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  1 .. _changes:                                        1 .. _changes:
  2                                                     2 
  3 Minimal requirements to compile the Kernel          3 Minimal requirements to compile the Kernel
  4 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++          4 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
  5                                                     5 
  6 Intro                                               6 Intro
  7 =====                                               7 =====
  8                                                     8 
  9 This document is designed to provide a list of      9 This document is designed to provide a list of the minimum levels of
 10 software necessary to run the current kernel v     10 software necessary to run the current kernel version.
 11                                                    11 
 12 This document is originally based on my "Chang     12 This document is originally based on my "Changes" file for 2.0.x kernels
 13 and therefore owes credit to the same people a     13 and therefore owes credit to the same people as that file (Jared Mauch,
 14 Axel Boldt, Alessandro Sigala, and countless o     14 Axel Boldt, Alessandro Sigala, and countless other users all over the
 15 'net).                                             15 'net).
 16                                                    16 
 17 Current Minimal Requirements                       17 Current Minimal Requirements
 18 ****************************                       18 ****************************
 19                                                    19 
 20 Upgrade to at **least** these software revisio     20 Upgrade to at **least** these software revisions before thinking you've
 21 encountered a bug!  If you're unsure what vers     21 encountered a bug!  If you're unsure what version you're currently
 22 running, the suggested command should tell you     22 running, the suggested command should tell you.
 23                                                    23 
 24 Again, keep in mind that this list assumes you     24 Again, keep in mind that this list assumes you are already functionally
 25 running a Linux kernel.  Also, not all tools a     25 running a Linux kernel.  Also, not all tools are necessary on all
 26 systems; obviously, if you don't have any PC C     26 systems; obviously, if you don't have any PC Card hardware, for example,
 27 you probably needn't concern yourself with pcm     27 you probably needn't concern yourself with pcmciautils.
 28                                                    28 
 29 ====================== ===============  ======     29 ====================== ===============  ========================================
 30         Program        Minimal version       C     30         Program        Minimal version       Command to check the version
 31 ====================== ===============  ======     31 ====================== ===============  ========================================
 32 GNU C                  5.1              gcc --     32 GNU C                  5.1              gcc --version
 33 Clang/LLVM (optional)  13.0.1           clang      33 Clang/LLVM (optional)  13.0.1           clang --version
 34 Rust (optional)        1.78.0           rustc      34 Rust (optional)        1.78.0           rustc --version
 35 bindgen (optional)     0.65.1           bindge     35 bindgen (optional)     0.65.1           bindgen --version
 36 GNU make               4.0              make -     36 GNU make               4.0              make --version
 37 bash                   4.2              bash -     37 bash                   4.2              bash --version
 38 binutils               2.25             ld -v      38 binutils               2.25             ld -v
 39 flex                   2.5.35           flex -     39 flex                   2.5.35           flex --version
 40 bison                  2.0              bison      40 bison                  2.0              bison --version
 41 pahole                 1.16             pahole     41 pahole                 1.16             pahole --version
 42 util-linux             2.10o            mount      42 util-linux             2.10o            mount --version
 43 kmod                   13               depmod     43 kmod                   13               depmod -V
 44 e2fsprogs              1.41.4           e2fsck     44 e2fsprogs              1.41.4           e2fsck -V
 45 jfsutils               1.1.3            fsck.j     45 jfsutils               1.1.3            fsck.jfs -V
 46 reiserfsprogs          3.6.3            reiser     46 reiserfsprogs          3.6.3            reiserfsck -V
 47 xfsprogs               2.6.0            xfs_db     47 xfsprogs               2.6.0            xfs_db -V
 48 squashfs-tools         4.0              mksqua     48 squashfs-tools         4.0              mksquashfs -version
 49 btrfs-progs            0.18             btrfsc     49 btrfs-progs            0.18             btrfsck
 50 pcmciautils            004              pccard     50 pcmciautils            004              pccardctl -V
