Kernel 4.12

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FYI: PowerPC updates 4.12-4

[xeno74]

Hi All,

The third release candidate of kernel 4.12 is available for testing.

New:

• Linux 4.12-rc3 Kernel Released -- phoronix
• PowerPC fixes 4.12-4
• Linux 4.12-rc3 release announcement
• Phoronix articles, reviews and news stories covering Linux 4.12
• Linux Git log

Download: vmlinux-4.12-rc3-AmigaONE_X1000.tar.gz

Screenshot of the MATE PowerPC Remix 2017 with the third release candidate of kernel 4.12:



Please test it.

Thanks,
Christian

[xeno74]

Hi All,

I have recently released the RC4 of kernel 4.12 for testing.

New:

• Linux 4.12-rc4 Released, A "Fairly Normal" Test Release -- phoronix
• 4.12-rc4 release announcement
• Phoronix articles, reviews and news stories covering Linux 4.12
• Linux Git log

Download: vmlinux-4.12-rc4-AmigaONE_X1000.tar.gz

Screenshot of the MATE PowerPC Remix 2017 with the RC4 of kernel 4.12:



Please test it.

Thanks,
Christian

[xeno74]

Hi All,

I cross compiled the RC4 on my ubuntu MATE 16.04.2 LTS x86-64 today.

Could you please test this cross compiled kernel on your AmigaOne X1000? I'd like to know if it works.

Download: vmlinux-4.12-rc4-cc-AmigaONE_X1000.tar.gz

Cross compiling instructions:

System requirements: Ubuntu 14.04 x86 or higher

1. Install the toolchain with the following commands:
   
   

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   sudo apt-get install gcc-powerpc-linux-gnu

   
   
   

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   sudo apt-get install build-essential

   
   
   

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   sudo apt-get install libncurses5-dev

   
   
2. Download the RC4:
   
   

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   wget https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/t/linux-4.12-rc4.tar.gz

   
   
3. Unpack the kernel archive:
   
   

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   tar zxvf linux-4.12-rc4.tar.gz

   
   
4. Rename the directory for the Nemo patch:
   
   

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   mv linux-4.12-rc4 a

   
   
5. Patch the kernel source code with the Nemo patch:
   
   

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   patch -p0 < nemo_4.12-3.patch

   
   
6. Copy the old RC3 config file to the a directory:
   
   

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   cp nemo-4.12-rc3.config a/.config

   
   
7. Change to the directory a:
   
   

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   cd a

   
   
8. Create a RC4 config based on the old RC3 config:
   
   

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   make CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc-linux-gnu- ARCH=powerpc oldconfig

   
   
9. Compile the Linux kernel:
   
   

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   make CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc-linux-gnu- ARCH=powerpc vmlinux

   
   
10. With file you can check if make had built a PPC64 kernel.
    
    

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    file vmlinux

    
    
    

    vmlinux: ELF 64-bit MSB executable, 64-bit PowerPC or cisco 7500, version 1 (SYSV), statically linked, BuildID[sha1]=459f0910448bb4db1508ad1bcae2b2580510f8c8, not stripped
    

    
    
11. Compile the Linux kernel modules:
    
    

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    make CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc-linux-gnu- ARCH=powerpc modules

    
    
12. Install the Linux kernel modules:
    
    

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    sudo make CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc-linux-gnu- ARCH=powerpc modules_install

    
    
    You can get the kernel modules from the directory /lib/modules.

Please test the cross compiled kernel.

Thanks,
Christian

[xeno74]

FYI: cat /proc/version

Cross compiled RC4:

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Linux version 4.12.0-rc4_cc-A-EON_AmigaOne_X1000_Nemo (christian@PPC64-Cross-Compilation-Server) (gcc version 5.4.0 20160609 (Ubuntu 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.4) ) #1 SMP Wed Jun 7 11:45:05 CEST 2017

Native compiled RC4:

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Linux version 4.12.0-rc4_A-EON_AmigaOne_X1000_Nemo (christian@AmigaoneX1000) (gcc version 4.9.2 (Debian 4.9.2-21) ) #1 SMP Tue Jun 6 08:43:36 CEST 2017

[xeno74]

Hi All,

I cross compiled the latest Git kernel today.

Download of the latest Git source code:

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git clone --depth=1 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git a

Download: vmlinux-4.12-rc4-2-cc-AmigaONE_X1000.tar.gz

Please test it.

Thanks,
Christian

[xeno74]

Hi All,

The RC5 of kernel 4.12 is available.

New:

• PowerPC fixes 4.12-5
• Linux 4.12-rc5 Released: The Biggest RC This Cycle -- phoronix
• 4.12-rc5 release announcement
• Phoronix articles, reviews and news stories covering Linux 4.12
• Linux Git log

Download: vmlinux-4.12-rc5-AmigaONE_X1000.tar.gz

Screenshot of Fedora 25 Server PPC64 MATE with Firefox 53.03 and with kernel 4.12-rc5:



Please test it.

Thanks,
Christian

[xeno74]

FYI: PowerPC fixes 4.12-6

[xeno74]

Hi All,

I have recently released the RC6 of kernel 4.12 for testing.

New:

• PowerPC fixes 4.12-6
• Linux 4.12-rc6 Released A Day Late, Final Possibly In Two Weeks -- phoronix
• 4.12-rc6 release announcement
• Phoronix articles, reviews and news stories covering Linux 4.12
• Linux Git log

Download: vmlinux-4.12-rc6-AmigaONE_X1000.tar.gz

Screenshot of the MATE PowerPC Remix 2017 with the RC6 of kernel 4.12:



Please test it.

Thanks,
Christian

[xeno74]

Hi All,

I released the RC7 of kernel 4.12 for the X1000 and X5000 today.

New:

• Linux 4.12-rc7 Released: Final Might Come In One Week -- phoronix
• 4.12-rc7 announcement
• Phoronix articles, reviews and news stories covering Linux 4.12
• Linux Git log

Compiled with the GCC version 6.3.0 20170618.

Download: vmlinux-4.12-rc7-AmigaONE_X1000.tar.gz (In this package is also the RC7 for the X5000)

Screenshot of the MATE PowerPC Remix 2017 with the RC7 of kernel 4.12:



Please test it.

Thanks,
Christian