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Commit a6144bb9 authored by Michael Witten's avatar Michael Witten Committed by Jiri Kosina
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README: Better comma usage 



For the most part, this commit simply introduces commas to
offset modifiers.

Signed-off-by: default avatarMichael Witten <mfwitten@gmail.com>
Acked-by: default avatarRandy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>
Signed-off-by: default avatarJiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz>
parent a20e3a79

README

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@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS 




BUILD directory for the kernel:

BUILD directory for the kernel:





   When compiling the kernel all output files will per default be

   When compiling the kernel, all output files will per default be

   stored together with the kernel source code.

   stored together with the kernel source code.

   Using the option "make O=output/dir" allow you to specify an alternate

   Using the option "make O=output/dir" allow you to specify an alternate

   place for the output files (including .config).

   place for the output files (including .config).
@@ -145,13 +145,13 @@ BUILD directory for the kernel: 
     kernel source code:	/usr/src/linux-3.X

     kernel source code:	/usr/src/linux-3.X

     build directory:		/home/name/build/kernel

     build directory:		/home/name/build/kernel





   To configure and build the kernel use:

   To configure and build the kernel, use:

   cd /usr/src/linux-3.X

   cd /usr/src/linux-3.X

   make O=/home/name/build/kernel menuconfig

   make O=/home/name/build/kernel menuconfig

   make O=/home/name/build/kernel

   make O=/home/name/build/kernel

   sudo make O=/home/name/build/kernel modules_install install

   sudo make O=/home/name/build/kernel modules_install install





   Please note: If the 'O=output/dir' option is used then it must be

   Please note: If the 'O=output/dir' option is used, then it must be

   used for all invocations of make.

   used for all invocations of make.





CONFIGURING the kernel:

CONFIGURING the kernel:
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ COMPILING the kernel: 
   possible to do "make install" if you have lilo installed to suit the

   possible to do "make install" if you have lilo installed to suit the

   kernel makefiles, but you may want to check your particular lilo setup first.

   kernel makefiles, but you may want to check your particular lilo setup first.





   To do the actual install you have to be root, but none of the normal

   To do the actual install, you have to be root, but none of the normal

   build should require that. Don't take the name of root in vain.

   build should require that. Don't take the name of root in vain.





 - If you configured any of the parts of the kernel as `modules', you

 - If you configured any of the parts of the kernel as `modules', you
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ COMPILING the kernel: 




 - Verbose kernel compile/build output:

 - Verbose kernel compile/build output:





   Normally the kernel build system runs in a fairly quiet mode (but not

   Normally, the kernel build system runs in a fairly quiet mode (but not

   totally silent).  However, sometimes you or other kernel developers need

   totally silent).  However, sometimes you or other kernel developers need

   to see compile, link, or other commands exactly as they are executed.

   to see compile, link, or other commands exactly as they are executed.

   For this, use "verbose" build mode.  This is done by inserting

   For this, use "verbose" build mode.  This is done by inserting
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ COMPILING the kernel: 
 - Booting a kernel directly from a floppy without the assistance of a

 - Booting a kernel directly from a floppy without the assistance of a

   bootloader such as LILO, is no longer supported.

   bootloader such as LILO, is no longer supported.





   If you boot Linux from the hard drive, chances are you use LILO which

   If you boot Linux from the hard drive, chances are you use LILO, which

   uses the kernel image as specified in the file /etc/lilo.conf.  The

   uses the kernel image as specified in the file /etc/lilo.conf.  The

   kernel image file is usually /vmlinuz, /boot/vmlinuz, /bzImage or

   kernel image file is usually /vmlinuz, /boot/vmlinuz, /bzImage or

   /boot/bzImage.  To use the new kernel, save a copy of the old image

   /boot/bzImage.  To use the new kernel, save a copy of the old image
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG: 
   incomprehensible to you, but it does contain information that may

   incomprehensible to you, but it does contain information that may

   help debugging the problem.  The text above the dump is also

   help debugging the problem.  The text above the dump is also

   important: it tells something about why the kernel dumped code (in

   important: it tells something about why the kernel dumped code (in

   the above example it's due to a bad kernel pointer). More information

   the above example, it's due to a bad kernel pointer). More information

   on making sense of the dump is in Documentation/oops-tracing.txt

   on making sense of the dump is in Documentation/oops-tracing.txt





 - If you compiled the kernel with CONFIG_KALLSYMS you can send the dump

 - If you compiled the kernel with CONFIG_KALLSYMS you can send the dump
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG: 
   sense of the dump (but compiling with CONFIG_KALLSYMS is usually preferred).

   sense of the dump (but compiling with CONFIG_KALLSYMS is usually preferred).

   This utility can be downloaded from

   This utility can be downloaded from

   ftp://ftp.<country>.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/ksymoops/ .

   ftp://ftp.<country>.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/ksymoops/ .

   Alternately you can do the dump lookup by hand:

   Alternately, you can do the dump lookup by hand:





 - In debugging dumps like the above, it helps enormously if you can

 - In debugging dumps like the above, it helps enormously if you can

   look up what the EIP value means.  The hex value as such doesn't help

   look up what the EIP value means.  The hex value as such doesn't help