 51 quota-tools            3.09             quota      51 quota-tools            3.09             quota -V
 52 PPP                    2.4.0            pppd -     52 PPP                    2.4.0            pppd --version
 53 nfs-utils              1.0.5            showmo     53 nfs-utils              1.0.5            showmount --version
 54 procps                 3.2.0            ps --v     54 procps                 3.2.0            ps --version
 55 udev                   081              udevd      55 udev                   081              udevd --version
 56 grub                   0.93             grub -     56 grub                   0.93             grub --version || grub-install --version
 57 mcelog                 0.6              mcelog     57 mcelog                 0.6              mcelog --version
 58 iptables               1.4.2            iptabl     58 iptables               1.4.2            iptables -V
 59 openssl & libcrypto    1.0.0            openss     59 openssl & libcrypto    1.0.0            openssl version
 60 bc                     1.06.95          bc --v     60 bc                     1.06.95          bc --version
 61 Sphinx\ [#f1]_         2.4.4            sphinx     61 Sphinx\ [#f1]_         2.4.4            sphinx-build --version
 62 cpio                   any              cpio -     62 cpio                   any              cpio --version
 63 GNU tar                1.28             tar --     63 GNU tar                1.28             tar --version
 64 gtags (optional)       6.6.5            gtags      64 gtags (optional)       6.6.5            gtags --version
 65 mkimage (optional)     2017.01          mkimag     65 mkimage (optional)     2017.01          mkimage --version
 66 Python (optional)      3.5.x            python     66 Python (optional)      3.5.x            python3 --version
 67 GNU AWK (optional)     5.1.0            gawk - << 
 68 ====================== ===============  ======     67 ====================== ===============  ========================================
 69                                                    68 
 70 .. [#f1] Sphinx is needed only to build the Ke     69 .. [#f1] Sphinx is needed only to build the Kernel documentation
 71                                                    70 
 72 Kernel compilation                                 71 Kernel compilation
 73 ******************                                 72 ******************
 74                                                    73 
 75 GCC                                                74 GCC
 76 ---                                                75 ---
 77                                                    76 
 78 The gcc version requirements may vary dependin     77 The gcc version requirements may vary depending on the type of CPU in your
 79 computer.                                          78 computer.
 80                                                    79 
 81 Clang/LLVM (optional)                              80 Clang/LLVM (optional)
 82 ---------------------                              81 ---------------------
 83                                                    82 
 84 The latest formal release of clang and LLVM ut     83 The latest formal release of clang and LLVM utils (according to
 85 `releases.llvm.org <https://releases.llvm.org>     84 `releases.llvm.org <https://releases.llvm.org>`_) are supported for building
 86 kernels. Older releases aren't guaranteed to w     85 kernels. Older releases aren't guaranteed to work, and we may drop workarounds
 87 from the kernel that were used to support olde     86 from the kernel that were used to support older versions. Please see additional
 88 docs on :ref:`Building Linux with Clang/LLVM <     87 docs on :ref:`Building Linux with Clang/LLVM <kbuild_llvm>`.
 89                                                    88 
 90 Rust (optional)                                    89 Rust (optional)
 91 ---------------                                    90 ---------------
 92                                                    91 
 93 A recent version of the Rust compiler is requi     92 A recent version of the Rust compiler is required.
 94                                                    93 
 95 Please see Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst      94 Please see Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst for instructions on how to
 96 satisfy the build requirements of Rust support     95 satisfy the build requirements of Rust support. In particular, the ``Makefile``
 97 target ``rustavailable`` is useful to check wh     96 target ``rustavailable`` is useful to check why the Rust toolchain may not
 98 be detected.                                       97 be detected.
 99                                                    98 
100 bindgen (optional)                                 99 bindgen (optional)
101 ------------------                                100 ------------------
102                                                   101 
103 ``bindgen`` is used to generate the Rust bindi    102 ``bindgen`` is used to generate the Rust bindings to the C side of the kernel.
