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Linux 2.6.30 is currently in development. The last prepatch version is -rc2, released the 15th April.

This page is, obviously, a work in progress.

Summary:

1. Prominent features (the cool stuff)

1.1. NILFS2, a log-structured filesystem

Contributor: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippon_Telegraph_and_Telephone_Corporation NTT Labs] (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation)

NILFS2 is a new filesystem which uses a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Log-structured_file_system log-structured] design. What makes log-structured filesystems different is that they treat the whole disk as a consecutive list of blocks (called log). All the operations append data at the end of the log, they never rewrite blocks (except when there's no space left - in that case, new blocks are reclaimed from the tail of the log). The advantage of this approach is that writes are always sequential. Crashes can't corrupt the filesystem. On mount, the filesystem detects the real end of the log, and continues working from that point.

Another advantage of this approach is that the log offers a coherent historical view of all the operations done in the disk in the past. This is called "continuous snapshotting" - snapshots of modifications done in all the filesystem at any time are created automatically due to the log-structure design, with no requeriment of intervention from an admin, and with the filesystem size as the only limit. NILFS2 allows to access those snapshots and even mount them (on read-only mode).

NILFS2 is [http://www.nilfs.org/en/current_status.html under development]. Code: [http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=tree;f=fs/nilfs2;hb=HEAD fs/nilfs2/]. Filesystem web page: [http://www.nilfs.org www.nilfs.org]

1.2. EXOFS, a filesystem for Object-Based Storage Devices

Recommended LWN article: [http://lwn.net/Articles/305740/ Linux and object storage devices] Contributor: ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasas Panasas])

Traditional storage devices offer a block-based interface. However, there's a new generation of experimental storage devices that are trying to offload some work from the host, and offer a higher-level interface: an array of objects. The OS interfaces with the objects, and the drive hides all the storage details, removing most of the low-level details of the filesystem. A traditional filesystem can then be easily implemented on top of this interface. The OSD interface works on top of SCSI.

In this release Linux adds support for the OSD protocol on the SCSI stack, and exofs, an implementation of a traditional unix filesystem that works on top of OSD storage devices.

EXOFS: [http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=tree;f=fs/exofs;hb=HEAD fs/exofs/]

1.3. NFS 4.1 preliminary support

Contributors: Panasas, Netapp and IBM.

NFS 4.1 is being developed at the IETF. From the many new features in NFSv4.1, this Linux version adds the mandatory-to-implement NFSv4.1 Sessions. Other features, [http://pnfs.com Parallel NFS] in particular, are still [http://wiki.linux-nfs.org/wiki/index.php/PNFS_prototype_design under development out of tree] and will be added in later releases.

To enable this experimental new protocol (which is disabled by default) you need an updated nfs-utils.

1.4. FS-Cache, a caching filesystem

Recommended LWN article: [http://lwn.net/Articles/100321/ A general caching filesystem] Contributor: Red Hat

FS-Cache is the Linux implementation of a cache layer for networking filesystems, similar to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CacheFS CacheFS] of other Unixes. With FS-Cache, data from the networked filesystems can be cached on the disk, speeding up operations.

This version adds support for NFS and AFS, but it's a generic layer that could be used by other networking filesystems or even non-networking (such as ISO9660).

1.5. Filesystems performance improvements

Shortly after the 2.6.29 release, lots of discussions occurred on LKML about disk I/O (summary available [http://lwn.net/Articles/326471/ at LWN]), how (and why) they can stall processes for minutes, and the effect of getting a file zeroed when rebooting after a rename or a truncate. Some changes have been done to limit those problems, like [http://valhenson.livejournal.com/36519.html setting the default mount-option to relatime], implicit internal fsync of a file after a rename or truncate in ext3, ext4 and btrfs, faster fsync() in ext3, default to data=writeback mode in Ext3, and improvements to CFQ.

