From 72f8a49dc8b9e97a7986b0e6eced00a1a2e28996 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mauro Carvalho Chehab Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 07:02:41 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] docs: virt: user_mode_linux.rst: update compiling instructions Instead of pointing for a pre-2.4 and a seaparate patch, update it to match current upstream, as UML was merged a long time ago. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini --- Documentation/virt/uml/user_mode_linux.rst | 62 ++++------------------ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 53 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/virt/uml/user_mode_linux.rst b/Documentation/virt/uml/user_mode_linux.rst index 6085d2c0f8a8..e0632d80753e 100644 --- a/Documentation/virt/uml/user_mode_linux.rst +++ b/Documentation/virt/uml/user_mode_linux.rst @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ User Mode Linux HOWTO ===================== :Author: User Mode Linux Core Team -:Last-updated: Mon Nov 18 14:16:16 EST 2002 +:Last-updated: Sat Jan 25 16:07:55 CET 2020 This document describes the use and abuse of Jeff Dike's User Mode Linux: a port of the Linux kernel as a normal Intel Linux process. @@ -223,23 +223,15 @@ Linux: a port of the Linux kernel as a normal Intel Linux process. Compiling the user mode kernel is just like compiling any other - kernel. Let's go through the steps, using 2.4.0-prerelease (current - as of this writing) as an example: + kernel. - 1. Download the latest UML patch from - the download page stop compiling. - - The sources are also available from cvs at the project's cvs page, - which has directions on getting the sources. You can also browse the - CVS pool from there. - - If you get the CVS sources, you will have to check them out into an - empty directory. You will then have to copy each file into the - corresponding directory in the appropriate kernel pool. - - If you don't have the latest kernel pool, you can get the - corresponding user-mode sources with:: - - - host% cvs co -r v_2_3_x linux - - - - - where 'x' is the version in your pool. Note that you will not get the - bug fixes and enhancements that have gone into subsequent releases. - 2.2. Compiling and installing kernel modules --------------------------------------------- @@ -416,7 +372,7 @@ Linux: a port of the Linux kernel as a normal Intel Linux process. 3.1. Running UML ----------------- - It runs on 2.2.15 or later, and all 2.4 kernels. + It runs on 2.2.15 or later, and all kernel versions since 2.4. Booting UML is straightforward. Simply run 'linux': it will try to