104 It depends on ``libclang``.                       103 It depends on ``libclang``.
105                                                   104 
106 Make                                              105 Make
107 ----                                              106 ----
108                                                   107 
109 You will need GNU make 4.0 or later to build t    108 You will need GNU make 4.0 or later to build the kernel.
110                                                   109 
111 Bash                                              110 Bash
112 ----                                              111 ----
113                                                   112 
114 Some bash scripts are used for the kernel buil    113 Some bash scripts are used for the kernel build.
115 Bash 4.2 or newer is needed.                      114 Bash 4.2 or newer is needed.
116                                                   115 
117 Binutils                                          116 Binutils
118 --------                                          117 --------
119                                                   118 
120 Binutils 2.25 or newer is needed to build the     119 Binutils 2.25 or newer is needed to build the kernel.
121                                                   120 
122 pkg-config                                        121 pkg-config
123 ----------                                        122 ----------
124                                                   123 
125 The build system, as of 4.18, requires pkg-con    124 The build system, as of 4.18, requires pkg-config to check for installed
126 kconfig tools and to determine flags settings     125 kconfig tools and to determine flags settings for use in
127 'make {g,x}config'.  Previously pkg-config was    126 'make {g,x}config'.  Previously pkg-config was being used but not
128 verified or documented.                           127 verified or documented.
129                                                   128 
130 Flex                                              129 Flex
131 ----                                              130 ----
132                                                   131 
133 Since Linux 4.16, the build system generates l    132 Since Linux 4.16, the build system generates lexical analyzers
134 during build.  This requires flex 2.5.35 or la    133 during build.  This requires flex 2.5.35 or later.
135                                                   134 
136                                                   135 
137 Bison                                             136 Bison
138 -----                                             137 -----
139                                                   138 
140 Since Linux 4.16, the build system generates p    139 Since Linux 4.16, the build system generates parsers
141 during build.  This requires bison 2.0 or late    140 during build.  This requires bison 2.0 or later.
142                                                   141 
143 pahole                                            142 pahole
144 ------                                            143 ------
145                                                   144 
146 Since Linux 5.2, if CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF is s    145 Since Linux 5.2, if CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF is selected, the build system
147 generates BTF (BPF Type Format) from DWARF in     146 generates BTF (BPF Type Format) from DWARF in vmlinux, a bit later from kernel
148 modules as well.  This requires pahole v1.16 o    147 modules as well.  This requires pahole v1.16 or later.
149                                                   148 
150 It is found in the 'dwarves' or 'pahole' distr    149 It is found in the 'dwarves' or 'pahole' distro packages or from
151 https://fedorapeople.org/~acme/dwarves/.          150 https://fedorapeople.org/~acme/dwarves/.
152                                                   151 
153 Perl                                              152 Perl
154 ----                                              153 ----
155                                                   154 
156 You will need perl 5 and the following modules    155 You will need perl 5 and the following modules: ``Getopt::Long``,
157 ``Getopt::Std``, ``File::Basename``, and ``Fil    156 ``Getopt::Std``, ``File::Basename``, and ``File::Find`` to build the kernel.
158                                                   157 
159 BC                                                158 BC
160 --                                                159 --
161                                                   160 
162 You will need bc to build kernels 3.10 and hig    161 You will need bc to build kernels 3.10 and higher
163                                                   162 
164                                                   163 
165 OpenSSL                                           164 OpenSSL
166 -------                                           165 -------
167                                                   166 
168 Module signing and external certificate handli    167 Module signing and external certificate handling use the OpenSSL program and
169 crypto library to do key creation and signatur    168 crypto library to do key creation and signature generation.
170                                                   169 
171 You will need openssl to build kernels 3.7 and    170 You will need openssl to build kernels 3.7 and higher if module signing is
172 enabled.  You will also need openssl developme    171 enabled.  You will also need openssl development packages to build kernels 4.3
173 and higher.                                       172 and higher.
174                                                   173 
175 Tar                                               174 Tar
176 ---                                               175 ---
177                                                   176 
178 GNU tar is needed if you want to enable access    177 GNU tar is needed if you want to enable access to the kernel headers via sysfs
179 (CONFIG_IKHEADERS).                               178 (CONFIG_IKHEADERS).
180                                                   179 
181 gtags / GNU GLOBAL (optional)                     180 gtags / GNU GLOBAL (optional)
182 -----------------------------                     181 -----------------------------
183                                                   182 
184 The kernel build requires GNU GLOBAL version 6    183 The kernel build requires GNU GLOBAL version 6.6.5 or later to generate
185 tag files through ``make gtags``.  This is due    184 tag files through ``make gtags``.  This is due to its use of the gtags
186 ``-C (--directory)`` flag.                        185 ``-C (--directory)`` flag.
