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From: "Joshua Saddler (nightmorph)" <nightmorph@g.o>
To: gentoo-doc-cvs@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-doc-cvs] gentoo commit in xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook: hb-install-ppc-kernel.xml
Date: Sun, 01 Aug 2010 19:05:04
Message-Id: 20100801181847.6CD2C2CE15@corvid.gentoo.org
1 nightmorph 10/08/01 18:18:47
2
3 Modified: hb-install-ppc-kernel.xml
4 Log:
5 remove warning and related kernel config for special preemption code. josejx says it's working okay on PPC.
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7 Revision Changes Path
8 1.63 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc-kernel.xml
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10 file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc-kernel.xml?rev=1.63&view=markup
11 plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc-kernel.xml?rev=1.63&content-type=text/plain
12 diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc-kernel.xml?r1=1.62&r2=1.63
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14 Index: hb-install-ppc-kernel.xml
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16 RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc-kernel.xml,v
17 retrieving revision 1.62
18 retrieving revision 1.63
19 diff -u -r1.62 -r1.63
20 --- hb-install-ppc-kernel.xml 21 Jul 2010 01:28:29 -0000 1.62
21 +++ hb-install-ppc-kernel.xml 1 Aug 2010 18:18:46 -0000 1.63
22 @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
23 <!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
24 <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
25
26 -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc-kernel.xml,v 1.62 2010/07/21 01:28:29 nightmorph Exp $ -->
27 +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc-kernel.xml,v 1.63 2010/08/01 18:18:46 nightmorph Exp $ -->
28
29 <sections>
30
31 @@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
32 explains how to configure your kernel.
33 </abstract>
34
35 -<version>10.1</version>
36 -<date>2010-07-20</date>
37 +<version>10.2</version>
38 +<date>2010-08-01</date>
39
40 <section>
41 <title>Timezone</title>
42 @@ -220,21 +220,6 @@
43 </pre>
44
45 <p>
46 -At this time, full kernel preemption may still be unstable on PPC and may cause
47 -compilation failures and random segfaults. It is <e>strongly</e> suggested
48 -that you do not use this feature. Both <e>Voluntary Preemption</e> and
49 -<e>No Forced Preemption</e> should be safe.
50 -</p>
51 -
52 -<pre caption="Ensure the Preemptible Kernel Option is Off">
53 -Kernel options ---&gt;
54 -<comment>(Select One)</comment>
55 - Preemption Model
56 - (X) No Forced Preemption (Server)
57 - (X) Voluntary Kernel Preemption (Desktop)
58 -</pre>
59 -
60 -<p>
61 If you're booting from FireWire, you'll need to enable these options. If you do
62 not want to compile in support, you'll need to include these modules and their
63 dependencies in an initrd.