilation by running the following command:</para>
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| 38 |
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| 39 | <screen><userinput>make mrproper</userinput></screen>
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| 40 |
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[1dc34de7] | 41 | <para>This ensures that the kernel tree is absolutely clean. The
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| 42 | kernel team recommends that this command be issued prior to each
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| 43 | kernel compilation. Do not rely on the source tree being clean after
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[673b0d8] | 44 | un-tarring.</para>
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[2081905] | 45 |
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[1dc34de7] | 46 | <para>Also, ensure that the kernel does not attempt to pass
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| 47 | hotplugging events to userspace until userspace specifies that it is
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| 48 | ready:</para>
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[b9e738a] | 49 |
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| 50 | <screen><userinput>sed -i 's@/sbin/hotplug@/bin/true@' kernel/kmod.c</userinput></screen>
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| 51 |
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[c17fc85] | 52 | <para>If, in <xref linkend="ch-scripts-console" role=","/> it was decided to
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[5fc710e] | 53 | compile the keymap into the kernel, issue the command below:</para>
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[89d204ea] | 54 |
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[0c012ac] | 55 | <screen><userinput>loadkeys -m /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/<replaceable>[path to keymap]</replaceable> > \
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[76a4fc3] | 56 | drivers/char/defkeymap.c</userinput></screen>
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[89d204ea] | 57 |
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[1dc34de7] | 58 | <para>For example, if using a Dutch keyboard, use
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[89d204ea] | 59 | <filename>/usr/share/kbd/keymaps/i386/qwerty/nl.map.gz</filename>.</para>
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| 60 |
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[2081905] | 61 | <para>Configure the kernel via a menu-driven interface:</para>
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| 62 |
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| 63 | <screen><userinput>make menuconfig</userinput></screen>
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| 64 |
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[0c012ac] | 65 | <para><command>make oldconfig</command> may be more appropriate in some
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[2081905] | 66 | situations. See the <filename>README</filename> file for more
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| 67 | information.</para>
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| 68 |
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[69993f4] | 69 | <note><para>When configuring the kernel, be sure to enable the
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[1dc34de7] | 70 | <quote>Support for hot-pluggable devices</quote> option under the
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| 71 | <quote>General Setup</quote> menu. This enables hotplug events that
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| 72 | are used by <command>udev</command> to populate the <filename
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| 73 | class="directory">/dev</filename> directory with device
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| 74 | nodes.</para></note>
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| 75 |
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| 76 | <para>If desired, skip kernel configuration by copying the kernel
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| 77 | config file, <filename>.config</filename>, from the host system
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| 78 | (assuming it is available) to the unpacked <filename
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| 79 | class="directory">linux-&linux-version;</filename> directory. However,
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| 80 | we do not recommend this option. It is often better to explore all the
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[69993f4] | 81 | configuration menus and create the kernel configuration from
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[2081905] | 82 | scratch.</para>
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| 83 |
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[69993f4] | 84 | <para>For POSIX-shared memory support, ensure that the kernel config
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[1dc34de7] | 85 | option <quote>Virtual memory file system support</quote> is enabled.
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| 86 | It resides within the <quote>File systems</quote> menu and is normally
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| 87 | enabled by default.</para>
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[2081905] | 88 |
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[1dc34de7] | 89 | <para>LFS bootscripts make the assumption that either both
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| 90 | <quote>Support for Host-side USB</quote> and <quote>USB device
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| 91 | filesystem</quote> have been compiled directly into the kernel, or
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| 92 | that neither is compiled at all. Bootscripts will not work properly
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| 93 | if it is a module (usbcore.ko).</para>
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[72b0264] | 94 |
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[1dc34de7] | 95 | <note><para>NPTL requires the kernel to be compiled with GCC 3.x, in
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| 96 | this case &gcc-version;. Compiling with 2.95.x is known to cause failures in
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[69993f4] | 97 | the glibc test suite, so it is not recommended to compile the kernel
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[1dc34de7] | 98 | with gcc 2.95.x.</para></note>
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[2081905] | 99 |
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[9dfc02f] | 100 | <para>Compile the kernel image and modules:</para>
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[2081905] | 101 |
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[9dfc02f] | 102 | <screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen>
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[2081905] | 103 |
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[1dc34de7] | 104 | <para>If using kernel modules, an
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| 105 | <filename>/etc/modprobe.conf</filename> file may be needed.
