From 9ed520d947905defbc81d86ad5bbccd6ea74d277 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Simon Sobisch Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2023 07:45:10 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] kernel note for rr > 5.6 fixes #3605 by clarification --- README.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 8ba8eccec5f..1a1bbffd8d0 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ rr development is sponsored by [Pernosco](https://pernos.co) and was originated # System requirements -* Linux kernel ≥ 3.11 is required (for `PTRACE_SETSIGMASK`). +* a reasonable new Linux kernel + * recent versions require >= 4.7 (for support of `__WALL` in `waitid()`) + * rr up to 5.6 required >= 3.11 (for `PTRACE_SETSIGMASK`) * rr currently requires either: * An Intel CPU with [Nehalem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nehalem_%28microarchitecture%29) (2010) or later microarchitecture. * Certain AMD Zen or later processors (see https://github.com/rr-debugger/rr/wiki/Zen)