187                                                   186 
188 mkimage                                           187 mkimage
189 -------                                           188 -------
190                                                   189 
191 This tool is used when building a Flat Image T    190 This tool is used when building a Flat Image Tree (FIT), commonly used on ARM
192 platforms. The tool is available via the ``u-b    191 platforms. The tool is available via the ``u-boot-tools`` package or can be
193 built from the U-Boot source code. See the ins    192 built from the U-Boot source code. See the instructions at
194 https://docs.u-boot.org/en/latest/build/tools.    193 https://docs.u-boot.org/en/latest/build/tools.html#building-tools-for-linux
195                                                << 
196 GNU AWK                                        << 
197 -------                                        << 
198                                                << 
199 GNU AWK is needed if you want kernel builds to << 
200 builtin modules (CONFIG_BUILTIN_MODULE_RANGES) << 
201                                                   194 
202 System utilities                                  195 System utilities
203 ****************                                  196 ****************
204                                                   197 
205 Architectural changes                             198 Architectural changes
206 ---------------------                             199 ---------------------
207                                                   200 
208 DevFS has been obsoleted in favour of udev        201 DevFS has been obsoleted in favour of udev
209 (https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel    202 (https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/)
210                                                   203 
211 32-bit UID support is now in place.  Have fun!    204 32-bit UID support is now in place.  Have fun!
212                                                   205 
213 Linux documentation for functions is transitio    206 Linux documentation for functions is transitioning to inline
214 documentation via specially-formatted comments    207 documentation via specially-formatted comments near their
215 definitions in the source.  These comments can    208 definitions in the source.  These comments can be combined with ReST
216 files the Documentation/ directory to make enr    209 files the Documentation/ directory to make enriched documentation, which can
217 then be converted to PostScript, HTML, LaTex,     210 then be converted to PostScript, HTML, LaTex, ePUB and PDF files.
218 In order to convert from ReST format to a form    211 In order to convert from ReST format to a format of your choice, you'll need
219 Sphinx.                                           212 Sphinx.
220                                                   213 
221 Util-linux                                        214 Util-linux
222 ----------                                        215 ----------
223                                                   216 
224 New versions of util-linux provide ``fdisk`` s    217 New versions of util-linux provide ``fdisk`` support for larger disks,
225 support new options to mount, recognize more s    218 support new options to mount, recognize more supported partition
226 types, and similar goodies.                       219 types, and similar goodies.
227 You'll probably want to upgrade.                  220 You'll probably want to upgrade.
228                                                   221 
229 Ksymoops                                          222 Ksymoops
230 --------                                          223 --------
231                                                   224 
232 If the unthinkable happens and your kernel oop    225 If the unthinkable happens and your kernel oopses, you may need the
233 ksymoops tool to decode it, but in most cases     226 ksymoops tool to decode it, but in most cases you don't.
234 It is generally preferred to build the kernel     227 It is generally preferred to build the kernel with ``CONFIG_KALLSYMS`` so
235 that it produces readable dumps that can be us    228 that it produces readable dumps that can be used as-is (this also
236 produces better output than ksymoops).  If for    229 produces better output than ksymoops).  If for some reason your kernel
237 is not build with ``CONFIG_KALLSYMS`` and you     230 is not build with ``CONFIG_KALLSYMS`` and you have no way to rebuild and
238 reproduce the Oops with that option, then you     231 reproduce the Oops with that option, then you can still decode that Oops
239 with ksymoops.                                    232 with ksymoops.
240                                                   233 
241 Mkinitrd                                          234 Mkinitrd
242 --------                                          235 --------
243                                                   236 
244 These changes to the ``/lib/modules`` file tre    237 These changes to the ``/lib/modules`` file tree layout also require that
245 mkinitrd be upgraded.                             238 mkinitrd be upgraded.
246                                                   239 
247 E2fsprogs                                         240 E2fsprogs
248 ---------                                         241 ---------
249                                                   242 
250 The latest version of ``e2fsprogs`` fixes seve    243 The latest version of ``e2fsprogs`` fixes several bugs in fsck and
251 debugfs.  Obviously, it's a good idea to upgra    244 debugfs.  Obviously, it's a good idea to upgrade.
252                                                   245 
253 JFSutils                                          246 JFSutils
254 --------                                          247 --------
255                                                   248 
256 The ``jfsutils`` package contains the utilitie    249 The ``jfsutils`` package contains the utilities for the file system.
