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authorShaun Ruffell <sruffell@digium.com>2011-01-21 05:33:09 +0000
committerShaun Ruffell <sruffell@digium.com>2011-01-21 05:33:09 +0000
commit0ba3741330d05d252b9ec4e58299b233c8504b18 (patch)
tree60f238400108b372a545354c9217b962ecaea458
parent174c82b769f9bed01af9a0cec2374cfcca15607f (diff)
README: clarify required kernel configuration
Signed-off-by: Tzafrir Cohen <tzafrir.cohen@xorcom.com> Origin: http://svnview.digium.com/svn/dahdi?view=rev&rev=9619 git-svn-id: http://svn.asterisk.org/svn/dahdi/linux/branches/2.4@9694 a0bf4364-ded3-4de4-8d8a-66a801d63aff
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diff --git a/README b/README
index ad72d41..f7327f7 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ Kernel Source / "Headers"
- If you use a kernel from your distribution you will typically have a
package with all the files required to build a kernel modules for your
kernel image.
- * On Debian Etch and Ubuntu this is
+ * On Debian and Ubuntu this is
+++ linux-headers-`uname -r` +++
- * On Fedora, RHEL and compatibles (e.g. CentOS) and in SUSE this is
+ * On Fedora, RHEL and compatibles (e.g. CentOS) and SUSE this is
the kernel-devel package. Or if you run kernel-smp or kernel-xen,
you need kernel-smp-devel or kernel-xen-devel, respectively.
* In some distributions (e.g.: in RHEL/CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu) the
@@ -106,6 +106,19 @@ Kernel Source / "Headers"
make KSRC=/home/tzafrir/kernels/linus
+Kernel Configuration
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+If you build a custom kernel, note the following configuration items:
+
+- CONFIG_CRC_CCITT must be enabled ('y' or 'm'). On 2.6 kernels this can
+ be selected These can be selected from the "Library Routines" submenu
+ during kernel configuration via "make menuconfig".
+- DAHDI will work if you disable module unloading. But you may need
+ extra reboots.
+- DAHDI needs the BKL (Big Kernel Lock). This may be annoying in
+ >=2.6.37 kernels. Make sure you enable CONFIG_BKL on those kernels.
+
+
Installing to a Subtree
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The following may be useful when testing the package or when preparing a