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.