1.6. Microblaze CPU architecture

This release adds support for the MMU-less [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MicroBlaze Microblaze] CPU architecture. It has been contributed by Michal Simek, with contributions from [http://www.petalogix.com/ PetaLogix] and [http://www.xilinx.com/ Xilinx]

Code: [http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=tree;f=arch/microblaze;hb=HEAD arch/microblaze/]

1.7. Integrity Management Architecture

This is an infrastructure which use the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) to check that the OS has not been tampered with. ([LWN's article http://lwn.net/Articles/227937/]

2. Various core changes

Scheduler
Memory management

3. Wi-Fi

4. Security

Integrity Management Architecture has been merged.

5. Networking

6. Tracing

7. Filesystems

GFS2
- Support generation of discard requests [http://git.kernel.org/linus/f15ab5619d8068a321094f4705147764d689e88e (commit)]
- Support quota/noquota mount arguments [http://git.kernel.org/linus/b9a9694570756e689068f0450cf3c570f74b2b01 (commit)]
- Add a "demote a glock" interface to sysfs [http://git.kernel.org/linus/64d576ba23bfd9b770cbb0279200f479272eb859 (commit)]
- Expose UUID via sysfs/uevent [http://git.kernel.org/linus/02e3cc70ecbd4352ae4d26459929f43ab1547251 (commit)]
- Merge lock_dlm module into GFS2 (removes 1400 LoC) [http://git.kernel.org/linus/f057f6cdf64175db1151b1f5d110e29904f119a1 (commit)]

8. Crypto

Add support to Intel AES-NI instructions for x86_64 platform [http://git.kernel.org/linus/54b6a1bd5364aca95cd6ffae00f2b64c6511122c (commit)]
cryptd: Per-CPU thread implementation. Speeds up dm-crypt on an Intel Core 2 E6400 (two cores) machine by 19.2% [http://git.kernel.org/linus/25c38d3fb92fc23af7730a1601bc20af8216ae44 (commit)], [http://git.kernel.org/linus/254eff771441f4ee7aa9cf770a6e4820492c9dab (commit)]
amcc: Add crypt4xx driver [http://git.kernel.org/linus/049359d655277c382683a6030ae0bac485568ffc (commit)]
compress: pcomp, partial decompression internal support [http://git.kernel.org/linus/a1d2f09544065b60598b8167d94a6371bff3e892 (commit)],[http://git.kernel.org/linus/8064efb8740b8a0141d99a181cb5b9a430b1836c (commit)], [http://git.kernel.org/linus/bf68e65ec9ea61e32ab71bef59aa5d24d255241f (commit)]

9. DM/MD

Implement basic barrier support [http://git.kernel.org/linus/692d0eb9e02cf81fb387ff891f53840db2f3110a (commit 1], [http://git.kernel.org/linus/54d9a1b4513b96cbd835ca6866c6a604d194b2ae 2], [http://git.kernel.org/linus/3b00b2036fac7a7667d0676a0f80eee575b8c32b 3], [http://git.kernel.org/linus/92c639021ca6e962645114f02e356e7feb131d0b 4], [http://git.kernel.org/linus/af7e466a1acededbc10beaba9eec8531d561c566 5)]

10. Virtualization

11. Architecture-specific changes

X86
ARM
PPC
SH
- Hibernation support [http://git.kernel.org/linus/2ef7f0dab6b3d171b6aff00a47077385ae3155b5 (commit)], [http://git.kernel.org/linus/4a55026fd7a08074676e87932578ff9e327e82a3 (commit)], [http://git.kernel.org/linus/7759491274bc5ba7cd72b3b9cc5ec8247b937efb (commit)], [http://git.kernel.org/linus/a83c0b739f3ad1887704cfa9f1ee5ee208cf1532 (commit)]
- Add kexec jump support [http://git.kernel.org/linus/b7cf6ddc13186f9272438a97aa75972d496d0b0a (commit)]
- Add support for SH7786 CPUs [http://git.kernel.org/linus/55ba99eb211a06709237cb322ecd8c8b6faf6159 (commit)]
- CMT clockevent platform driver [http://git.kernel.org/linus/3fb1b6ad0679ad671bd496712b2a088550ee86b2 (commit)]
- espt-giga board support [http://git.kernel.org/linus/32910e2c52cae552f2651c5360bae8033adb8aac (commit)]
- Urquell board support. [http://git.kernel.org/linus/5ac072e110ff358a9ebc318a1b54f0182b799f72 (commit)], [http://git.kernel.org/linus/929ef1a1f566087e4b362e3a56c50bf9db30e3c5 (commit)]
- Add support for SMSC Polaris platform [http://git.kernel.org/linus/eaeed5d31d8ded02fa0a4b608f57418cc0e65b07 (commit)]
- Add ap325 lcd power off support [http://git.kernel.org/linus/93356d07474b1f16f25e79e81597c2a6b8c2a783 (commit)]
- Add OHCI USB support for SH7786 [http://git.kernel.org/linus/4c3f450ba4e4c00df91f98664b58f9a98dc049fd (commit)]
S390
Blackfin
MIPS
SPARC
AVR32