257 The following utilities are available:            250 The following utilities are available:
258                                                   251 
259 - ``fsck.jfs`` - initiate replay of the transa    252 - ``fsck.jfs`` - initiate replay of the transaction log, and check
260   and repair a JFS formatted partition.           253   and repair a JFS formatted partition.
261                                                   254 
262 - ``mkfs.jfs`` - create a JFS formatted partit    255 - ``mkfs.jfs`` - create a JFS formatted partition.
263                                                   256 
264 - other file system utilities are also availab    257 - other file system utilities are also available in this package.
265                                                   258 
266 Reiserfsprogs                                     259 Reiserfsprogs
267 -------------                                     260 -------------
268                                                   261 
269 The reiserfsprogs package should be used for r    262 The reiserfsprogs package should be used for reiserfs-3.6.x
270 (Linux kernels 2.4.x). It is a combined packag    263 (Linux kernels 2.4.x). It is a combined package and contains working
271 versions of ``mkreiserfs``, ``resize_reiserfs`    264 versions of ``mkreiserfs``, ``resize_reiserfs``, ``debugreiserfs`` and
272 ``reiserfsck``. These utils work on both i386     265 ``reiserfsck``. These utils work on both i386 and alpha platforms.
273                                                   266 
274 Xfsprogs                                          267 Xfsprogs
275 --------                                          268 --------
276                                                   269 
277 The latest version of ``xfsprogs`` contains ``    270 The latest version of ``xfsprogs`` contains ``mkfs.xfs``, ``xfs_db``, and the
278 ``xfs_repair`` utilities, among others, for th    271 ``xfs_repair`` utilities, among others, for the XFS filesystem.  It is
279 architecture independent and any version from     272 architecture independent and any version from 2.0.0 onward should
280 work correctly with this version of the XFS ke    273 work correctly with this version of the XFS kernel code (2.6.0 or
281 later is recommended, due to some significant     274 later is recommended, due to some significant improvements).
282                                                   275 
283 PCMCIAutils                                       276 PCMCIAutils
284 -----------                                       277 -----------
285                                                   278 
286 PCMCIAutils replaces ``pcmcia-cs``. It properl    279 PCMCIAutils replaces ``pcmcia-cs``. It properly sets up
287 PCMCIA sockets at system startup and loads the    280 PCMCIA sockets at system startup and loads the appropriate modules
288 for 16-bit PCMCIA devices if the kernel is mod    281 for 16-bit PCMCIA devices if the kernel is modularized and the hotplug
289 subsystem is used.                                282 subsystem is used.
290                                                   283 
291 Quota-tools                                       284 Quota-tools
292 -----------                                       285 -----------
293                                                   286 
294 Support for 32 bit uid's and gid's is required    287 Support for 32 bit uid's and gid's is required if you want to use
295 the newer version 2 quota format.  Quota-tools    288 the newer version 2 quota format.  Quota-tools version 3.07 and
296 newer has this support.  Use the recommended v    289 newer has this support.  Use the recommended version or newer
297 from the table above.                             290 from the table above.
298                                                   291 
299 Intel IA32 microcode                              292 Intel IA32 microcode
300 --------------------                              293 --------------------
301                                                   294 
302 A driver has been added to allow updating of I    295 A driver has been added to allow updating of Intel IA32 microcode,
303 accessible as a normal (misc) character device    296 accessible as a normal (misc) character device.  If you are not using
304 udev you may need to::                            297 udev you may need to::
305                                                   298 
306   mkdir /dev/cpu                                  299   mkdir /dev/cpu
307   mknod /dev/cpu/microcode c 10 184               300   mknod /dev/cpu/microcode c 10 184
308   chmod 0644 /dev/cpu/microcode                   301   chmod 0644 /dev/cpu/microcode
309                                                   302 
310 as root before you can use this.  You'll proba    303 as root before you can use this.  You'll probably also want to
311 get the user-space microcode_ctl utility to us    304 get the user-space microcode_ctl utility to use with this.
312                                                   305 
313 udev                                              306 udev
314 ----                                              307 ----
315                                                   308 
316 ``udev`` is a userspace application for popula    309 ``udev`` is a userspace application for populating ``/dev`` dynamically with
317 only entries for devices actually present. ``u    310 only entries for devices actually present. ``udev`` replaces the basic
318 functionality of devfs, while allowing persist    311 functionality of devfs, while allowing persistent device naming for
319 devices.                                          312 devices.
