[Bluetooth] Fix NULL pointer dereferences of the HCI socket

[pandora-kernel.git] / README

diff --git a/README b/README
index d1edcc7..0d318ab 100644 (file)
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-       Linux kernel release 2.6.xx
+       Linux kernel release 2.6.xx <http://kernel.org>

 
 These are the release notes for Linux version 2.6.  Read them carefully,
 as they tell you what this is all about, explain how to install the
 
 These are the release notes for Linux version 2.6.  Read them carefully,
 as they tell you what this is all about, explain how to install the


@@ -6,23 +6,31 @@ kernel, and what to do if something goes wrong.
 
 WHAT IS LINUX?
 
 
 WHAT IS LINUX?
 

-  Linux is a Unix clone written from scratch by Linus Torvalds with
-  assistance from a loosely-knit team of hackers across the Net.
-  It aims towards POSIX compliance. 
+  Linux is a clone of the operating system Unix, written from scratch by
+  Linus Torvalds with assistance from a loosely-knit team of hackers across
+  the Net. It aims towards POSIX and Single UNIX Specification compliance.

 
 

-  It has all the features you would expect in a modern fully-fledged
-  Unix, including true multitasking, virtual memory, shared libraries,
-  demand loading, shared copy-on-write executables, proper memory
-  management and TCP/IP networking. 
+  It has all the features you would expect in a modern fully-fledged Unix,
+  including true multitasking, virtual memory, shared libraries, demand
+  loading, shared copy-on-write executables, proper memory management,
+  and multistack networking including IPv4 and IPv6.

 
   It is distributed under the GNU General Public License - see the
   accompanying COPYING file for more details. 
 
 ON WHAT HARDWARE DOES IT RUN?
 
 
   It is distributed under the GNU General Public License - see the
   accompanying COPYING file for more details. 
 
 ON WHAT HARDWARE DOES IT RUN?
 

-  Linux was first developed for 386/486-based PCs.  These days it also
-  runs on ARMs, DEC Alphas, SUN Sparcs, M68000 machines (like Atari and
-  Amiga), MIPS and PowerPC, and others.
+  Although originally developed first for 32-bit x86-based PCs (386 or higher),
+  today Linux also runs on (at least) the Compaq Alpha AXP, Sun SPARC and
+  UltraSPARC, Motorola 68000, PowerPC, PowerPC64, ARM, Hitachi SuperH,
+  IBM S/390, MIPS, HP PA-RISC, Intel IA-64, DEC VAX, AMD x86-64, AXIS CRIS,
+  and Renesas M32R architectures.
+
+  Linux is easily portable to most general-purpose 32- or 64-bit architectures
+  as long as they have a paged memory management unit (PMMU) and a port of the
+  GNU C compiler (gcc) (part of The GNU Compiler Collection, GCC). Linux has
+  also been ported to a number of architectures without a PMMU, although
+  functionality is then obviously somewhat limited.

 
 DOCUMENTATION:
 
 
 DOCUMENTATION:
 


@@ -54,6 +62,10 @@ INSTALLING the kernel:
 
                gzip -cd linux-2.6.XX.tar.gz | tar xvf -
 
 
                gzip -cd linux-2.6.XX.tar.gz | tar xvf -
 

+   or
+               bzip2 -dc linux-2.6.XX.tar.bz2 | tar xvf -
+
+

    Replace "XX" with the version number of the latest kernel.
 
    Do NOT use the /usr/src/linux area! This area has a (usually
    Replace "XX" with the version number of the latest kernel.
 
    Do NOT use the /usr/src/linux area! This area has a (usually


@@ -77,6 +89,11 @@ INSTALLING the kernel:
    failed patches (xxx# or xxx.rej). If there are, either you or me has
    made a mistake.
 
    failed patches (xxx# or xxx.rej). If there are, either you or me has
    made a mistake.
 

+   Unlike patches for the 2.6.x kernels, patches for the 2.6.x.y kernels
+   (also known as the -stable kernels) are not incremental but instead apply
+   directly to the base 2.6.x kernel.  Please read
+   Documentation/applying-patches.txt for more information.
+

    Alternatively, the script patch-kernel can be used to automate this
    process.  It determines the current kernel version and applies any
    patches found.
    Alternatively, the script patch-kernel can be used to automate this
    process.  It determines the current kernel version and applies any
    patches found.


@@ -174,11 +191,8 @@ CONFIGURING the kernel:
 
 COMPILING the kernel:
 
 
 COMPILING the kernel:
 

- - Make sure you have gcc 2.95.3 available.
-   gcc 2.91.66 (egcs-1.1.2), and gcc 2.7.2.3 are known to miscompile
-   some parts of the kernel, and are *no longer supported*.
-   Also remember to upgrade your binutils package (for as/ld/nm and company)
-   if necessary. For more information, refer to Documentation/Changes.
+ - Make sure you have at least gcc 3.2 available.
+   For more information, refer to Documentation/Changes.

 
    Please note that you can still run a.out user programs with this kernel.
 
 
    Please note that you can still run a.out user programs with this kernel.