12. Drivers

12.1. Storage

SATA:
IDE
SCSI
- Add OSD support. (see above)

12.2. Graphics

12.3. Network

12.4. Input

Add AD7877 touchscreen driver [http://git.kernel.org/linus/331b78ed300d9b37bd42dbc8b19f6277151a0dfa (commit)]
Add AD7879 Touchscreen driver [http://git.kernel.org/linus/b4be468cc1e65110d9144751bf7079dad6f142b7 (commit)]
Add driver for S1 button of rb532 [http://git.kernel.org/linus/d9bdffd2102404e8ea5f71c5b88dad890984164d (commit)]
Generic driver for rotary encoders on GPIOs [http://git.kernel.org/linus/73969ff0eda233f140bcbed1251431387b43f383 (commit)]
Add support for the Maple mouse on the SEGA Dreamcast [http://git.kernel.org/linus/03dd5e1ba55d43c3a12b8514f9889049037f17f7 (commit)]
Add accelerated touchscreen support for Marvell Zylonite [http://git.kernel.org/linus/22e39d344f5f3465dffb9e2713bb8d7cf1f5aec8 (commit)]

12.5. Sound

Add driver for Atmel AC97 controller [http://git.kernel.org/linus/4ede028f8716523fc31e0d3d01b81405613dfb8f (commit)]
Add driver for Atmel Audio Bitstream DAC [http://git.kernel.org/linus/e4967d6016b7785edafdb871e6d3e4426cb4bd1f (commit)]
Turtle Beach Multisound Classic/Pinnacle driver [http://git.kernel.org/linus/f6c6383502751ceb6f2f3579ad22578ca44f91f5 (commit)]
Add support for video out to the jack reporting API [http://git.kernel.org/linus/d506fc322ec2af04fc47be83d796a1c9e1a16022 (commit)]
cmi8330: add MPU-401 support [http://git.kernel.org/linus/c97dff84e0d9a4e0b7048e033d33511e3897c859 (commit)], add OPL3 support [http://git.kernel.org/linus/48972cc5101dee24243c1b53d409cc27880e7a29 (commit)]
hda: Add 4 channel mode for 3stack-hp model (ALC888) [http://git.kernel.org/linus/3ea0d7cf472c6118bb8c0842d606f5436251e179 (commit)],add another HP model with IDT92HD71bx codec [http://git.kernel.org/linus/58d8395b74f78a2f4225c5faea8b5bffb8af1cf9 (commit)], added HP HDX16/HDX18 notebook support for HDA codecs (82HD71) [http://git.kernel.org/linus/ae6241fbf5c8863631532e8069037bae460607be (commit)], add support for "Maxdata Favorit 