update to vzkernel-2.6.32-042stab113.12.src.rpm

[pve-kernel-2.6.32.git] / README

diff --git a/README b/README
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--- 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
@@ -19,6 +21,46 @@ Additional/Updated Modules:
 
 - include latest e1000e driver from intel/sourceforge
 
+- 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/
+
+
 FIRMWARE:
 =========
 
@@ -103,6 +145,24 @@ see config-2.6.32.diff
   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
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