320                                                   313 
321 FUSE                                              314 FUSE
322 ----                                              315 ----
323                                                   316 
324 Needs libfuse 2.4.0 or later.  Absolute minimu    317 Needs libfuse 2.4.0 or later.  Absolute minimum is 2.3.0 but mount
325 options ``direct_io`` and ``kernel_cache`` won    318 options ``direct_io`` and ``kernel_cache`` won't work.
326                                                   319 
327 Networking                                        320 Networking
328 **********                                        321 **********
329                                                   322 
330 General changes                                   323 General changes
331 ---------------                                   324 ---------------
332                                                   325 
333 If you have advanced network configuration nee    326 If you have advanced network configuration needs, you should probably
334 consider using the network tools from ip-route    327 consider using the network tools from ip-route2.
335                                                   328 
336 Packet Filter / NAT                               329 Packet Filter / NAT
337 -------------------                               330 -------------------
338 The packet filtering and NAT code uses the sam    331 The packet filtering and NAT code uses the same tools like the previous 2.4.x
339 kernel series (iptables).  It still includes b    332 kernel series (iptables).  It still includes backwards-compatibility modules
340 for 2.2.x-style ipchains and 2.0.x-style ipfwa    333 for 2.2.x-style ipchains and 2.0.x-style ipfwadm.
341                                                   334 
342 PPP                                               335 PPP
343 ---                                               336 ---
344                                                   337 
345 The PPP driver has been restructured to suppor    338 The PPP driver has been restructured to support multilink and to
346 enable it to operate over diverse media layers    339 enable it to operate over diverse media layers.  If you use PPP,
347 upgrade pppd to at least 2.4.0.                   340 upgrade pppd to at least 2.4.0.
348                                                   341 
349 If you are not using udev, you must have the d    342 If you are not using udev, you must have the device file /dev/ppp
350 which can be made by::                            343 which can be made by::
351                                                   344 
352   mknod /dev/ppp c 108 0                          345   mknod /dev/ppp c 108 0
353                                                   346 
354 as root.                                          347 as root.
355                                                   348 
356 NFS-utils                                         349 NFS-utils
357 ---------                                         350 ---------
358                                                   351 
359 In ancient (2.4 and earlier) kernels, the nfs     352 In ancient (2.4 and earlier) kernels, the nfs server needed to know
360 about any client that expected to be able to a    353 about any client that expected to be able to access files via NFS.  This
361 information would be given to the kernel by ``    354 information would be given to the kernel by ``mountd`` when the client
362 mounted the filesystem, or by ``exportfs`` at     355 mounted the filesystem, or by ``exportfs`` at system startup.  exportfs
363 would take information about active clients fr    356 would take information about active clients from ``/var/lib/nfs/rmtab``.
364                                                   357 
365 This approach is quite fragile as it depends o    358 This approach is quite fragile as it depends on rmtab being correct
366 which is not always easy, particularly when tr    359 which is not always easy, particularly when trying to implement
367 fail-over.  Even when the system is working we    360 fail-over.  Even when the system is working well, ``rmtab`` suffers from
368 getting lots of old entries that never get rem    361 getting lots of old entries that never get removed.
369                                                   362 
370 With modern kernels we have the option of havi    363 With modern kernels we have the option of having the kernel tell mountd
371 when it gets a request from an unknown host, a    364 when it gets a request from an unknown host, and mountd can give
372 appropriate export information to the kernel.     365 appropriate export information to the kernel.  This removes the
373 dependency on ``rmtab`` and means that the ker    366 dependency on ``rmtab`` and means that the kernel only needs to know about
374 currently active clients.                         367 currently active clients.
375                                                   368 
376 To enable this new functionality, you need to:    369 To enable this new functionality, you need to::
377                                                   370 
378   mount -t nfsd nfsd /proc/fs/nfsd                371   mount -t nfsd nfsd /proc/fs/nfsd
379                                                   372 
380 before running exportfs or mountd.  It is reco    373 before running exportfs or mountd.  It is recommended that all NFS
381 services be protected from the internet-at-lar    374 services be protected from the internet-at-large by a firewall where
382 that is possible.                                 375 that is possible.