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[69993f4] | 106 | Information pertaining to modules and kernel configuration is
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[1dc34de7] | 107 | located in the kernel documentation in the <filename
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| 108 | class="directory">linux-&linux-version;/Documentation</filename>
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| 109 | directory. The <emphasis>modprobe.conf</emphasis> man page may also be
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| 110 | of interest.</para>
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| 111 |
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[69993f4] | 112 | <para>Be very careful when reading other documentation because it
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[1dc34de7] | 113 | usually applies to 2.4.x kernels only. As far as we know, kernel
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| 114 | configuration issues specific to Hotplug and Udev are not documented.
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| 115 | The problem is that Udev will create a device node only if Hotplug or
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| 116 | a user-written script inserts the corresponding module into the
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| 117 | kernel, and not all modules are detectable by Hotplug. Note that
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| 118 | statements like <screen>alias char-major-XXX some-module</screen> in
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| 119 | the <filename>/etc/modprobe.conf</filename> file do not work with
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[a56c4bb] | 120 | Udev, and other aliases are often unnecessary with Hotplug.</para>
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| 121 |
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[1dc34de7] | 122 | <para>Because of the complications with Hotplug, Udev, and modules, we
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| 123 | strongly recommend starting with a completely non-modular kernel
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| 124 | configuration, especially if this is the first time using Udev.</para>
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[a56c4bb] | 125 |
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[69993f4] | 126 | <para>Install the modules, if the kernel configuration uses them:</para>
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[2081905] | 127 |
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[9dfc02f] | 128 | <screen><userinput>make modules_install</userinput></screen>
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[2081905] | 129 |
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[1dc34de7] | 130 | <para>If there are many modules and very little space, consider
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| 131 | stripping and compressing the modules. For most users, such
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| 132 | compression is not worth the time, but if the system is pressed for
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| 133 | space, see <ulink
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| 134 | url="http://www.linux-mips.org/archives/linux-mips/2002-04/msg00031.html"/>.</para>
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[b157558] | 135 |
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[1dc34de7] | 136 | <para>After kernel compilation is complete, additional steps are
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| 137 | required to complete the installation. Some files need to be copied to
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| 138 | the <filename class="directory">/boot</filename> directory.</para>
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[2081905] | 139 |
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[1dc34de7] | 140 | <para>The path to the kernel image may vary depending on the platform
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| 141 | being used. Issue the following command to install the kernel:</para>
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[2081905] | 142 |
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[9dfc02f] | 143 | <screen><userinput>cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/lfskernel-&linux-version;</userinput></screen>
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[2081905] | 144 |
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[1dc34de7] | 145 | <para><filename>System.map</filename> is a symbol file for the kernel.
