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Re: [Astlinux-devel] Linux 2.6.x Support
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From: Ramesh GK <ram...@ho...> - 2020-12-28 00:05:08
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Hi Lonnie, Thanks for the feedback. I was trying to use kernel 2.6.x and got a fair amount of lessons learnt which helped me with figuring out things not only from a kernel perspective but also with the limitations of gcc 4.4 compiler (just for my lessons) which made me to downgrade some of the packages. I was in fact successful in building all the software however had hit with a bottleneck of serial devices hardware support and mandatory compiler upgrade needed to support for the additional software I am using. >From a direction perspective, I am planning to go with a thumb rule of keeping back the astlinux-1.3.8 packages as-is (mostly) to the original including the kernel (updating to 3.16.85) with some changes to the toolchain and any fixes to the build that is needed. One of the reasons to stick with 1.3.8 version is cross platform support offered for i586 platforms and to use the combined partition model to support for the additional software I am adding. To give some clarification, I am adding packages that are typically needed for a Home Environment but not limited to other environments. For example - proxy (squid, privoxy, e2gaurdian/dansguardian), web server (lighttpd/nginx), mail server (exim, dovecot), home security/automation software (motion, ser2net, openhab), wireless capabilities (hostapd, qmi, mbim) etc In addition, I am also planning to keep it in sync with the astlinux road map for software packages as time permits and also thinking to call the builds as "AstLinux 1.3.8.yyyymmdd (Home Edition)" unless there are any concerns. Thanks Ramesh GK Phone: 408-462-0408 Strive not to be a success but rather to be of value - Albert Einstein ________________________________ From: Lonnie Abelbeck <li...@lo...> Sent: Friday, December 25, 2020 8:33 PM To: AstLinux Developers Mailing List <ast...@li...> Subject: Re: [Astlinux-devel] Linux 2.6.x Support Hi Ramesh, Quick answer, the most recent runnix versions should boot most any AstLinux version, even a kernel 2.6.x version. Runnix uses kexec to boot an AstLinux run image. Yes a i368 runnix can boot a x86_84 AstLinux run image. Better answer, I am very perplexed why you want to go way back to kernel 2.6.x, it contains many security vulnerabilities. Also the cross-toolchain is built based on the kernel headers, currently 4.19.x . I'm not sure what issues you would have using the latest toolchain with a 2.6.x kernel ... the issues may be subtile. Some package builds may fail if they are tied to the kernel version. Also a issue, the unionfs in-kernel patch (2.6.x) vs. the current FUSE unionfs. I would suggest against using a 2.6.x kernel. Lonnie > On Dec 25, 2020, at 5:28 PM, Ramesh GK <ram...@ho...> wrote: > > Hi, > > I am trying to downgrade the kernel to 2.6.x for squeezing the performance out of the system and currently working on AstLinux 1.3.8. Most of the packages are looking good except for the drivers which I have downgraded. > > Most of the work looks good except for runnix which looks to be a binary. I am not sure if runnix 0.5.11 will work kernel 2.6.35.14 and tried to get runnix 0.4-6527 however it looks to i386 only. > > Would it be feasible to provide a runnix 0.5.11 or 0.4-6527 with x86_64 for kernel 2.6.35.14? > > (or) if you can let me know how to generate that package then I can try it as well. > > Appreciate your help in advance. > > Thanks > Ramesh GK > Phone: 408-462-0408 > > Strive not to be a success but rather to be of value - Albert Einstein > _______________________________________________ > Astlinux-devel mailing list > Ast...@li... > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flists.sourceforge.net%2Flists%2Flistinfo%2Fastlinux-devel&data=04%7C01%7C%7C226779e50af44f12aa3a08d8a93e6419%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637445432718557618%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=BvRyh%2BVKfs9%2BvJtu3eTpa2ISqoGqbzbLqStryJEGBG4%3D&reserved=0 _______________________________________________ Astlinux-devel mailing list Ast...@li... https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flists.sourceforge.net%2Flists%2Flistinfo%2Fastlinux-devel&data=04%7C01%7C%7C226779e50af44f12aa3a08d8a93e6419%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637445432718567618%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=4yn%2BASFDLvjBoNL6Mcju00Dxj%2BfyKbZobJfY2zrETL4%3D&reserved=0 |
