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| A comprehensible changelog of the Linux kernel, this page shows a summary of the important changes being added in each Linux kernel release - support for new devices, features, filesystems, and subsystems as well as important internal changes. While this text is aimed to be readable (unlike the full changelog), its primary audience is those who know a fair amount about how a kernel operates. Other places to get news about the Linux kernel are [http://lwn.net/Kernel/ LWN kernel status], [http://lwn.net/Articles/driver-porting/ LWN driver porting guide], [http://lwn.net/Articles/2.6-kernel-api/ LWN list of API changes in 2.6], or [http://www.lkml.org www.lkml.org]. If you're going to add something here look first at LinuxChangesRules! | [[TableOfContents()]] |
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| '''Older releases''' * Stable release: [http://wiki.kernelnewbies.org/Linux_2_6_19 Linux 2.6.19], previous stable release: [http://wiki.kernelnewbies.org/Linux_2_6_18 Linux 2.6.18]; see Linux26Changes for other versions. |
== Short overview (for news sites, etc) == Linux 2.6.20 greatly improves kdump (http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39285165,00.htm ); KVM (http://kvm.sourceforge.net) for Intel with VT and AMD with SVM hardware virtualization. |
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| '''2.6.20 has not yet been released''' [[Include(Linux_2_6_20)]] |
== Important things (AKA: ''the cool stuff'') == * Asynchronous SCSI scanning * Multithreaded USB probing * New 300Hz option. Good because it evenly divides PAL and NTSC framerates == Drivers == * pata: add support for Winbond, Marvel, and others * Add support for Moxa SmartIO multiport serial cards * optimize o_direct on block devices * HWMon: New Winbond W83793 hardware monitoring driver * [http://lwn.net/Articles/203596/ Add support for Log2 mechanism] * Remove FTape driver * Sensors * Add support for Apple Motion Sensors * Support for National Semiconductor PC87427 Super-I/O chip * Support for Winbond W83793 sensors === Video === * Add support for Philips UCB1400 touchscreen * Framebuffer support for IBM GXT4500P adaptor * Ability to set Geode framebuffer size === Network === * Atmel MACB support === Sound === * Remove obsolete OSS drivers that already have ALSA replacements == Other stuff == === Arch-independent changes in the kernel core === === Architecture-specific changes === *ARM * Support to change MX1 CPU frequency at runtime. * i386 * Add support for a relocatable kernel. This is useful for kexec panics and another kernel being loaded. * PowerPC * Add support for EFIKA boards * Add support for the Sony Playstation 3 === Filesystems === * DebugFS: inotify support === Networking === === CPU Freq === * Add support for CN400 when ACPI C3 isn't available. |
Short overview (for news sites, etc)
Linux 2.6.20 greatly improves kdump (http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39285165,00.htm ); KVM (http://kvm.sourceforge.net) for Intel with VT and AMD with SVM hardware virtualization.
Important things (AKA: ''the cool stuff'')
- Asynchronous SCSI scanning
- Multithreaded USB probing
- New 300Hz option. Good because it evenly divides PAL and NTSC framerates
Drivers
- pata: add support for Winbond, Marvel, and others
- Add support for Moxa SmartIO multiport serial cards
- optimize o_direct on block devices
- HWMon: New Winbond W83793 hardware monitoring driver
[http://lwn.net/Articles/203596/ Add support for Log2 mechanism]
- Remove FTape driver
- Sensors
- Add support for Apple Motion Sensors
- Support for National Semiconductor PC87427 Super-I/O chip
- Support for Winbond W83793 sensors
Video
- Add support for Philips UCB1400 touchscreen
- Framebuffer support for IBM GXT4500P adaptor
- Ability to set Geode framebuffer size
Network
- Atmel MACB support
Sound
- Remove obsolete OSS drivers that already have ALSA replacements
Other stuff
Arch-independent changes in the kernel core
Architecture-specific changes
- ARM
- Support to change MX1 CPU frequency at runtime.
- i386
- Add support for a relocatable kernel. This is useful for kexec panics and another kernel being loaded.
- PowerPC
- Add support for EFIKA boards
- Add support for the Sony Playstation 3
Filesystems
- DebugFS: inotify support
Networking
CPU Freq
- Add support for CN400 when ACPI C3 isn't available.