bump spl and zfs to 0.7.10

[pve-kernel.git] / README

diff --git a/README b/README
index 889d401c19b8617ba7835929bac456bf2456f60e..db997a77c85240650f5165d2fdc7cc3c0ef9834c 100644 (file)
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ Additional/Updated Modules:
 
 - include latest e1000e driver from intel/sourceforge
 
-- include latest ixgbe driver from intel/sourceforge
-
 - include latest igb driver from intel/sourceforge
 
 - include native OpenZFS filesystem kernel modules for Linux
@@ -55,6 +53,21 @@ git clone git://git.proxmox.com/git/pve-firmware.git
 NOTES:
 ======
 
+ABI versions, package versions and package name:
+------------------------------------------------
+
+We follow debian's versioning w.r.t ABI changes:
+
+https://kernel-team.pages.debian.net/kernel-handbook/ch-versions.html
+https://wiki.debian.org/DebianKernelABIChanges
+
+The debian/rules file has a target comparing the build kernel's ABI against the
+version stored in the repository and indicates when an ABI bump is necessary.
+An ABI bump within one upstream version consists of incrementing the KREL
+variable in the Makefile, rebuilding the packages and running 'make abiupdate'
+(the 'abiupdate' target in 'Makefile' contains the steps for consistently
+updating the repository).
+
 Watchdog blacklist
 ------------------
 
@@ -69,7 +82,7 @@ Additional information
 We use the default configuration provided by Ubuntu, and apply
 the following modifications:
 
-see debian/rules (PVE_CONFIG_OPTS)
+NOTE: For the exact and current list see debian/rules (PVE_CONFIG_OPTS)
 
 - enable INTEL_MEI_WDT=m (to allow disabling via patch)
 
@@ -80,7 +93,7 @@ see debian/rules (PVE_CONFIG_OPTS)
 - enable CONFIG_CEPH_FS=m (request from user)
 
 - enable common CONFIG_BLK_DEV_XXX to avoid hardware detection
-  problems (udev, undate-initramfs have serious problems without that)
+  problems (udev, update-initramfs have serious problems without that)
 
         CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y
         CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR=y
@@ -95,20 +108,13 @@ see debian/rules (PVE_CONFIG_OPTS)
         CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NBD=m
         CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RBD=m
 
-- set LOOP_MIN_COUNT to 8 (debian defaults)
-        CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP_MIN_COUNT=8
-
-- disable module signatures (CONFIG_MODULE_SIG)
-
-- enable IBM JFS file system
+- enable IBM JFS file system as module
 
-  This is disabled in RHEL kernel for no real reason, so we enable
-  it as requested by users (bug #64)
+  enable it as requested by users (bug #64)
 
-- enable apple HFS and HFSPLUS
+- enable apple HFS and HFSPLUS as module
 
-  This is disabled in RHEL kernel for no real reason, so we enable
-  it as requested by users
+  enable it as requested by users
 
 - enable CONFIG_BCACHE=m (requested by user)