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diff --git a/packages/linux-kernel/README.md b/packages/linux-kernel/README.md deleted file mode 100644 index ee9a5175..00000000 --- a/packages/linux-kernel/README.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,36 +0,0 @@ -# About - -VyOS runs on a custom Linux Kernel (which is 4.19) at the time of this writing. -This repository holds a Jenkins Pipeline which is used to build the Custom -Kernel (x86_64/amd64 at the moment) and all required out-of tree modules. - -VyOS does not utilize the build in Intel Kernel drivers for its NICs as those -Kernels sometimes lack features e.g. configurable receive-side-scaling queues. -On the other hand we ship additional not mainlined features as WireGuard VPN. - -## Kernel - -The Kernel is build from the vanilla repositories hosted at https://git.kernel.org. -VyOS requires two additional patches to work which are stored in the patches/kernel -folder. - -### Config - -The Kernel configuration used is [x86_64_vyos_defconfig](x86_64_vyos_defconfig) -which will be copied on demand during the Pipeline run into the `arch/x86/configs`i -direcotry of the Kernel source tree. - -Other configurations can be added in the future easily. - -### Modules - -VyOS utilizes several Out-of-Tree modules (e.g. WireGuard, Accel-PPP and Intel -network interface card drivers). Module source code is retrieved from the -upstream repository and - when needed - patched so it can be build using this -pipeline. - -In the past VyOS maintainers had a fork of the Linux Kernel, WireGuard and -Accel-PPP. This is fine but increases maintenance effort. By utilizing vanilla -repositories upgrading to new versions is very easy - only the branch/commit/tag -used when cloning the repository via [Jenkinsfile](Jenkinsfile) needs to be -adjusted. |