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Linux kernel for Debian
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Patches
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Debian applies small changes to the kernel source. These are split up into
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separated patches addressing individual problems. Each of the patch files
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contains a description and mentions the author. The patches can be found
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in the source package or at
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https://sources.debian.org/src/linux/<version>/debian/patches/
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(with the package version substituted).
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Config Files
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The .config files used to build the various linux-image files are dynamically
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generated during the linux package build. See the source package for
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details. Each linux-image-* package provides the complete .config file that
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was used to generate it. This file is installed in /boot.
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Scope of security support
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Security support is provided not only for the binary builds, but also
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for the full source package, allowing for locally customized kernels.
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However, kernel options that are not enabled in official Debian builds are
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given a lower priority for security support. Options marked as BROKEN
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or EXPERIMENTAL are of very low priority, and should not be enabled in
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customized builds for a security-sensitive environment.
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Building custom kernel binary packages
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We recommend using the 'make deb-pkg' target provided by the upstream
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kernel source.
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Rebuilding official binary packages
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You can build specific kernel binary packages using the targets in
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debian/rules.gen, which have names of the form:
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binary-arch_<architecture>_<featureset>_<flavour>
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Example:
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make -f debian/rules.gen binary-arch_i386_none_686
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Rebuilding Adaptec AIC7xxx/79xx firmware
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----------------------------------------
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You can rebuild the firmware for the Adaptec AIC7xxx/79xx SCSI Adapters. To
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do so you need to set AIC7XXX_BUILD_FIRMWARE/AIC79XX_BUILD_FIRMWARE config
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options. Note that this requires to have the development packages for
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Berkeley Database (libdb-dev) installed.
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Non-free bits removed
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See the Files-Excluded field in debian/copyright.
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Changelog
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Older Debian changelog entries are no longer included in binary
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packages, but can be found in debian/changelog.old in the source
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package.
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Further information
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-------------------
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Debian Linux Kernel Handbook:
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https://kernel-team.pages.debian.net/kernel-handbook/
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or debian-kernel-handbook package
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Debian Wiki: https://wiki.debian.org/DebianKernel
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