diff --git a/kernel/index.txt b/kernel/index.txt index 9594860..8d980a6 100644 --- a/kernel/index.txt +++ b/kernel/index.txt @@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ ________________________________________________________________________________ - @/config - @/firmware +- @/thinkpad diff --git a/kernel/options.txt b/kernel/options.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c5f7348 --- /dev/null +++ b/kernel/options.txt @@ -0,0 +1,141 @@ +Kernel Configuration +________________________________________________________________________________ + +Configuring the kernel is an incredibly daunting task. There are over 10,000 +possible options in a modern kernel that you can choose to enable, disable, or +make available as modules. At first, this might seem overwhelming. However, the +plethora of options available to users allows for incredible flexibility in +system usability and efficiency. + +The kernel allows you to control many aspects of how your machine works. +Everything from what CPU will support your kernel, whether or not to enable +hibernation, if modules can be unloaded, SELinux support, and cypher algorithms, +along with many of debugging options, are all available for tweaking. Do you +only want XFS support, but want your kernel to run on Xen CPUs but only from +particular kinds of SCSI drives? You could do that. Do you want to make sure +your kernel is as secure as it can be, by disabling hyperthreading, adding +retpoline, using things like App Armor and forcing module signature +verification? Also an option! Everything that the Linux kernel *is* is at your +fingertips. + +Please be aware that going through every single kernel option is a difficult, +arduous, or at the very least a time consuming endeavor. If your goal in reading +this page is to eak out every last tenth of a percentage of performace from your +kernel, your time may be better spent elsewhere; very little is to be gained +from fine-tuning these options. If performance is what you're after, you are +better off looking at patchsets for the kernel. The primary goals of this page +are to provide documentation on kernel features and to encourage users to +explore kernel configuration from a position of confidence. + +For a solid background on where to start, see @/kernel/config + + +Index +________________________________________________________________________________ + +General Setup [1.0] +Processor Type and Features [2.0] +Power Management and ACPI Options [3.0] +Bus Options [4.0] +Binary Emulation [5.0] +Firwmare Drivers [6.0] +Virtualization [7.0] +General Architecture-Dependent Options [8.0] +Module Support [9.0] +Block Layer [10.0] +IO Schedulers [11.0] +Executable File Formats [12.0] +Memory Management [13.0] +Networking Support [14.0] +Device Drivers [15.0] +File Systems [16.0] +Security Options [17.0] +Cryptographic API [18.0] +Library Routines [19.0] +Kernel Hacking [20.0] +References [21.0] + + +[1.0] General Setup +________________________________________________________________________________ + + +[2.0] Processor Type and Features +________________________________________________________________________________ + + +[3.0] Power Management and ACPI Options +________________________________________________________________________________ + + +[4.0] Bus Options +________________________________________________________________________________ + + +[5.0] Binary Emulation +________________________________________________________________________________ + + +[6.0] Firmware Drivers +________________________________________________________________________________ + + +[7.0] Virtualization +________________________________________________________________________________ + + +[8.0] General Architecture-Dependent Options +________________________________________________________________________________ + + +[9.0] Module Support +________________________________________________________________________________ + + +[10.0] Block Layer +________________________________________________________________________________ + + +[11.0] IO Schedulers +________________________________________________________________________________ + + +[12.0] Executable File Formats +________________________________________________________________________________ + + +[13.0] Memory Management +________________________________________________________________________________ + + +[14.0] Networking Support +________________________________________________________________________________ + + +[15.0] Device Drivers +________________________________________________________________________________ + + +[16.0] File Systems +________________________________________________________________________________ + + +[17.0] Security Options +________________________________________________________________________________ + + +[18.0] Cryptographic API +________________________________________________________________________________ + + +[19.0] Library Routines +________________________________________________________________________________ + + +[20.0] Kernel Hacking +________________________________________________________________________________ + + +[21.0] References +________________________________________________________________________________ +