Re: Intel's Clear Linux optimizations

[Manas Mangaonkar]

>  >The upstream non LTS kernels have had the mitigation for
>  >meltdown/spectre longer than LTS and they likely have more robust
>  >implementations. All Fedora releases have had fixes for some time.
>  
    I meant the clear linux kernel,they seem to have diff kernel bundles
and i want to go with the Lts one.


>  > To get your feet wet, you could build a standard Fedora kernel using
>  > one of these processes.
>  >
>  > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Building_a_custom_kernel
>  >
>  > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/quick-docs/en-US/kernel/
>  build-custom-kernel.html
>  >
>  > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Building_a_custom_kernel/Source_RPM
>  >
>  > Then, when you have that working, use the same procedure to build the
>  > clear linux kernel from source.  That way you know that both compile
>  > individually.
>  >
>  > The final step is just to ensure that once the Fedora kernel is patched
>  > to support clear linux, it compiles also.  Then it will support the
>  > Fedora enhancements to the kernel that haven't made it upstream yet
>  > (and might never), and will run on any fedora system.
>  >
>  > I don't know if the clear linux kernel is compatible with other
>  > architectures and video hardware.  If it isn't, it can only be run on
>  > x86_64 with intel video hardware (no nvidia or amd additional video
>  > hardware).  If it isn't compatible with other architectures or video
>  > hardware, I don't think it makes sense to compile it as a Fedora
>  > kernel, so you would be done after you get it building from source.
>  > Not sure how useful such a kernel would be.
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The clear linux does run on amd hardware,at phoronix they tried it on the
new eypec cpu line from amd. Performs well and wont hinder performance.

>  hardware, I don't think it makes sense to compile it as a Fedora
>  kernel, so you would be done after you get it building from source.
>  Not sure how useful such a kernel would be. 
No nvidia or amd gpu support though.But for those who want pure computing
power for containers etc this can be a solid option,it does perform much
better than other linux distro kernels.

I find this interesting,and a fun learning experience to get my feet wet.