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| author | Xi Ruoyao <xry111@xry111.site> | 2023-06-05 23:20:48 +0800 |
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| committer | Xi Ruoyao <xry111@xry111.site> | 2023-06-05 23:20:48 +0800 |
| commit | 0f18f2b1214520b965525a93a03c421c8c5b9177 (patch) | |
| tree | 750c14d2d97ad3d89815c8abf840c026f521002d /chapter02/hostreqs.xml | |
| parent | 5e7593e6f07b1ca8946e1da8d24952595d365046 (diff) | |
housekeeping after min-kernel bump
Update the rationale for min-kernel in hostreqs. Add a note in
general.ent about the EOL of current min-kernel. Realign the
backslashes in glibc instructions.
Diffstat (limited to 'chapter02/hostreqs.xml')
| -rw-r--r-- | chapter02/hostreqs.xml | 7 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/chapter02/hostreqs.xml b/chapter02/hostreqs.xml index 192eed8c1..862d2605c 100644 --- a/chapter02/hostreqs.xml +++ b/chapter02/hostreqs.xml @@ -93,8 +93,11 @@ <para>The reason for the kernel version requirement is that we specify that version when building <application>glibc</application> in <xref linkend="chapter-cross-tools"/> and - <xref linkend="chapter-building-system"/>, - at the recommendation of the developers.</para> + <xref linkend="chapter-building-system"/>, so the workarounds for + older kernels are not enabled and the compiled + <application>glibc</application> is slightly faster and smaller. + As at June 2023, &min-kernel; is the oldest kernel release still + supported by the kernel developers.</para> <para>If the host kernel is earlier than &min-kernel; you will need to replace the kernel with a more up-to-date version. There are two ways |