383                                                   376 
384 mcelog                                            377 mcelog
385 ------                                            378 ------
386                                                   379 
387 On x86 kernels the mcelog utility is needed to    380 On x86 kernels the mcelog utility is needed to process and log machine check
388 events when ``CONFIG_X86_MCE`` is enabled. Mac    381 events when ``CONFIG_X86_MCE`` is enabled. Machine check events are errors
389 reported by the CPU. Processing them is strong    382 reported by the CPU. Processing them is strongly encouraged.
390                                                   383 
391 Kernel documentation                              384 Kernel documentation
392 ********************                              385 ********************
393                                                   386 
394 Sphinx                                            387 Sphinx
395 ------                                            388 ------
396                                                   389 
397 Please see :ref:`sphinx_install` in :ref:`Docu    390 Please see :ref:`sphinx_install` in :ref:`Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst <sphinxdoc>`
398 for details about Sphinx requirements.            391 for details about Sphinx requirements.
399                                                   392 
400 rustdoc                                           393 rustdoc
401 -------                                           394 -------
402                                                   395 
403 ``rustdoc`` is used to generate the documentat    396 ``rustdoc`` is used to generate the documentation for Rust code. Please see
404 Documentation/rust/general-information.rst for    397 Documentation/rust/general-information.rst for more information.
405                                                   398 
406 Getting updated software                          399 Getting updated software
407 ========================                          400 ========================
408                                                   401 
409 Kernel compilation                                402 Kernel compilation
410 ******************                                403 ******************
411                                                   404 
412 gcc                                               405 gcc
413 ---                                               406 ---
414                                                   407 
415 - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/>                    408 - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/>
416                                                   409 
417 Clang/LLVM                                        410 Clang/LLVM
418 ----------                                        411 ----------
419                                                   412 
420 - :ref:`Getting LLVM <getting_llvm>`.             413 - :ref:`Getting LLVM <getting_llvm>`.
421                                                   414 
422 Rust                                              415 Rust
423 ----                                              416 ----
424                                                   417 
425 - Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst.             418 - Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst.
426                                                   419 
427 bindgen                                           420 bindgen
428 -------                                           421 -------
429                                                   422 
430 - Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst.             423 - Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst.
431                                                   424 
432 Make                                              425 Make
433 ----                                              426 ----
434                                                   427 
435 - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make/>                   428 - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make/>
436                                                   429 
437 Bash                                              430 Bash
438 ----                                              431 ----
439                                                   432 
440 - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bash/>                   433 - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bash/>
441                                                   434 
442 Binutils                                          435 Binutils
443 --------                                          436 --------
444                                                   437 
445 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/devel/binu    438 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/devel/binutils/>
446                                                   439 
447 Flex                                              440 Flex
448 ----                                              441 ----
449                                                   442 
450 - <https://github.com/westes/flex/releases>       443 - <https://github.com/westes/flex/releases>
451                                                   444 
452 Bison                                             445 Bison
453 -----                                             446 -----
454                                                   447 
455 - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bison/>                  448 - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bison/>
456                                                   449 
457 OpenSSL                                           450 OpenSSL
458 -------                                           451 -------
459                                                   452 
460 - <https://www.openssl.org/>                      453 - <https://www.openssl.org/>
461                                                   454 
462 System utilities                                  455 System utilities
463 ****************                                  456 ****************
464                                                   457 
465 Util-linux                                        458 Util-linux
466 ----------                                        459 ----------
467                                                   460 
468 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util    461 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>
469                                                   462 
470 Kmod                                              463 Kmod
471 ----                                              464 ----
472                                                   465 
473 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kern    466 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/kmod/>
474 - <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/kernel    467 - <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/kernel/kmod/kmod.git>
475                                                   468 
476 Ksymoops                                          469 Ksymoops
477 --------                                          470 --------
478                                                   471 
479 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kern    472 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/ksymoops/v2.4/>
480                                                   473 
481 Mkinitrd                                          474 Mkinitrd
