#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 2.6.11 development


= 2.6.11 =
  * Released March 2, 2005 [[http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.11|changelog]]
  * Conversion to 4-level page tables [[http://lwn.net/Articles/117749/|(LWN article)]] [[http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/old-2.6-bkcvs.git;a=commit;h=fcbb3756afbe9a4703c45cab86f947412a0358cf|(commit)]]
  * New Pipe implementation [[http://lwn.net/Articles/118750/|(LWN article)]]
  * "Big Kernel Semaphore": Turns the Big Kernel Lock into a semaphore [[http://lwn.net/Articles/102253/|(LWN article)]] [[http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/old-2.6-bkcvs.git;a=commit;h=deac7335cecb3c1e23a032a3f56a34c643871d3b|(commit)]]
  * Introduces the CAP_AUDIT_WRITE and CAP_AUDIT_CONTROL capabilities [[http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/old-2.6-bkcvs.git;a=commit;h=324689781d5d305903f86578b71596fb2a96dd05|(commit)]]
  * Simplify readahead code [[http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/old-2.6-bkcvs.git;a=commit;h=e8eb956c01529eccc6d7407ab9529ccc6522600f|(commit)]] - [[http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/old-2.6-bkcvs.git;a=commit;h=af006eae66249e03d1024fb71cdfae58e7fa7b7e|(commit)]]
  * Support for Extended Attributes in the body of large inode in ext3: saves space and improves performance in some cases [[http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/old-2.6-bkcvs.git;a=commit;h=f0d1dbed7714ea06242c180c215641a92e655414|(commit)]]
  * Add /proc/sys/kernel/bootloader_type [[http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/old-2.6-bkcvs.git;a=commit;h=11e4268cffc468b60d2b756dc8eb455112b52308|(commit)]]
  * Remove bitmaps from the buddy allocator [[http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/old-2.6-bkcvs.git;a=commit;h=dda3a6ba68c264b2c850f2d9500b18d0c407a443|(commit)]]
  * Enhanced I/O and memory accounting [[http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/old-2.6-bkcvs.git;a=commit;h=c3adb238a7557416a3aa472038343d59c986d062|(commit)]] - [[http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/old-2.6-bkcvs.git;a=commit;h=cb6850ae19e4f6bf8ccec0ca770c7b4d1c5f9669|(commit)]]
  * AMD Dual-core support [[http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/old-2.6-bkcvs.git;a=commit;h=7bd66939b746c4c5a69eb74e2f83f967540e4691|(commit)]]
  * Add Fujitsu FR-V CPU architecture [[http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/old-2.6-bkcvs.git;a=commit;h=e003366285ac6c770b59cc618f9716c2e0ac0430|(commit)]]
  * TCP port randomization [[http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/old-2.6-bkcvs.git;a=commit;h=97f941fb4ca03c60da6f466721cc99f576f35877|(commit)]]
  * SATA support for Intel ICH7
  * DebugFS [[http://lwn.net/Articles/115405/|(LWN article)]]
  * Infiniband support [[http://lwn.net/Articles/112531/|(LWN article)]]
  * Remove UMSDOS [[http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/old-2.6-bkcvs.git;a=commit;h=0512a33a91dbe2241a9a39ddeb3af1c27180aabd|(commit)]]
  * Major problems with TCP/IP BIC (the default congestion control) are resolved

 * Drivers & architectures
  * input: Add support for Kensington ThinkingMouse PS/2 protocol. [[https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/history/history.git/commit/?id=3fdeafe9d2bd2dc2feb343f63ed5ff687bf75c62|commit]]
  * input: Add ALPS touchpad driver [[https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/history/history.git/commit/?id=a86a8e7e49dc2eb53d1f684022629f341826dbc1|commit]]
  * input: Add AT-compatible rawmode generation for ARM. [[https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/history/history.git/commit/?id=9e61cbe0ab5e13f82deeee9eb82ee5819a675783|commit]]

  * Input: add a new signature for ALPS DualPoint found in Dell Inspiron 8500 [[https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/history/history.git/commit/?id=8db2f4c01bfd8c8878328a1a0e50fde485f7cf38|commit]]
  * Input: atkbd - export extra, scroll, set, softrepeat and softraw as individual keyboard attributes (sysfs) and allow them to be set/changed independently        for each keyboard: [[https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/history/history.git/commit/?id=013199fb862b11f1d7c58fabf71408b61c6f88e3|commit]]
  * r8169: TSO support. [[https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/history/history.git/commit/?id=70978ae42270ae9dfc755e8a28620b570ea4070b|commit]]
  * r8169: vlan support [[https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/history/history.git/commit/?id=0d3f1be9a8cd9200218cd72f231f58aea36318da|commit]]
  * r8169: Rx checksum support [[https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/history/history.git/commit/?id=bb38ee9844ff6880b87c019fdc588a7723cbaecc|commit]]
  * r8169: Tx checksum offload [[https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/history/history.git/commit/?id=bb851dbdea91853db046354190df51b22290ab48|commit]]