100XS" (Intel HDA/ALC260) [http://git.kernel.org/linus/cc95948972576c3efa43c9ed05b4a265805a4c54 (commit)], add the Device IDs for MCP89 and remove IDs of MCP7B [http://git.kernel.org/linus/bedfcebb4fb33fc9ebd395462e72afa103db0bec (commit)], add tyan model for Realtek ALC262 [http://git.kernel.org/linus/ba340e825f4b892782779abd0f93bcff7e763567 (commit)]
Preliminary support for Toshiba SB-0500 [http://git.kernel.org/linus/3195954da9cdb1cadb2059921c62e69d376c624f (commit)]
ac97 - Add patch entry for Conexant CX20468-31 chip [http://git.kernel.org/linus/90f349d96e1dc05b1f7916958282c30760eeacd6 (commit)]
Drop outdated and broken sa11xx-uda1341 driver [http://git.kernel.org/linus/323a59613e5be6094c93261486de48a08d3a53f2 (commit)]
ASoC
- Add initial driver for the WM8400 CODEC [http://git.kernel.org/linus/aaf1e176fa9a96fe1eea33b710684bba066aedc1 (commit)]
- Add initial support of Mitac mioa701 device SoC. [http://git.kernel.org/linus/8f0dc655f9efa3fc81b8cdaf5aa1f2779f8db46d (commit)]
- machine driver for Toshiba e750 [http://git.kernel.org/linus/a7e2e735dcf98717150d3c8eaa731de8038af05a (commit)]
- machine driver for Toshiba e800 [http://git.kernel.org/linus/0465c7aa6fbab89de820442aed449ceb8d9145a6 (commit)]
- machine support for Toshiba e740 PDA [http://git.kernel.org/linus/28796eaf806502b9bd86cbacf8edbc14c80c14b0 (commit)]
- Driver for the WM9705 AC97 codec. [http://git.kernel.org/linus/2aceefefc891e85d336c1d95d9d89fd785f5d44c (commit)]
- Add jack reporting interface [http://git.kernel.org/linus/8a2cd6180f8fa00111843c2f4a4f4361995358e0 (commit)]
- Add JIVE audio support [http://git.kernel.org/linus/3093e48c48b69ccc06a1f78ffe7ece7ee2ee09ef (commit)]
- Add Magician machine support [http://git.kernel.org/linus/7377226c344a7295a7573dce400ce9ddd42f0ca4 (commit)]
- Add s3c64xx-i2s support [http://git.kernel.org/linus/f8cf8176c7fc2c790e900595755b93e30633754d (commit)]
- Implement WM8350 headphone jack detection [http://git.kernel.org/linus/a6ba2b2dabb583e7820e567fb309d771b50cb9ff (commit)]

