+.. _changes:
+
Minimal requerements to compile the Kernel
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
A driver has been added to allow updating of Intel IA32 microcode,
accessible as a normal (misc) character device. If you are not using
-udev you may need to:
-
-::
+udev you may need to::
mkdir /dev/cpu
mknod /dev/cpu/microcode c 10 184
upgrade pppd to at least 2.4.0.
If you are not using udev, you must have the device file /dev/ppp
-which can be made by:
-
-::
+which can be made by::
mknod /dev/ppp c 108 0
dependency on ``rmtab`` and means that the kernel only needs to know about
currently active clients.
-To enable this new functionality, you need to:
-
-::
+To enable this new functionality, you need to::
mount -t nfsd nfsd /proc/fs/nfsd