$ date
-rw-r-----. 1 wpollock wpollock 491M May 14 01:36 linux-3.9.2.tar
$ df /home
Filesystem             1K-blocks    Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/mapper/VG-lv_home  35284656 1810844  31681404   6% /home
Tue May 14 01:35:49 EDT 2013
$ # download linux and gpg signiture files from kernel.org
$ unxz linux-3.9.2.tar.xz
$ gpg --verify linux*.sign
$ gpg --verify linux-3.9.2.tar.sign
gpg: Signature made Sat 11 May 2013 10:20:12 AM EDT using RSA key ID 6092693E
gpg: checking the trustdb
gpg: 3 marginal(s) needed, 1 complete(s) needed, PGP trust model
gpg: depth: 0  valid:   2  signed:   0  trust: 0-, 0q, 0n, 0m, 0f, 2u
gpg: Good signature from "Greg Kroah-Hartman (Linux kernel stable release signing key) <greg@kroah.com>"
gpg: WARNING: This key is not certified with a trusted signature!
gpg:          There is no indication that the signature belongs to the owner.
Primary key fingerprint: 647F 2865 4894 E3BD 4571  99BE 38DB BDC8 6092 693E
$ tar -xf linux-3.9.2.tar
$ cd linux-3.9.2
$ less README
$ make mrproper
$ cp -i /boot/config-3.6.11-4.fc16.i686.PAE .config
$ make olddefconfig
$ make xconfig
    LOCALVERSION set to "-WP"
    kernel .config support (Y, not M)
    Processor Features: Turned off Dell, Toshiba laptop support
    Networking: turned off IrDA, Bluetooth
    Device Drivers: turned off Macintosh, ISDN
$ df /home
Filesystem              Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/mapper/VG-lv_home   34G  2.8G   30G   9% /home
$ date
Tue May 14 02:13:38 EDT 2013
$ make
$ date
Tue May 14 07:21:51 EDT 2013
$ \df /home
Filesystem             1K-blocks    Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/mapper/VG-lv_home  35284656 7545560  25946688  23% /home
$ date
Tue May 14 07:26:45 EDT 2013
$ sudo make modules_install install
$ date
Tue May 14 07:37:16 EDT 2013
$ \df /home
Filesystem             1K-blocks    Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/mapper/VG-lv_home  35284656 7545124  25947124  23% /home
$ make mandocs
$ sudo make installmandocs