482 --------                                          475 --------
483                                                   476 
484 - <https://code.launchpad.net/initrd-tools/mai    477 - <https://code.launchpad.net/initrd-tools/main>
485                                                   478 
486 E2fsprogs                                         479 E2fsprogs
487 ---------                                         480 ---------
488                                                   481 
489 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/peo    482 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/tytso/e2fsprogs/>
490 - <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/fs/ext2/e2fs    483 - <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/fs/ext2/e2fsprogs.git/>
491                                                   484 
492 JFSutils                                          485 JFSutils
493 --------                                          486 --------
494                                                   487 
495 - <https://jfs.sourceforge.net/>                  488 - <https://jfs.sourceforge.net/>
496                                                   489 
497 Reiserfsprogs                                     490 Reiserfsprogs
498 -------------                                     491 -------------
499                                                   492 
500 - <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel    493 - <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jeffm/reiserfsprogs.git/>
501                                                   494 
502 Xfsprogs                                          495 Xfsprogs
503 --------                                          496 --------
504                                                   497 
505 - <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/fs/xfs/xfspr    498 - <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/fs/xfs/xfsprogs-dev.git>
506 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/fs/x    499 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/fs/xfs/xfsprogs/>
507                                                   500 
508 Pcmciautils                                       501 Pcmciautils
509 -----------                                       502 -----------
510                                                   503 
511 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kern    504 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/pcmcia/>
512                                                   505 
513 Quota-tools                                       506 Quota-tools
514 -----------                                       507 -----------
515                                                   508 
516 - <https://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxquota    509 - <https://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxquota/>
517                                                   510 
518                                                   511 
519 Intel P6 microcode                                512 Intel P6 microcode
520 ------------------                                513 ------------------
521                                                   514 
522 - <https://downloadcenter.intel.com/>             515 - <https://downloadcenter.intel.com/>
523                                                   516 
524 udev                                              517 udev
525 ----                                              518 ----
526                                                   519 
527 - <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/system    520 - <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/udev.html>
528                                                   521 
529 FUSE                                              522 FUSE
530 ----                                              523 ----
531                                                   524 
532 - <https://github.com/libfuse/libfuse/releases    525 - <https://github.com/libfuse/libfuse/releases>
533                                                   526 
534 mcelog                                            527 mcelog
535 ------                                            528 ------
536                                                   529 
537 - <https://www.mcelog.org/>                       530 - <https://www.mcelog.org/>
538                                                   531 
539 cpio                                              532 cpio
540 ----                                              533 ----
541                                                   534 
542 - <https://www.gnu.org/software/cpio/>            535 - <https://www.gnu.org/software/cpio/>
543                                                   536 
544 Networking                                        537 Networking
545 **********                                        538 **********
546                                                   539 
547 PPP                                               540 PPP
548 ---                                               541 ---
549                                                   542 
550 - <https://download.samba.org/pub/ppp/>           543 - <https://download.samba.org/pub/ppp/>
551 - <https://git.ozlabs.org/?p=ppp.git>             544 - <https://git.ozlabs.org/?p=ppp.git>
552 - <https://github.com/paulusmack/ppp/>            545 - <https://github.com/paulusmack/ppp/>
553                                                   546 
554 NFS-utils                                         547 NFS-utils
555 ---------                                         548 ---------
556                                                   549 
557 - <https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.p    550 - <https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=14>
558 - <https://nfs.sourceforge.net/>                  551 - <https://nfs.sourceforge.net/>
559                                                   552 
560 Iptables                                          553 Iptables
561 --------                                          554 --------
562                                                   555 
563 - <https://netfilter.org/projects/iptables/ind    556 - <https://netfilter.org/projects/iptables/index.html>
564                                                   557 
565 Ip-route2                                         558 Ip-route2
566 ---------                                         559 ---------
567                                                   560 
568 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/net/    561 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/net/iproute2/>
569                                                   562 
570 OProfile                                          563 OProfile
571 --------                                          564 --------
572                                                   565 
573 - <https://oprofile.sf.net/download/>             566 - <https://oprofile.sf.net/download/>
574                                                   567 
575 Kernel documentation                              568 Kernel documentation
576 ********************                              569 ********************
577                                                   570 
578 Sphinx                                            571 Sphinx
579 ------                                            572 ------
580                                                   573 
581 - <https://www.sphinx-doc.org/>                   574 - <https://www.sphinx-doc.org/>
                                                      

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