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#pragma keywords Linux, Kernel, Operative System, Linus Torvalds, Open Source, drivers
#pragma description Summary of the changes and new features merged in the Linux Kernel during the 2.6.39 development cycle

/!\ Linux 2.6.39 not released yet. /!\

'''Summary''': This release adds support for page-flipping and z-compression for the Nouveau device driver.

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= Prominent features (the cool stuff) =
 * ARM updates
 * Further VFS clean-up
 * New block device plugging model
== DRM ==
 * Remove BigKernelLock (BKL)
 * Support for USB DRM drivers
 * TTM support in Xen Dom0
 * Nouveau page-flipping
 * Nouveau z-compression
 * AMD Radeon Cayman GPU support
 * Tiling support for AMD R600+ ASIC
 * Intel GMA 500 Poulsbo driver

= Drivers and architectures =

= Core =

= CPU scheduler =

= Block =

= Crypto =

= File systems =

= Memory management =

= Networking =

= Security =

= Tracing/perf =

= Virtualization =

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