From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753064AbbCAOD0 (ORCPT ); Sun, 1 Mar 2015 09:03:26 -0500 Received: from m12-15.163.com ([220.181.12.15]:33638 "EHLO m12-15.163.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752858AbbCAODX (ORCPT ); Sun, 1 Mar 2015 09:03:23 -0500 From: Yaowei Bai To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: [PATCH] Update version number references in README Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2015 22:01:16 +0800 Message-Id: <1425218476-3383-1-git-send-email-bywxiaobai@163.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 1.9.1 X-CM-TRANSID: D8CowEBZtXslHPNUGW4ABw--.829S3 X-Coremail-Antispam: 1Uf129KBjvJXoWxAr43uF43XF4UAFWxtry5Jwb_yoWrWr1fpr sxG3y3Ar4kWrn7Jwn7Cw1UuF1fZws3GrW5Gr9rG3s5AF4Ygr1Fqr92qry7ZFyaqaySgF4a qr4UZrnYga4DZFJanT9S1TB71UUUUUUqnTZGkaVYY2UrUUUUjbIjqfuFe4nvWSU5nxnvy2 9KBjDUYxBIdaVFxhVjvjDU0xZFpf9x07jeeHDUUUUU= X-Originating-IP: [58.208.67.67] X-CM-SenderInfo: xe1z5x5dretxi6rwjhhfrp/1tbiuwmvT1O-tBmRCAAAsK Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org As we have moved to 4.x, it should be reflected in README. Signed-off-by: Yaowei Bai --- README | 34 +++++++++++++++++----------------- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index a24ec89..67fc7a8 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ - Linux kernel release 3.x + Linux kernel release 4.x -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 -- 1.9.1