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1 | KERNEL SOURCE: |
2 | ============== | |
3 | ||
4 | We use the OpenVZ Kernel sources, available from: | |
5 | ||
6 | http://download.openvz.org/kernel/branches/rhel6-2.6.32/ | |
7 | ||
8 | ||
9 | Additional/Updated Modules: | |
10 | --------------------------- | |
11 | ||
12 | - we use bootsplash to display the boot logo. | |
13 | ||
b155469e | 14 | - include latest stable OVS openvswitch.ko module |
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16 | - include latest AoE driver (http://support.coraid.com/support/linux) |
17 | ||
18 | - include latest ixgbe driver from intel/sourceforge | |
19 | ||
20 | - include latest igb driver from intel/sourceforge | |
21 | ||
22 | - include latest e1000e driver from intel/sourceforge | |
23 | ||
99336cf6 | 24 | - include latest Broadcom bnx2 drivers: http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com/ |
56a8d4f0 | 25 | |
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26 | * original file linux-7.11.05.zip contains |
27 | netxtreme2-7.11.05.tar.gz (added to repository) | |
56a8d4f0 | 28 | |
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29 | - include latest Adaptec aacraid driver |
30 | ||
99336cf6 | 31 | * http://download.adaptec.com/raid/aac/linux/aacraid-linux-src-1.2.1-40700.tgz |
e9f854b7 | 32 | |
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33 | - include latest megaraid_sas driver |
34 | ||
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35 | * http://www.lsi.com/support/pages/download-search.aspx |
36 | * download "6.703.11.00-2_MR Linux_Driver.zip" | |
b1a0b988 | 37 | |
99336cf6 | 38 | (extract source file megaraid_sas-06.703.11.00-src.tar.gz) |
b1a0b988 | 39 | |
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40 | - include Highpoint RocketRAID 272X driver |
41 | ||
42 | * http://www.highpoint-tech.com/BIOS_Driver/rr272x_1x/linux_1.5/RR272x_1x-Linux-Src-v1.5-130325-0732.tar.gz | |
43 | ||
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44 | - include latest ARECA RAID drivers |
45 | ||
46 | * http://www.areca.com.tw/support/s_linux/linux.htm | |
47 | ||
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48 | - include native OpenZFS filesystem kernel modules for Linux |
49 | ||
50 | * https://github.com/zfsonlinux/ | |
51 | ||
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52 | For licensing questions, see: |
53 | ||
54 | http://open-zfs.org/wiki/Talk:FAQ | |
55 | http://zfsonlinux.org/faq.html#WhatAboutTheLicensingIssue | |
56 | http://lwn.net/Articles/215085/ | |
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57 | |
58 | ||
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59 | FIRMWARE: |
60 | ========= | |
61 | ||
62 | We create our own firmware package, which includes the firmware for | |
63 | all proxmox-ve kernels. So far this include | |
64 | ||
65 | pve-kernel-2.6.18 | |
66 | pve-kernel-2.6.24 | |
67 | pve-kernel-2.6.32 | |
68 | pve-kernel-2.6.35 | |
69 | ||
70 | We use 'find-firmware.pl' to extract lists of required firmeware | |
71 | files. The script 'assemble-firmware.pl' is used to read those lists | |
72 | and copy the files from various source directory into a target | |
73 | directory. | |
74 | ||
75 | We do not include firmeware for some wireless HW when there is a | |
76 | separate debian package for that, for example: | |
77 | ||
78 | zd1211-firmware | |
79 | atmel-firmware | |
80 | bluez-firmware | |
81 | ||
82 | ||
83 | PATCHES: | |
84 | -------- | |
85 | ||
86 | bootsplash-3.1.9-2.6.31-rh.patch: bootsplash patch | |
87 | ||
88 | bridge-patch.diff: Avoid bridge problems with changing MAC | |
89 | see also: http://forum.openvz.org/index.php?t=msg&th=5291 | |
90 | ||
91 | Behaviour after 2.6.27 has changed slighly - after setting mac address | |
92 | of bridge device, then address won't change. So we could omit | |
93 | that patch, requiring to set hwaddress in /etc/network/interfaces. | |
94 | ||
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95 | |
96 | Additional information | |
97 | ---------------------- | |
98 | ||
99 | We use the default configuration provided by openvz, and apply | |
100 | the following modification: | |
101 | ||
102 | see config-2.6.32.diff | |
103 | ||
104 | - enable bootsplash | |
105 | CONFIG_FB_VESA=y | |
106 | CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=Y | |
107 | CONFIG_BOOTSPLASH=y | |
108 | ||
109 | - disable CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO | |
110 | ||
111 | - disable CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME | |
112 | ||
113 | - enable common CONFIG_BLK_DEV_XXX to avoid hardware detection | |
114 | problems (udev, undate-initramfs hav serious problems without that) | |
115 | ||
116 | CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y | |
117 | CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR=y | |
118 | CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DM=y | |
119 | ||
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120 | - disable module signatures (CONFIG_MODULE_SIG, CONFIG_CRYPTO_SIGNATURE) |
121 | ||
122 | - enable usbip (this is also enable on debian kernels) | |
123 | ||
124 | CONFIG_USB_IP_COMMON=m | |
125 | CONFIG_USB_IP_VHCI_HCD=m | |
126 | CONFIG_USB_IP_HOST=m | |
127 | ||
d9e10626 | 128 | - enable IBM JFS file system |
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129 | |
130 | This is disabled in RHEL kernel for no real reason, so we enable | |
131 | it as requested by users (bug #64) | |
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133 | - enable apple HFS and HFSPLUS |
134 | ||
135 | This is disabled in RHEL kernel for no real reason, so we enable | |
136 | it as requested by users | |
137 | ||
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138 | - enable CONFIG_BRIDGE=y |
139 | ||
140 | Else we get warnings on boot, that | |
141 | net.bridge.bridge-nf-call-iptables is an unknown key | |
142 | ||
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143 | - disable CONFIG_BRIDGE_IGMP_SNOOPING |
144 | ||
145 | To avoid problems with multicasting. Various users reported | |
146 | multipath problems, which can be avoided by turning off IGMP | |
147 | snooping. | |
148 | ||
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149 | - use 'deadline' as default scheduler |
150 | ||
151 | This is the suggested setting for KVM. We also measure bad fsync | |
152 | performance with ext4 and cfq. | |
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154 | - set CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_PERFORMANCE=y |
155 | ||
156 | because if not set, it can give some dynamic memory or cpu frequencies | |
157 | change, and vms can crash (mainly windows guest). | |
158 | ||
159 | see http://forum.proxmox.com/threads/18238-Windows-7-x64-VMs-crashing-randomly-during-process-termination?p=93273#post93273 | |
160 | ||
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161 | Testing final kernel with kvm |
162 | ----------------------------- | |
163 | ||
164 | kvm -kernel data/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-6-pve -initrd initrd.img-2.6.32-6-pve -append "vga=791 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr splash=silent" /dev/zero | |
165 |