The linux-pf thread; BFS/CK, TuxOnIce, BFQ, AUFS3

signal11 · 2013-09-16 02:56:28

cross posting this from the following https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 1#p1325111, apologies to those who might have seen the earlier post.

hi all,
i just completed the installation of pfkernel on my machine (thinkpad-w510, x86_64). i needed this for the tux-on-ice patches that are included by default in this kernel. however, when installing nvidia-pf, which is the default package for nvidia module on this kernel, i get the following message:

fatcat ~ # pacman -S pfkernel/nvidia-pf
resolving dependencies...
warning: cannot resolve "linux-pf<3.11", a dependency of "nvidia-pf"
:: The following package cannot be upgraded due to unresolvable dependencies:
      nvidia-pf

:: Do you want to skip the above package for this upgrade? [y/N] 
error: failed to prepare transaction (unexpected error)

fatcat ~ # pacman -Ss linux-pf | grep insta
pfkernel/linux-pf 3.11.1-1 (base) [installed]
pfkernel/linux-pf-headers 3.11.1-1 [installed]
fatcat ~ # uname -a
Linux fatcat 3.11.1-pf #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Sep 9 23:14:03 EEST 2013 x86_64 GNU/Linux

can you please help me fix the dependency issue ? thanks !

Thaodan · 2013-09-16 13:09:31

install nvidia-pf from the aur or use my repo: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/172 … -pf/x86_64 with packaes built for sandybridge and ivybridge

signal11 · 2013-09-16 14:46:07

Thaodan wrote:

install nvidia-pf from the aur or use my repo: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/172 … -pf/x86_64 with packaes built for sandybridge and ivybridge

unfortunately, your repo gives a 404. may you please provide an alternate/correct url ? thanks !

jakob · 2013-09-16 15:19:09

Thaodan wrote:

nvidia-ivybridge packages updated.
again my repo is:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/172 … -pf/x86_64
*to open it in your browser add /index.html to the url

link to the post

best wishes,

Jakob

Last edited by jakob (2013-09-16 15:19:49)

signal11 · 2013-09-16 16:38:43

jakob wrote:

Thaodan wrote:
nvidia-ivybridge packages updated.
again my repo is:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/172 … -pf/x86_64
*to open it in your browser add /index.html to the url
link to the post
best wishes,
Jakob

thank you that works !

Thaodan · 2013-10-01 15:41:36

updated PKGBUILD aufs is now enabled gain.

Thaodan · 2013-10-01 17:17:23

replaced the P (eg. removing the subver) by the way Arch patches the localversion[1].

[1] https://github.com/Thaodan/thaopkgs/blo … BUILD#L324

Thaodan · 2013-10-01 18:25:35

repo packages updated

Thaodan · 2013-10-01 21:28:25

added generic packages for x86_64 (I'll add i686 ones two if there's need).

blackhand · 2013-10-04 14:03:47

the BCache module dont appear in the build

any reason for not include bcache ? incompatibility ?

nbvcxz · 2013-10-04 14:13:38

Thaodan wrote:

added generic packages for x86_64 (I'll add i686 ones two if there's need).

In fact I just wanted to ask what about i686 - of course needed I think this the best kernel for old machines now. Please remember about zswap (tested in -ck : works like charm). And great thx for all affort with compiling -pf

Last edited by nbvcxz (2013-10-04 14:43:03)

Thaodan · 2013-10-04 22:49:34

blackhand wrote:

the BCache module dont appear in the build
any reason for not include bcache ? incompatibility ?

Is it enabled in the -ARCH kernel? If yes I'll enable it.

EDIT: I enabled bcache as module however I'll push the updated configs when a new update is released if you want built it before see:
https://github.com/Thaodan/thaopkgs/tre … r/linux-pf

Last edited by Thaodan (2013-10-04 22:59:02)

Thaodan · 2013-10-07 18:25:27

updated;bcache is now enabled

Thaodan · 2013-10-07 18:56:54

repo packages updated

kostett · 2013-10-09 04:49:21

Does anywhere are precompiled linux-pf 3.11 packages? I think that on my Atom N455 compiling would be very long and I'll can't use my netbook behind this process.
Also, I'm interested in linux-pf-atom package. Thanks.
//in 3.11, developers has fixed a very annoying bug (https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49201), which doesn't gives me ok to use my Wi-Fi.

