Re: [Vserver] Re: forcedeth module for 2.6.14-amd64-smp-vs

From: Markus Neubauer <list.nospam_at_std-service.com>
Date: Wed 03 May 2006 - 10:59:24 BST
Message-ID: <44587EFC.9020505@std-service.com>

Matvey Gladkikh schrieb:
> On 19/04/06 18:22 +0200, Eugen Leitl wrote:
>
> May be you wish to build debian kernel like a mainstream with all include?
>
> 1. Install 2.6.14-amd64-smp kernel
> 2. Download source package for 2.6.14-amd64-smp
> 3. cat /boot/config.2.6.14-amd64-smp > /usr/src/2.6.14-amd64-smp/.config &&
> cd /usr/src/2.6.14-amd64-smp/ && patch -p1 < 2.6.14-vs-patch && make
> oldconfig & make menuconfig (to check modules)
>
if you want to do it manual, but use the kpgk, you may

    cd /usr/src/linux
    ../kernel-patches/all/apply/vserver
> 4. (later I used "make-kpkg --initrd kernel-image" and build my own kernel
> with ONLY difference to debian kernel - vserver applied )
>
> I ve done this for i386 2.6.12 kernel - you can try for your one.
>
That exactly, how I do my kernels - but I want them to be as small and
simple as possible.
> It is not very good to make kernels with reduced ammount of drivers - because
> they will not be portable across different hardware.
>
>
Whatever module is laying around may bring a security risk, that's why I
use only few modules. A missing module can not be loaded. Some, like me,
do not need this kernel on _every_ Hardware but *only* on server
machines (btw they compile a lot quicker).

greets Markus
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