2.1.3.2 Updating Ampere Computing Generic CentOS Kernel
Obtain the Ampere Computing CentOS tarball. It should have a name similar to amp_sw_centos_7.5-yymmdd.tar.xz.
# tar xvf amp_sw_centos_7.5-yymmdd.tar.xz
# cd aarch64/
# ls
kernel-headers-4.14.0-49.el7.yymmdd+amp.aarch64.rpm
kernel-4.14.0-49.el7.yymmdd+amp.aarch64.rpm
kernel-devel-4.14.0-49.el7.yymmdd+amp.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-4.14.0-49.el7.yymmdd+amp.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-4.14.0-49.el7.yymmdd+amp.aarch64.rpm
# yum –y install *.rpm
# reboot
WARNING: If the vanilla kernel is newer than the Ampere Computing CentOS kernel mentioned in the README, the update may fail. In
that case please contact Ampere Computing Support for assistance.
2.1.3.3 Updating Ampere Computing Optimized CentOS Kernel with ILP32 Support
If ILP32 kernel is to be used, obtain the Ampere Computing CentOS tarball with ILP32 support. It should have a name similar to
amp_sw_centos_7.5-yymmdd.ilp32-src.tar.xz.
# tar xvf amp_sw_centos_7.5-yymmdd.ilp32.tar.xz
# cd aarch64/
# ls
kernel-headers-4.14.0-49.el7.yymmdd+amp.ilp32.aarch64.rpm
kernel-4.14.0-49.el7.yymmdd+amp.ilp32.aarch64.rpm
kernel-devel-4.14.0-49.el7.yymmdd+amp.ilp32.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-4.14.0-49.el7.yymmdd+amp.ilp32.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-4.14.0-49.el7.yymmdd+amp.ilp32.aarch64.rpm
# yum –y install *.rpm
# reboot
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