New kernels

[Skateman]

Kernel 6.4 RC6 up and running on my AmigaOne X5000



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[xeno74]

Kernel 6.4 RC6 up and running on my AmigaOne X5000

Many thanks for testing!

[xeno74]

KVM-PR no longer works on an X1000 if the kernel has been compiled with a new GCC.

I changed the GCC from version 12.2.0 to version 9.5.0 because of the issues with KVM on Linux PPC today. (Cross compiling environment on Ubuntu 23.04)

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   sudo apt install gcc-9-powerpc-linux-gnu

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   sudo apt install g++-9-powerpc-linux-gnu

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   sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/powerpc-linux-gnu-gcc powerpc-linux-gnu-gcc /usr/bin/powerpc-linux-gnu-gcc-9 10

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   sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/powerpc-linux-gnu-g++ powerpc-linux-gnu-g++ /usr/bin/powerpc-linux-gnu-g++-9 10

Results:

powerpc-linux-gnu-gcc --version

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powerpc-linux-gnu-gcc (Ubuntu 9.5.0-1ubuntu1) 9.5.0
Copyright (C) 2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

powerpc-linux-gnu-g++ --version

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powerpc-linux-gnu-g++ (Ubuntu 9.5.0-1ubuntu1) 9.5.0
Copyright (C) 2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

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

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#
# Automatically generated file; DO NOT EDIT.
# Linux/powerpc 6.4.0-rc6 Kernel Configuration
#
CONFIG_CC_VERSION_TEXT="powerpc-linux-gnu-gcc (Ubuntu 9.5.0-1ubuntu1) 9.5.0"

time make -j16 CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc-linux-gnu- ARCH=powerpc vmlinux

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real	2m23,661s
user	32m57,396s
sys	2m20,424s

time make -j16 CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc-linux-gnu- ARCH=powerpc modules

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real	0m55,319s
user	13m8,843s
sys	1m4,819s

I created the kvm kernel modules with the GCC 9.5.0 for the X1000 again.

Download: kvm_6.4-rc6_X1000.tar.gz

Instructions for installing the new kvm kernel modules on the X1000:

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   cd /lib/modules/6.4.0-rc6_A-EON_X1000_Nemo/kernel/arch/powerpc/

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   lsmod | grep kvm

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   sudo modprobe -r kvm-pr

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   sudo modprobe -r kvm

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   lsmod | grep kvm

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   sudo rm -rf kvm

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   sudo wget http://www.xenosoft.de/kvm_6.4-rc6_X1000.tar.gz

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   sudo tar zxvf kvm_6.4-rc6_X1000.tar.gz

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   sudo rm kvm_6.4-rc6_X1000.tar.gz

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    sudo modprobe kvm-pr

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    lsmod | grep kvm

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    qemu-system-ppc -M g3beige -enable-kvm -m 2047 -bios openbios-ppc -boot c -hda Lubuntu_14.04_PowerPC_QEMU.img -g 1280x1024x32 -kernel vmlinux -initrd initrd -append "ro root=/dev/sda3" -device pci-ohci,id=newusb -device usb-tablet -nic user,model=e1000

Screenshot:

[xeno74]

Machine with a PowerPC build environment for crossbuilding:



GCC: powerpc-linux-gnu-gcc (Ubuntu 9.5.0-1ubuntu1) 9.5.0

X1000: 6.4-rc7 compile time:

time make -j16 CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc-linux-gnu- ARCH=powerpc vmlinux

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real	2m23,610s
user	32m57,752s
sys	2m22,167s

time make -j16 CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc-linux-gnu- ARCH=powerpc modules

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real	0m55,701s
user	13m11,215s
sys	1m5,703s

X5000: 6.4-rc7 compile time:

time make -j16 CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc-linux-gnu- ARCH=powerpc uImage

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real	2m24,286s
user	31m18,960s
sys	2m27,824s

time make -j16 CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc-linux-gnu- ARCH=powerpc modules

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real	1m14,648s
user	17m52,960s
sys	1m31,409s

[musa]

Hi
I have reinstalled debian ppc64 and updated to Trixie/sid.
Here, debian boots on vmlinux-6.4_rc7.
have a nice day

[xeno74]

Hi
I have reinstalled debian ppc64 and updated to Trixie/sid.
Here, debian boots on vmlinux-6.4_rc7.
have a nice day

Great! Thanks a lot!

[xeno74]

Hi All,

I released the RC7 of kernel 6.4 for testing today.

New:

• Linux 6.4-rc7 Released With The Quiet Cycle Continuing -- phoronix.com
• 6.4-rc7 announcement
• USB / Thunderbolt fixes
• DRM fixes (including Radeon fix)
• Sound fixes (including USB audio fixes)
• Ext4 fixes
• Linux Git log
• Phoronix articles, reviews and news stories covering Linux 6.4

Download: linux-image-6.4-rc7-X1000_X5000.tar.gz



Please test the kernels.

Thanks,
Christian

[Skateman]

Kernel 6.4 RC7 is running fine on my AmigaOne X5000



Big picture: https://www.skateman.nl/wp-content/uplo ... -58-28.png

[xeno74]

Kernel 6.4 RC7 is running fine on my AmigaOne X5000

Thank you for testing!

[xeno74]

Hi All,

Here is the final kernel 6.4. Thanks a lot to Skateman, Musa, sailorMH, Hypex and Trevor for testing the alphas and release candidates.

New and important for our AmigaOnes:

• X1000, X5000, and QEMU e5500: Multi-Gen LRU support (CONFIG_LRU_GEN=y and CONFIG_LRU_GEN_ENABLED=y)
• PASEMI updates in the PowerPC updates
• PASEMI ethernet and DPAA updates in the networking updates
• There are some issues with the BTTV driver for TV cards so we added the new BTTV driver originally planned for the kernel 6.5 to our kernel 6.4.
• X1000: Fix ISA mapping when "ranges" property is not present, for PASemi Nemo boards

More news:

• Linux 6.4 Released With Early Apple M2 Code, More WiFi 7, AMD Guided Autonomous Mode -- phoronix.com
• Linux Kernel 6.4 Released: Embracing Apple M2, New Hardware, and More Rust Code -- itsfoss.com
• 6.4.0 final announcement
• PowerPC fix 6.4-5
• Linux Git log
• Phoronix articles, reviews and news stories covering Linux 6.4

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



Cheers,
Christian