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author | Marco Leogrande <marcol@plumgrid.com> | 2015-06-11 14:39:13 -0700 |
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committer | Marco Leogrande <marcol@plumgrid.com> | 2015-06-11 14:39:42 -0700 |
commit | 35de05064da511ff1ee9648c5491152c73f1dbbb (patch) | |
tree | 14ecf8cbd8936ff57161920eb4f07f0a8a0303ba /FAQ.txt | |
parent | 1f1d98b2683bbce07de54d7f7e717575ff04749c (diff) | |
download | bcc-35de05064da511ff1ee9648c5491152c73f1dbbb.tar.gz |
Update FAQs to include minimal kernel instructions
Specifically, mention the step to install the kernel image, modules
and headers.
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@@ -14,3 +14,17 @@ Q: hello_world.py still fails with: bpf: Operation not permitted Exception: Failed to load BPF program hello A: sudo + +Q: How do I fulfill the Linux kernel version requirement? +A: You need to obtain a recent version of the Linux source code + (please look at the README for the exact version), enable the + configuration options listed in the README file, install the image, + modules and headers, update your bootloader and reboot into the new + kernel. + + If you want to compile your own kernel, you can fetch the sources + from kernel.org or through your Linux distribution. + To install, you need all of the following: + make install + make modules_install + make headers_install INSTALL_HDR_PATH=/usr/local/ |