12.6. V4L/DVB

Add driver for the ST STV0900 dual demodulator. [http://git.kernel.org/linus/e2bc99bac5415d4e6d252322c408b5008b0f3485 (commit 1], [http://git.kernel.org/linus/db7a4843dbd10db48752ded4dba81dfb9f580861 2], [http://git.kernel.org/linus/99277b3824e4bfd290c30e8981929373c9a9e6a4 3], [http://git.kernel.org/linus/ce45264eca4963e666ec170af1eeb0c4f5f8339e 4)]
Add driver for Zarlink ZL10036 DVB-S tuner. [http://git.kernel.org/linus/68b3289fdb27f5d3e32587766ddafa487037b0bd (commit)]
Add driver for the ST STV6110 silicon tuner. [http://git.kernel.org/linus/47220bc11f5bb4bc21ae7227278452ae82fefe18 (commit)]
Add driver for the LG Electronics LGDT3305 ATSC/QAM-B Demodulator [http://git.kernel.org/linus/cae78ed599c348999a318ace0fcc3ff0277c8fa4 (commit)]
Add driver for the Freescale MC44S803 tuner [http://git.kernel.org/linus/b72dbaefbdcdfc9b69fc3861b9de0a6240f5cc8a (commit)]
Add "Sony PlayTV" to dibcom driver [http://git.kernel.org/linus/0a6e1ed2f11d92e24c3792ce5403e2628a9f7a7e (commit)]
Add cx231xx USB driver [http://git.kernel.org/linus/e0d3bafd02586cfde286c320f56906fd9fa8d256 (commit)]
Add driver for Intel CE6230 DVB-T USB2.0 [http://git.kernel.org/linus/eebb876b0b8f7ee5e6c01a85433a754c9be88369 (commit)]
Add camera (CSI) driver for MX1 [http://git.kernel.org/linus/6acc81c394393b853e731cc67f17ef277d521123 (commit)]
zr364xx: add support for Aiptek DV T300 [http://git.kernel.org/linus/c76b638ca20d6cbf91ee017c6f2afd7d3fcd57ff (commit)]
af9015: add MC44S803 support [http://git.kernel.org/linus/d563399859bcc984aa2df38df62851163b1690b3 (commit)], add new USB ID for KWorld DVB-T 395U [http://git.kernel.org/linus/71bf2e08ce197ab7a92215cb4e08a68c755e32f9 (commit)], add new USB ID for KWorld USB DVB-T TV Stick II (VS-DVB-T 395U) [http://git.kernel.org/linus/58fe1595455566a1cfe22db6f5f59bc989e5a80f (commit)], add support for TrekStor DVB-T USB Stick [http://git.kernel.org/linus/261448405eb578972244ae406a2d785bc095f193 (commit)], add support for AverMedia AVerTV Volar Black HD (A850) [http://git.kernel.org/linus/3956fefc593c45a480466c76fdbfee5063d766bf (commit)]
bttv: Add support for IVCE-8784 support for V4L2 bttv driver [http://git.kernel.org/linus/ade0815c16734e8c25dbac9faf5b5d63bcccd533 (commit)], add support for ProVideo PV-183 [http://git.kernel.org/linus/dceaddb978a7fcd2efbdf6775a509529757327c3 (commit)], conceptronic CTVFMI2 PCI Id [http://git.kernel.org/linus/76ecf4599e55fd16bdb333a737c6243105c916e6 (commit)], add support for GeoVision GV-800(S) [http://git.kernel.org/linus/0c5db425519487d06a5a14eb369268f4a2b32677 (commit)]
gspca: Add new mr97310a subdriver. [http://git.kernel.org/linus/d661e62205498ce6518b9859bc30444e59737d8b (commit)], add new sq905 subdriver [http://git.kernel.org/linus/27d35fc3fb06284edec8a3c9f6872a1ce7405a48 (commit)], add new sq905c subdriver [http://git.kernel.org/linus/14a19c0a2254ba58ed7559e072456ab94c9a2d3c (commit)], add QCIF resolution support to m5602-ov9650 [http://git.kernel.org/linus/e31f9dd6624de2250d32b7ca88042b0bc51b3cc5 (commit)]
sms1xxx: add missing usb id 2040:2011 [http://git.kernel.org/linus/50b1a9fc259042666605ff65acd572eaa656ab0b (commit)]