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Oh, I'm sorry, see that kernel in pfkernel repo. But bug didn't disappear, it's time to google deeper

Last edited by kostett (2013-10-09 07:02:38)

jakob · 2013-10-09 15:02:13

kostett wrote:

Does anywhere are precompiled linux-pf 3.11 packages? I think that on my Atom N455 compiling would be very long and I'll can't use my netbook behind this process.
Also, I'm interested in linux-pf-atom package. Thanks.
//in 3.11, developers has fixed a very annoying bug (https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49201), which doesn't gives me ok to use my Wi-Fi.
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Oh, I'm sorry, see that kernel in pfkernel repo. But bug didn't disappear, it's time to google deeper

The kernels you can find here and in the repo are very special builds suitable only for certain architectures. As it is quite rare that those special kernels are provided by linux disiributions (in fact, I don't know any distro that provides specialised kernels for their users officially, not even Arch, since those kernels here are user contributions), you probably won't have any luck in finding other packages than these here.

However, if it is that important to you, it shouldn't be impossible to compile them on your own: if you use ccache and compile your kernel with localmodconfig you might get quite decent compile times (i.e. under half an hour) I can imagine…

Thaodan · 2013-10-26 11:51:38

repo packages updated

kostett · 2013-11-03 07:28:51

How about using BFQ with SSD? Or CFQ is better for them?

big_bum · 2013-11-23 13:06:47

^ https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic … _CdzyI988s

Thaodan · 2013-11-24 14:00:06

Xemertix wrote:

With this kernel the vbox module doesn't compile because genksyms doesn't work.

# uname -r
3.11.1-pf

#  dkms install vboxhost/$(pacman -Q virtualbox|awk {'print $2'}|sed 's/\-.\+//') -k $(uname -rm|sed 's/\ /\//')

Kernel preparation unnecessary for this kernel.  Skipping...

Building module:
cleaning build area....
make KERNELRELEASE=3.11.1-pf -C /usr/lib/modules/3.11.1-pf/build M=/var/lib/dkms/vboxhost/4.2.18/build....(bad exit status: 2)
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 3.11.1-pf (i686)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/vboxhost/4.2.18/build/make.log for more information.

DKMS make.log for vboxhost-4.2.18 for kernel 3.11.1-pf (i686)
Sun Sep 15 01:19:37 CEST 2013
make: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-3.11.1-pf'
  LD      /var/lib/dkms/vboxhost/4.2.18/build/built-in.o
  LD      /var/lib/dkms/vboxhost/4.2.18/build/vboxdrv/built-in.o
  CC [M]  /var/lib/dkms/vboxhost/4.2.18/build/vboxdrv/linux/SUPDrv-linux.o
/bin/sh: scripts/genksyms/genksyms: cannot execute binary file
make[2]: *** [/var/lib/dkms/vboxhost/4.2.18/build/vboxdrv/linux/SUPDrv-linux.o] Error 126
make[1]: *** [/var/lib/dkms/vboxhost/4.2.18/build/vboxdrv] Error 2
make: *** [_module_/var/lib/dkms/vboxhost/4.2.18/build] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-3.11.1-pf'

cd /usr/src/linux-3.11.1-pf/scripts/genksyms/
./genksyms
bash: ./genksyms: cannot execute binary file

It built the kernel module with my updated version of virtualbox-modules -pf and I did'nt got such issues see:
https://github.com/Thaodan/thaopkgs/blo … f/PKGBUILD

Thaodan · 2013-12-01 20:51:53

repo packages updated

jakob · 2013-12-03 17:33:24

Thaodan wrote:

repo packages updated

Great, thanks! I had two total system freezes with this new version, corrupt sectors on *home* and am using vanilla at the moment since it so much felt like it would have something to do with the kernel. Has anyone experienced similar things?

mich04 · 2013-12-04 22:03:35

Not sure what I am doing wrong, but I can not access the repo

[pfkernel]
SigLevel = Never
Server = http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11734958/$arch

I am excited to try linux-pf

Thaodan · 2013-12-05 05:24:40

the repo from nous isn't updated
my repo https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/172 … index.html is updated, I provide a sandy and ivybridge version.
Remote the /index.html to use it. A generic version will come this day.

Thaodan · 2013-12-05 19:10:42

added generic x86_64 packages

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