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| 146 | It maps the function entry points of every function in the kernel API,
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| 147 | as well as the addresses of the kernel data structures for the running
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| 148 | kernel. Issue the following command to install the map file:</para>
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[2081905] | 149 |
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[9dfc02f] | 150 | <screen><userinput>cp System.map /boot/System.map-&linux-version;</userinput></screen>
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[2081905] | 151 |
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[1dc34de7] | 152 | <para><filename>.config</filename> is the kernel's configuration file
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| 153 | that was produced by the <command>make menuconfig</command> step
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| 154 | above. It contains all the configuration selections for the kernel
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| 155 | that was just compiled. It is a good idea to keep this file for future
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| 156 | reference:</para>
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[2081905] | 157 |
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[9dfc02f] | 158 | <screen><userinput>cp .config /boot/config-&linux-version;</userinput></screen>
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[2081905] | 159 |
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[1dc34de7] | 160 | <para>It is important to note that the files in the kernel source
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| 161 | directory are not owned by <emphasis>root</emphasis>. Whenever a
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| 162 | package is unpacked as user <emphasis>root</emphasis> (like we did
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[69993f4] | 163 | inside chroot), the files have the user and group IDs of whatever
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[1dc34de7] | 164 | they were on the packager's computer. This is usually not a problem
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| 165 | for any other package to be installed because the source tree is
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| 166 | removed after the installation. However, the Linux source tree is
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| 167 | often retained for a long time. Because of this, there is a chance
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| 168 | that whatever user ID the packager used will be assigned to somebody
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| 169 | on the machine. That person would then have write access to the kernel
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| 170 | source.</para>
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| 171 |
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| 172 | <para>If the kernel source tree is going to retained, run
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| 173 | <command>chown -R 0:0</command> on the <filename
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| 174 | class="directory">linux-&linux-version;</filename> directory to ensure
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| 175 | all files are owned by user <emphasis>root</emphasis>.</para>
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[2081905] | 176 | </sect2>
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[6910868] | 177 |
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[673b0d8] | 178 |
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[c6cb3aa] | 179 | <sect2 id="contents-kernel" role="content"><title>Contents of Linux</title>
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[673b0d8] | 180 |
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[c6cb3aa] | 181 | <segmentedlist>
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| 182 | <segtitle>Installed files</segtitle>
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[69993f4] | 183 | <seglistitem><seg>kernel, kernel headers,
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| 184 | and System.map</seg></seglistitem>
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[c6cb3aa] | 185 | </segmentedlist>
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[673b0d8] | 186 |
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[3ed279f] | 187 | <variablelist><bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short descriptions</bridgehead>
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| 188 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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[673b0d8] | 189 |
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[b8a819f] | 190 | <varlistentry id="kernel">
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[69993f4] | 191 | <term><command>kernel</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 192 | <listitem>
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[69993f4] | 193 | <para>the engine of the Linux system. When turning on the computer,
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[1dc34de7] | 194 | the kernel is the first part of the operating system that gets loaded.
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| 195 | It detects and initializes all components of the computer's hardware,
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| 196 | then makes these components available as a tree of files to the
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[69993f4] | 197 | software and turns a single CPU into a multitasking machine capable
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[673b0d8] | 198 | of running scores of programs seemingly at the same time.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 199 | <indexterm zone="ch-bootable-kernel kernel"><primary sortas="b-kernel">kernel</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 200 | </listitem>
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| 201 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 202 |
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[b8a819f] | 203 | <varlistentry id="kernel-headers">
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[69993f4] | 204 | <term><command>kernel headers</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 205 | <listitem>
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[1dc34de7] | 206 | <para>defines the interface to the services that the kernel provides.
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[69993f4] | 207 | The headers in the system's <filename
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[1dc34de7] | 208 | class="directory">include</filename> directory should
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| 209 | <emphasis>always</emphasis> be the ones against which Glibc was
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| 210 | compiled and therefore, should <emphasis>not</emphasis> be replaced
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| 211 | when upgrading the kernel.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 212 | <indexterm zone="ch-bootable-kernel kernel-headers"><primary sortas="e-kernel-headers">kernel headers</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 213 | </listitem>
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| 214 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 215 |
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[b8a819f] | 216 | <varlistentry id="System.map">
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| 217 | <term><filename>System.map</filename></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 218 | <listitem>
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[69993f4] | 219 | <para>a list of addresses and symbols. It maps the entry points and
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[1dc34de7] | 220 | addresses of all the functions and data structures in the
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| 221 | kernel.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 222 | <indexterm zone="ch-bootable-kernel System.map"><primary sortas="e-/boot/System.map">/boot/System.map</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 223 | </listitem>
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| 224 | </varlistentry>
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| 225 | </variablelist>
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[673b0d8] | 226 |
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| 227 | </sect2>
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| 228 |
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[6370fa6] | 229 | </sect1>
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[1dc34de7] | 230 |
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