em28xx: Add support for Kaiomy TVnPC U2 stick [http://git.kernel.org/linus/0bf4f6ce6d43b135867a78fa1b4ac58e22d2e329 (commit)], add support for Easy Cap Capture DC-60 [http://git.kernel.org/linus/56ee38071fe0cf1746d53c5b40a46a835b24fbe4 (commit)], add DVC 101 model to Pinnacle Dazzle description [http://git.kernel.org/linus/7aa0eabde08259c47586df934921c67cff36e7dc (commit)], add Pinnacle Dazzle Video Creator Plus DVC107 description [http://git.kernel.org/linus/1d6af821a91df15e3fc2720c223ec514ae83dc86 (commit)], add Kaiser Baas Video to DVD maker support [http://git.kernel.org/linus/ac40d9e09825c62b77e8b11b3ed201f390550351 (commit)], add SIIG AVTuner-PVR board [http://git.kernel.org/linus/1f372a930c85270b4435b508b3e029021b1c5b62 (commit)]
Add support for AVerMedia Cardbus Hybrid remote control [http://git.kernel.org/linus/cb3bf504f7c875070d56e84ce1e28aff8c3b6790 (commit)]
soc-camera: camera host driver for i.MX3x SoCs [http://git.kernel.org/linus/4f67130ad35d6760c27984cf94b13a8cb85e4034 (commit)]
mxl5007t: update driver for MxL 5007T V4 [http://git.kernel.org/linus/7434ca4343c001267cec25b0ade01b0551beb1e4 (commit)]
lnbp21: Add support for ST LNBH24 LNB power controller. [http://git.kernel.org/linus/8c1a23312b120194a415be354808f58ace582d10 (commit)]
cx23885: add support for NetUP Dual DVB-S2 CI card [http://git.kernel.org/linus/5a23b0762c9095e137ce9a559cc7c37b2f8fd083 (commit)], add support for DVBWorld DVBS2 PCI-e 2005. [http://git.kernel.org/linus/c9b8b04b267f9a7e472daa06cdf6d4963d503d1f (commit)], add support for TurboSight TBS6920 DVB-S2 PCI-e card. [http://git.kernel.org/linus/96318d0cca02a91b22a2e1a1097ffeea0b3becae (commit)], add support for TeVii S470 DVB-S2 PCI-e card. [http://git.kernel.org/linus/579943f5487baa7f9fd8e3189a4f357d6b06c76d (commit)]
saa7134: add DVB support for Avermedia A700 cards [http://git.kernel.org/linus/04574185aa9ad0e6be7db96252f3c479beb5b3fa (commit)], enable digital tv support for Hauppauge WinTV-HVR1120 [http://git.kernel.org/linus/3abdedd8a4e3b1a0ad164c67929b3e798c85cd11 (commit)], add RDS support. [http://git.kernel.org/linus/2983baf8d6c1a564b6bbcc3e142f2e9408d9cbbe (commit)]
dib0700: add support for Hauppauge ATSC MiniCard [http://git.kernel.org/linus/ce904bcba41d0b4b809e9573ca43f391e5ffcf4b (commit)], support Yuan MC770 DVB-T (1164:0871) [http://git.kernel.org/linus/16ba1ee5d2d4d5d3b7d69a7a2e49de393aa931e5 (commit)], add Elgato EyeTV DTT to dibcom driver [http://git.kernel.org/linus/919a5488dba69c79d52876e8d4f9bc0ffe0c58fe (commit)], add ids for Yuan PD378S DVB adapter [http://git.kernel.org/linus/9abb6e6f5942885b7ca387a41e55e645732d63bc (commit)]
cx88: add support for Terratec Cinergy HT PCI MKII [http://git.kernel.org/linus/70101a2785598f1a743c1e0fb65264c55bf5a29f (commit)]
zl10353: add support for Intel CE6230 and Intel CE6231 [http://git.kernel.org/linus/378a2793eb5e1e6bcd44f85d368ad6962c8ce1ee (commit)]
tvaudio: add tda9875 support. [http://git.kernel.org/linus/411674fd189abe5910ea4caf08b7eac5c4a4d967 (commit)]
uvcvideo: Add support for Syntek cameras found in JAOtech Smart Terminals [http://git.kernel.org/linus/0ce566da77767bc7dd6e4016a6544c9e814d2ed3 (commit)], add support for the Alcor Micro AU3820 chipset. [http://git.kernel.org/linus/f61d1d8a563b1f3c5f1f55d856278aae3fd3987e (commit)]
ce6230: Add AVerMedia A310 USB IDs to CE6230 driver. [http://git.kernel.org/linus/80801da83389b2c6e55e1f8f5d17f923ce54f7c8 (commit)]
lgs8gxx: Support for Legend Silicon LGS8913/LGS8GL5/LGS8GXX China DMB-TH digital demodulator [http://git.kernel.org/linus/f15da16d869be8be5ef991f8d042532c119310fa (commit)]

