kernel version

[jon]

On Sun, 2013-02-24 at 18:06 +0100, Heinz-Jürgen Oertel wrote:
> Am Sonntag 24 Februar 2013, 15:36:15 schrieb jon:
> > I installed the latest version of raspian, got this kernel :
> > 
> > Linux raspberrypi 3.6.11+ #375 PREEMPT Tue Feb 12 01:41:07 GMT 2013 armv6l GNU/Linux
> > 
> > Problem is I don't want PREEMPT as it unhelpful to my application. 
> > 
> > A poke around with apt/synaptic does not show any other kernel versions
> > available.   How do I either change the kernel or disable preemtion ?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Jon
> > 
> 
> Isn't as easy as editing .config 
> and saying
> CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=y
> # CONFIG_PREEMPT=y
> 
> or using menuconfig
> Processor type and features  ---> 
>    Preemption Model (Preemptible Kernel (Low-Latency Desktop))  ---> 
>         Preemptible Kernel (Low-Latency Desktop) 
> 
> Regards
>     Heinz

Is this a "linux developer" easy - as in "need to install entire cross
compiler, and Pi specific patches, kernel sources, test build
environment etc" or normal human easy as in the Pi will build its own
kernel ?

Thanks,
Jon