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Operating System Kernel Compilation

Join the next project in operating system kernel compilation! Each team will have their own virtual machine(s) for installation and usage. Learn how to boot with the bootloader, log in, communicate, and compile the kernel. Become an expert in kernel development!

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Operating System Kernel Compilation

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  1. Operating System Kernel Compilation Sarah Diesburg CS 3430 Operating Systems

  2. Kernel Coding • The next project involves compiling a new kernel! • Fun but challenging…. • Each person/team will get their own virtual machine(s) • See website instructions for how to install/use the virtual machine

  3. Booting with the Bootloader (grub2) • The newest version of the kernel will boot by default • Look in the submenu (or further down the list) for any older version

  4. Logging In • Username: os • Password: os • Username: root • Password: iamr00t

  5. No GUI/Desktop? • I disabled it by default (to run faster) • If you really want it, issue (as root) • #> systemctl set-default multi-user.target • If you want to turn it off again, issue (as root) • #> systemctl set-default graphical.target

  6. Communicating with your fresh virtual machine • Use ssh • Log into the terminal, and issue /sbin/ifconfig to get the second IP address • Type the IP address directly into PuTTY • Transfer files • Must use Winscp or Filezilla with the IP address found above • Basically, communicate with it the same way you communicated with the student.cs.uni.edu machine

  7. SSH/WinSCP Demo…

  8. If you created your own virtual machine…. • Good for you! • You will want to install these packages: • gcc • make • ssh • vim / emacs / (your choice of editor) • sudo • libncurses5-dev

  9. Basic System Commands • $> passwd • Change your password • $> su • Become root directly. Use root’s password when prompted. • $> sudo • Do something with root’s privileges without having to become root

  10. Basic System Commands • $> chown –R os:os <dir> • Changes ownership of dir to user/group os • $> adduser <username> • Adds user specified by username • $> userdel <username> • Deletes user specified by username

  11. Kernel Compilation

  12. Example of Kernel Compilation….

  13. Choosing a Kernel • The next project will involve kernel development • We all need to be in the same boat… • The class version will be 4.4.2 (bleeding edge stable version)

  14. Kernel Repository • http://kernel.org – place to download latest and greatest Linux kernels! • Traditional place for kernel is in /usr/src/ • It is already in there for you • …That is, unless you created your own virtual machine. Then download it from kernel.org, and extract it with the command • $> tar xv linux-4.4.2.tar.xz

  15. Compiling the Kernel • Compiles based on configuration of .config file located in the kernel source directory • How can I correctly configure my kernel? • Use the ‘make defconfig’ command • Use the ‘make menuconfig’ command

  16. ‘make defconfig’ • This new command makes the default configuration file for Linux. • It creates a smaller configuration file than previous methods, so the kernel is faster to compile

  17. ‘make menuconfig’ • Only do this if you are trying to make the kernel smaller • Manually select and deselect drivers and options for your kernel • * -- compiled directly into kernel • M – compiled into a module (driver) that can be dynamically added • Can be tough to figure out what you need and don’t need • Command ‘lspci’ shows hardware on computer

  18. ‘make menuconfig’

  19. ‘lspci’

  20. General Linux Source Organization • Memory Management • Networking Layer • Security • Sound Processing • Architecture-specific Code • Disk Drivers • Devices • File Systems

  21. Config Example (Inside Source Dir) $> cd /usr/src/linux-4.4.2 $> make defconfig

  22. Compiling the Kernel • Issue ‘make’ inside the source directory $> make • Grab some coffee….

  23. Installing the Kernel • Install the modules (drivers) • $> sudo make modules_install • Install the actual kernel • $> sudo make install • What does ‘sudo’ do?

  24. Final Step • Create the ramfs image • Why do we need an extra ramfs image?

  25. Boot Driver Problem • Suppose you compiled the disk drivers and root file system drivers as modules • Boot process loads the kernel image • Kernel image does not contain disk drivers

  26. Boot Driver Solutions • Hard: Figure out all drivers needed to read the root file system and compile into kernel • May take a few tries… • Easy: Create a root file system image file that will load the right modules for you • initramfs

  27. initramfs • Create the initramfs image $> cd /boot $> sudo mkinitramfs –o /boot/initrd.img-4.4.2 4.4.2

  28. Configure the Boot Loader (Grub) $> sudo update-grub • Now you can issue a reboot and cross your fingers! $> sudo reboot

  29. Telling Which Kernel You are In • Select the new kernel from the grub menu! • Watch your virtual machine • If something goes wrong, reboot and go back into your original kernel to try again • The following command will tell you which kernel you are in: $> uname -r

  30. Uh oh…. • If it doesn’t boot, go back into the original kernel • Always important to have one working kernel! • Make sure you didn’t skip a step… • You may have taken too much out of the kernel… • Start with bloated kernel, take things out one by one

  31. Next Recitation • More on Project 2 • Loading a kernel module and playing with proc files

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