12.7. USB

serial: add qualcomm wireless modem driver [http://git.kernel.org/linus/a78b42824dd7c2b40d72fb01f1b1842f7e845f3a (commit)], add symbol serial driver [http://git.kernel.org/linus/68b44eaed5def7b6490c23c3e88c6f2ccec57beb (commit)]
usbmon: Add binary API v1 [http://git.kernel.org/linus/471c604daf73ff549d374ee54f9e6bfd5a54d4e8 (commit)]
Add platform device support for the ISP1760 USB chip [http://git.kernel.org/linus/f7e7aa5850839faa5eb7c7c177da5fd6bca8949b (commit)]
Allow libusb to talk to unauthenticated WUSB devices [http://git.kernel.org/linus/6da9c99059bf24fb1faae6b9613bae64ea50c05e (commit)]
musb: partial DaVinci dm355 support [http://git.kernel.org/linus/a227fd7db74fa05d866790a4b29ba049bb5035cc (commit)]
otg: adding nop usb transceiver [http://git.kernel.org/linus/f6d92a05c86754d62eabc84856d2035d0de3ddc3 (commit)]
qcserial: add device id for HP devices [http://git.kernel.org/linus/fd8345f8dea93691b0ceba55146088d8c05415f6 (commit)]
r8a66597-hcd: suspend/resume support [http://git.kernel.org/linus/e1e609be49c9d345e8b67a122a7cdae48ad27c7e (commit)]
remove phidget drivers from kernel tree. [http://git.kernel.org/linus/77aa2b5878f48d6ab6e0c412cc9214c845483475 (commit)]
serial: opticon: add write support [http://git.kernel.org/linus/648d4e16567eae4c643bd2125e91128f06c0d3ad (commit)]
serial: opticon: add serial line ioctls [http://git.kernel.org/linus/faac64ad9c7b1aa56a10be6b5f9b813789e81dfd (commit)]
usb-storage: subdriver separation [http://git.kernel.org/linus/e6e244b6cb1f70e7109381626293cd40a8334ed3 (commit)]

12.8. HWMON

LM95241 driver [http://git.kernel.org/linus/061603275814544842e7df77d1157eff18565997 (commit)]
Add LTC4215 driver [http://git.kernel.org/linus/72f5de92e199f96cfcea125aefc76c138d8c553c (commit)]
sht15 humidity sensor driver [http://git.kernel.org/linus/251eb40f5ccd07a905633a816fbf8f2b6b25cced (commit)]
Add Asus ATK0110 support [http://git.kernel.org/linus/2c03d07ad54db03b813bb98c469790c07ca9f5dd (commit)]
Add support for GMT G760A fan speed PWM controller [http://git.kernel.org/linus/3bcfa9e47a7d1be6faef3be6c4b2049e585e2f38 (commit)]
fschmd: Add support for the FSC Hades IC [http://git.kernel.org/linus/de15f093e666ccd542f6f7a0e3e917166a07ab44 (commit)], add support for the FSC Syleus IC [http://git.kernel.org/linus/c69ab2b78efbe388bb0fc5d885b718ff4668cceb (commit)]
w83627ehf: Add support for W83667HG [http://git.kernel.org/linus/237c8d2f54ff12bd4fea1a9d18a94ae5810271d3 (commit)]

12.9. Bluetooth

Add enhanced security model for Simple Pairing [http://git.kernel.org/linus/8c1b235594fbab9a13240a1dac12ea9fd99b6440 (commit)]
Add global deferred socket parameter [http://git.kernel.org/linus/c4f912e155504e94dd4f3d63c378dab0ff03dbda (commit)]
Add support for deferring L2CAP connection setup [http://git.kernel.org/linus/f66dc81f44d918ee1aa1a9d821bb2f25c7592bc0 (commit)]
Add support for deferring RFCOMM connection setup [http://git.kernel.org/linus/bb23c0ab824653be4aa7dfca15b07b3059717004 (commit)]
Disconnect L2CAP connections without encryption [http://git.kernel.org/linus/f62e4323ab43c59e7cd7f72c1eb392d7c767ce5a (commit)]
Fix SCO state handling for incoming connections [http://git.kernel.org/linus/c89b6e6bda4c8021195778f47567d0cc9dbfe7ec (commit)]
Pause RFCOMM TX when encryption drops [http://git.kernel.org/linus/8c84b83076b5062f59b6167cdda90d9e5124aa71 (commit)]
Preparation for usage of SOL_BLUETOOTH [http://git.kernel.org/linus/d58daf42d29a3a4a4d4be46cf47ceee096789680 (commit)]
Reject incoming SCO connections without listeners [http://git.kernel.org/linus/71aeeaa1fd88fe7446391e0553336f0e0c2cfe6a (commit)]
Replace L2CAP link mode with security level [http://git.kernel.org/linus/2af6b9d518ddfbc4d6990d5f9c9b1a05341c1cef (commit)]
Replace RFCOMM link mode with security level [http://git.kernel.org/linus/9f2c8a03fbb3048cf38b158f87aa0c3c09bca084 (commit)]
Restrict application of socket options [http://git.kernel.org/linus/0588d94fd7e414367a7ae517569d2222441c255f (commit)]

