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add RHEL6 kernel version, and a 3.8 hint to the binaries doc

Docker-DCO-1.1-Signed-off-by: Sven Dowideit <SvenDowideit@fosiki.com> (github: SvenDowideit)
Sven Dowideit 11 年之前
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      docs/sources/installation/binaries.rst
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      docs/sources/installation/rhel.rst

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docs/sources/installation/binaries.rst

@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ Check kernel dependencies
 Docker in daemon mode has specific kernel requirements. For details,
 Docker in daemon mode has specific kernel requirements. For details,
 check your distribution in :ref:`installation_list`.
 check your distribution in :ref:`installation_list`.
 
 
+In general, a 3.8 Linux kernel (or higher) is preferred, as some of the 
+prior versions have known issues that are triggered by Docker.
+
 Note that Docker also has a client mode, which can run on virtually
 Note that Docker also has a client mode, which can run on virtually
 any Linux kernel (it even builds on OSX!).
 any Linux kernel (it even builds on OSX!).
 
 

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docs/sources/installation/rhel.rst

@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ for the RHEL distribution.
 Also note that due to the current Docker limitations, Docker is able to run
 Also note that due to the current Docker limitations, Docker is able to run
 only on the **64 bit** architecture.
 only on the **64 bit** architecture.
 
 
+You will need `RHEL 6.5`_ or higher, with a RHEL 6 kernel version 2.6.32-431 or higher
+as this has specific kernel fixes to allow Docker to work.
+
 Installation
 Installation
 ------------
 ------------
 
 
@@ -78,4 +81,5 @@ If you have any issues - please report them directly in the `Red Hat Bugzilla fo
 .. _EPEL installation instructions: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL#How_can_I_use_these_extra_packages.3F
 .. _EPEL installation instructions: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL#How_can_I_use_these_extra_packages.3F
 .. _Red Hat Bugzilla for docker-io component : https://bugzilla.redhat.com/enter_bug.cgi?product=Fedora%20EPEL&component=docker-io
 .. _Red Hat Bugzilla for docker-io component : https://bugzilla.redhat.com/enter_bug.cgi?product=Fedora%20EPEL&component=docker-io
 .. _bug report: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1043676
 .. _bug report: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1043676
+.. _RHEL 6.5: https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/3078#RHEL6