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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) 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'') == == Other stuff == === Arch-independent changes in the kernel core === === Architecture-specific changes === *ARM * Support to change MX1 CPU frequency at runtime. === Filesystems === * DebugFS: inotify support === Networking === === CPU Freq === * Add support for CN400 when ACPI C3 isn't available. === Drivers and other subsystems === * optimize o_direct on block devices: Implement block device specific .direct_IO method instead of going through generic direct_io_worker for block device. * HWMon: New Winbond W83793 hardware monitoring driver |
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) hardware virtualization.
Important things (AKA: ''the cool stuff'')
Other stuff
Arch-independent changes in the kernel core
Architecture-specific changes
- ARM
- Support to change MX1 CPU frequency at runtime.
Filesystems
- DebugFS: inotify support
Networking
CPU Freq
- Add support for CN400 when ACPI C3 isn't available.
Drivers and other subsystems
- optimize o_direct on block devices: Implement block device specific .direct_IO method instead of going through generic direct_io_worker for block device.
- HWMon: New Winbond W83793 hardware monitoring driver