[[TableOfContents()]] == 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'') == == 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. === Drivers and other subsystems === * 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