X-Git-Url: https://git.proxmox.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=64fd354be35cd5f54f31e9d6398818a810f06f6c;hb=81f448bba71693ab79c83af04e42578d50d501e7;hp=b31cc237ed1c5c617272e6b1ed66bc44bf8bb67c;hpb=1cfff965632218b0c4272ccdaace8d38c3dc4505;p=pve-kernel-2.6.32.git diff --git a/README b/README index b31cc23..64fd354 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ Additional/Updated Modules: - we use bootsplash to display the boot logo. +- include latest stable OVS openvswitch.ko module + - include latest AoE driver (http://support.coraid.com/support/linux) - include latest ixgbe driver from intel/sourceforge @@ -19,9 +21,45 @@ Additional/Updated Modules: - include latest e1000e driver from intel/sourceforge -- include update for ARECA RAID cards +- include latest Broadcom bnx2 drivers: http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com/ + + * original file linux-7.11.05.zip contains + netxtreme2-7.11.05.tar.gz (added to repository) + +- include latest Adaptec aacraid driver + + * http://download.adaptec.com/raid/aac/linux/aacraid-linux-src-1.2.1-40700.tgz + +- include latest megaraid_sas driver + + * http://www.lsi.com/support/pages/download-search.aspx + * download "6.703.11.00-2_MR Linux_Driver.zip" + + (extract source file megaraid_sas-06.703.11.00-src.tar.gz) + +- include Highpoint RocketRAID 272X driver + + * http://www.highpoint-tech.com/BIOS_Driver/rr272x_1x/linux_1.5/RR272x_1x-Linux-Src-v1.5-130325-0732.tar.gz + +- include latest ARECA RAID drivers + + * http://www.areca.com.tw/support/s_linux/linux.htm + +- include native OpenZFS filesystem kernel modules for Linux + + * https://github.com/zfsonlinux/ + + For licensing questions, see: + + http://open-zfs.org/wiki/Talk:FAQ + http://zfsonlinux.org/faq.html#WhatAboutTheLicensingIssue + http://lwn.net/Articles/215085/ + http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.file-systems.zfs.user/18418 + +- include latest HPSA driver (HP Smart Array) + + * http://sourceforge.net/projects/cciss/ - * ftp://ftp.areca.com.tw/RaidCards/AP_Drivers/Linux/DRIVER/SourceCode/arcmsr.1.20.0X.15-110330.zip FIRMWARE: ========= @@ -59,8 +97,6 @@ PATCHES: of bridge device, then address won't change. So we could omit that patch, requiring to set hwaddress in /etc/network/interfaces. - SCSI-aacraid-Add-PMC-Sierra-SRC-based-controller.patch: aacraid update - Additional information ---------------------- @@ -86,6 +122,46 @@ see config-2.6.32.diff CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DM=y +- disable module signatures (CONFIG_MODULE_SIG, CONFIG_CRYPTO_SIGNATURE) + +- enable usbip (this is also enable on debian kernels) + + CONFIG_USB_IP_COMMON=m + CONFIG_USB_IP_VHCI_HCD=m + CONFIG_USB_IP_HOST=m + +- enable IBM JFS file system + + This is disabled in RHEL kernel for no real reason, so we enable + it as requested by users (bug #64) + +- enable apple HFS and HFSPLUS + + This is disabled in RHEL kernel for no real reason, so we enable + it as requested by users + +- enable CONFIG_BRIDGE=y + + Else we get warnings on boot, that + net.bridge.bridge-nf-call-iptables is an unknown key + +- disable CONFIG_BRIDGE_IGMP_SNOOPING + + To avoid problems with multicasting. Various users reported + multipath problems, which can be avoided by turning off IGMP + snooping. + +- use 'deadline' as default scheduler + + This is the suggested setting for KVM. We also measure bad fsync + performance with ext4 and cfq. + +- set CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_PERFORMANCE=y + + because if not set, it can give some dynamic memory or cpu frequencies + change, and vms can crash (mainly windows guest). + + see http://forum.proxmox.com/threads/18238-Windows-7-x64-VMs-crashing-randomly-during-process-termination?p=93273#post93273 Testing final kernel with kvm -----------------------------