Compile kernel 4.4.md

Compile kernel

1. make menuconfig
2. make -j40
3. sudo make modules_install
4. sudo make install
5. sudo reboot

Some dependencies to install before compilation:

1. sudo apt-get install libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev
2. sudo apt-get install libssl-dev

Solution to PIC Mode related error:

-> add these lines after 'all: vmlinux' in Makefile:

KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option, -fno-pie)
KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option, -no-pie)
KBUILD_AFLAGS += $(call cc-option, -fno-pie)
KBUILD_CPPFLAGS += $(call cc-option, -fno-pie)

--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -608,6 +608,12 @@ endif # $(dot-config)
 # Defaults to vmlinux, but the arch makefile usually adds further targets
 all: vmlinux
 
+# force no-pie for distro compilers that enable pie by default
+KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option, -fno-pie)
+KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option, -no-pie)
+KBUILD_AFLAGS += $(call cc-option, -fno-pie)
+KBUILD_CPPFLAGS += $(call cc-option, -fno-pie)
+
 # The arch Makefile can set ARCH_{CPP,A,C}FLAGS to override the default
 # values of the respective KBUILD_* variables
 ARCH_CPPFLAGS :=
--