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Commit 49d86dc9 authored by Jeff Kirsher's avatar Jeff Kirsher Committed by Jonathan Corbet
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README: Update version number reference 



When 4.0 is released, the README should reflect the new numbering.

Signed-off-by: default avatarJeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarJonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
parent 654d2e7c

README

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        Linux kernel release 3.x <http://kernel.org/>

        Linux kernel release 4.x <http://kernel.org/>



These are the release notes for Linux version 3.  Read them carefully,

These are the release notes for Linux version 4.  Read them carefully,

as they tell you what this is all about, explain how to install the

kernel, and what to do if something goes wrong.
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ INSTALLING the kernel source: 
   directory where you have permissions (eg. your home directory) and

   unpack it:



     gzip -cd linux-3.X.tar.gz | tar xvf -

     gzip -cd linux-4.X.tar.gz | tar xvf -



   or



     bzip2 -dc linux-3.X.tar.bz2 | tar xvf -

     bzip2 -dc linux-4.X.tar.bz2 | tar xvf -



   Replace "X" with the version number of the latest kernel.
@@ -75,16 +75,16 @@ INSTALLING the kernel source: 
   files.  They should match the library, and not get messed up by

   whatever the kernel-du-jour happens to be.



 - You can also upgrade between 3.x releases by patching.  Patches are

 - You can also upgrade between 4.x releases by patching.  Patches are

   distributed in the traditional gzip and the newer bzip2 format.  To

   install by patching, get all the newer patch files, enter the

   top level directory of the kernel source (linux-3.X) and execute:

   top level directory of the kernel source (linux-4.X) and execute:



     gzip -cd ../patch-3.x.gz | patch -p1

     gzip -cd ../patch-4.x.gz | patch -p1



   or



     bzip2 -dc ../patch-3.x.bz2 | patch -p1

     bzip2 -dc ../patch-4.x.bz2 | patch -p1



   Replace "x" for all versions bigger than the version "X" of your current

   source tree, _in_order_, and you should be ok.  You may want to remove
@@ -92,13 +92,13 @@ INSTALLING the kernel source: 
   that there are no failed patches (some-file-name# or some-file-name.rej).

   If there are, either you or I have made a mistake.



   Unlike patches for the 3.x kernels, patches for the 3.x.y kernels

   Unlike patches for the 4.x kernels, patches for the 4.x.y kernels

   (also known as the -stable kernels) are not incremental but instead apply

   directly to the base 3.x kernel.  For example, if your base kernel is 3.0

   and you want to apply the 3.0.3 patch, you must not first apply the 3.0.1

   and 3.0.2 patches. Similarly, if you are running kernel version 3.0.2 and

   want to jump to 3.0.3, you must first reverse the 3.0.2 patch (that is,

   patch -R) _before_ applying the 3.0.3 patch. You can read more on this in

   directly to the base 4.x kernel.  For example, if your base kernel is 4.0

   and you want to apply the 4.0.3 patch, you must not first apply the 4.0.1

   and 4.0.2 patches. Similarly, if you are running kernel version 4.0.2 and

   want to jump to 4.0.3, you must first reverse the 4.0.2 patch (that is,

   patch -R) _before_ applying the 4.0.3 patch. You can read more on this in

   Documentation/applying-patches.txt



   Alternatively, the script patch-kernel can be used to automate this
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ INSTALLING the kernel source: 


SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS



   Compiling and running the 3.x kernels requires up-to-date

   Compiling and running the 4.x kernels requires up-to-date

   versions of various software packages.  Consult

   Documentation/Changes for the minimum version numbers required

   and how to get updates for these packages.  Beware that using
@@ -137,12 +137,12 @@ BUILD directory for the kernel: 
   place for the output files (including .config).

   Example:



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

     kernel source code: /usr/src/linux-4.X

     build directory:    /home/name/build/kernel



   To configure and build the kernel, use:



     cd /usr/src/linux-3.X

     cd /usr/src/linux-4.X

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

     make O=/home/name/build/kernel

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