New kernels

[xeno74]

Hi All,

The merge window for 6.4 has been started and here is the first alpha for testing.

New:

• An Early Look At Linux 6.4 Features: AMD CDX, AMD GAM, Intel LAM, Apple M2 & More -- phoronix.com
• EXT4 Sees Some Performance Optimizations, Folio Conversion With Linux 6.4 -- phoronix.com
• Media updates (including dropping overlay support for BTTV cards)
• DRM updates (including Radeon updates)
• Virtio GPU driver modesetting support (DRM_VIRTIO_GPU_KMS)
• ttm_pool.patch because of the build issue
• X5000: dpaa-v9.patch for Trevor
• Linux Git log
• Phoronix articles, reviews and news stories covering Linux 6.4

Download: linux-image-6.4-alpha1-X1000_X5000.tar.gz

I created a patch for adding overlay support again. Additionally, I created the bttv kernel modules with this patch for the alpha1 of kernel 6.4.

Download: bttv_modules_with_overlay_support_6.4-alpha1.tar.gz

Installation instructions for example for the X5000:

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   # rm -rf /lib/modules/6.4.0-a1_A-EON_X5000-g0cfd8703e7da-dirty/kernel/drivers/media/pci/bt8xx

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   # cp -R bttv_modules_with_overlay_support_6.4-alpha1/X5000/bt8xx /lib/modules/6.4.0-a1_A-EON_X5000-g0cfd8703e7da-dirty/kernel/drivers/media/pci/

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   reboot

Please test the alpha1.

Thanks,
Christian

[musa]

Hi
vmlinux-6.4_rc1 boot Fienix without any errors
Have a nice day

[xeno74]

Hi
vmlinux-6.4_rc1 boot Fienix without any errors
Have a nice day

Thanks a lot for testing!

[xeno74]

Hi All,

I released the second alpha of kernel 6.4 for the X1000 and X5000 today.

New:

• add_overlay_support_for_bttv.patch for adding the removed overlay support back for BTTV cards
• Networking updates (including PASEMI ethernet and DPAA updates)
• ext4 updates
• Linux Git log
• Phoronix articles, reviews and news stories covering Linux 6.4

Download: linux-image-6.4-alpha2-X1000_X5000.tar.gz



Please test the kernels.

Thanks,
Christian

[xeno74]

Kernel 6.4-alpha3:

Build error:

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In file included from ./include/linux/gfp.h:7,
                 from ./include/linux/xarray.h:15,
                 from ./include/linux/list_lru.h:14,
                 from ./include/linux/fs.h:13,
                 from ./include/linux/compat.h:17,
                 from arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c:12:
./include/linux/mmzone.h:1735:2: error: #error Allocator MAX_ORDER exceeds SECTION_SIZE
 1735 | #error Allocator MAX_ORDER exceeds SECTION_SIZE
      |  ^~~~~
make[1]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:114: arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.s] Error 1
make: *** [Makefile:1286: prepare0] Error 2

vim ./include/linux/mmzone.h

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....
//#if (MAX_ORDER + PAGE_SHIFT) > SECTION_SIZE_BITS
//#error Allocator MAX_ORDER exceeds SECTION_SIZE
//#endif
....

[xeno74]

Kernel 6.4-alpha3:

Build error:

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In file included from ./include/linux/gfp.h:7,
                 from ./include/linux/xarray.h:15,
                 from ./include/linux/list_lru.h:14,
                 from ./include/linux/fs.h:13,
                 from ./include/linux/compat.h:17,
                 from arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c:12:
./include/linux/mmzone.h:1735:2: error: #error Allocator MAX_ORDER exceeds SECTION_SIZE
 1735 | #error Allocator MAX_ORDER exceeds SECTION_SIZE
      |  ^~~~~
make[1]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:114: arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.s] Error 1
make: *** [Makefile:1286: prepare0] Error 2

vim ./include/linux/mmzone.h

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....
//#if (MAX_ORDER + PAGE_SHIFT) > SECTION_SIZE_BITS
//#error Allocator MAX_ORDER exceeds SECTION_SIZE
//#endif
....

I commented out the area. Unfortunately, it doesn't boot.

With the kernel config option CONFIG_ARCH_FORCE_MAX_ORDER=9, it compiles but it doesn't boot either.

I reverted the PASEMI patches in the PowerPC updates 6.4-1 but without any success.

I was able to revert the PowerPC updates 6.4-1 with the following command:

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git revert 70cc1b5307e8ee3076fdf2ecbeb89eb973aa0ff7 -m 1

After re-compiling, the kernel boots without any problems on my X1000.

[xeno74]

Hi All,

Here is the third alpha of kernel 6.4 with the first PowerPC updates for testing.

New:

• PowerPC updates 6.4-1 (including PASEMI updates)
• DRM fixes (We don't need the ttm_pool.patch anymore)
• Sound updates (including CREATIVE Sound Blaster EMU10K1 updates)
• Linux Git log
• Phoronix articles, reviews and news stories covering Linux 6.4

Please note: The X1000 doesn't boot with the PowerPC updates 6.4-1 so I removed them for the X1000 kernel.

Download: linux-image-6.4-alpha3-X1000_X5000.tar.gz



Please test the kernels.

Thanks,
Christian

[musa]

Hi
testing vmlinux-6.4_alpha2. Fienix boot without error
Have a nice day

[musa]

Hi
Testing vmlinux-6.4_alpha3. on Fienix
Test 1 kernel panic
Test2 format usb disk. Kernel panic
Test 3. use command set pmu -astate=A4
Fienix boot without error
Strange
Have a nice day

[xeno74]

Hi
Testing vmlinux-6.4_alpha3. on Fienix
Test 1 kernel panic
Test2 format usb disk. Kernel panic
Test 3. use command set pmu -astate=A4
Fienix boot without error
Strange
Have a nice day

Really strange. Thanks a lot for testing!