12.10. Watchdog

12.11. RTC

12.12. HID

Add support for another version of 0e8f:0003 device in hid-pl [http://git.kernel.org/linus/27a9c17930fbc356cad1d77591a033b3d9b86dd7 (commit)]
Add support for Kye/Genius Ergo 525V [http://git.kernel.org/linus/794227415f8f5f395a9ed4269a4ee7a3c34f66a5 (commit)]
Autosuspend support for USB HID [http://git.kernel.org/linus/0361a28d3f9a4315a100c7b37ba0b55cfe15fe07 (commit)]
DragonRise game controller force feedback driver [http://git.kernel.org/linus/3f866fbd52d1863db5c07700e560aef22c4fdc01 (commit)]
Support Apple mini aluminum keyboard [http://git.kernel.org/linus/fef3f571ecc2a82395c531d97b3f71a59e04e946 (commit)]
support for Kensington slimblade device [http://git.kernel.org/linus/fdf93aa33268889e126aa677f2072238bd76adb0 (commit)]

12.13. MTD

RBTX4939 map driver [http://git.kernel.org/linus/610f75e74b636f933bc3e379a88a10f883b91332 (commit)]
TXx9 SoC NAND Flash Memory Controller driver [http://git.kernel.org/linus/64fb65baffa5b8f6f2eb3f628dec43c22cd1031f (commit)]
OneNAND: Add write-while-program support [http://git.kernel.org/linus/9ce969082e490d0a5a81862b364337c93dc3482a (commit)]
RBTX4939: add MTD support [http://git.kernel.org/linus/cbf77c1bd9c79d1742976862d0b2bebaff1ea14d (commit)]
Flash mapping support for Dreamcast VMU. [http://git.kernel.org/linus/47a72688fae7298e1ad5fdc9bff7e04b6a549620 (commit)]
NAND
- davinci_nand driver [http://git.kernel.org/linus/ff4569c752c577c7e71e03c9d59e6ef85ca763c0 (commit)]
- Add support for 4KiB pages. [http://git.kernel.org/linus/81ec5364a58c0545b694dee02fe65b9ae48f37b6 (commit)]
- Add support for NAND on the Socrates board [http://git.kernel.org/linus/1b578193af3b94c3d55d9aaf6b53275b1cb59a41 (commit)]
- FSL-UPM: add multi chip support [http://git.kernel.org/linus/b6e0e8c07754c8aefd6ff3536463fed5f71405a0 (commit)]
- TXx9: add NDFMC support [http://git.kernel.org/linus/a591f5d35e89be90c04830d7de01c276af68aeb7 (commit)]

12.14. MFD

12.15. Power

12.16. Serial

12.17. LEDs

Add BD2802GU LED driver [http://git.kernel.org/linus/0b56129be72c38179697b7441aacbe133d515ff9 (commit)]
Add dac124s085 driver [http://git.kernel.org/linus/ac2dd0f110d5ab0359de7786e88e9971954ac7ee (commit)]
Add rb532 LED driver for the User LED [http://git.kernel.org/linus/ac67e23bed58a0e34a8cb9ecd1de6c78569f8ef2 (commit)]
Introduce lp5521 led driver [http://git.kernel.org/linus/67a32ec750109fdfc7cba311145a18d543521822 (commit)]
Simple driver for pwm driven LEDs [http://git.kernel.org/linus/41c42ff5dbe29b7b826e6736f960959c76e7acf0 (commit)]
Add gpio-led trigger [http://git.kernel.org/linus/17354bfe85275f1bdde7f4a27ebc1ba53e053939 (commit)]
Add openfirmware platform device support [http://git.kernel.org/linus/a7d878af94b223013a48078e0c8c0a654c24a057 (commit)]

12.18. Various

13. Other sources about 2.6.30 kernel

Heise Online's Kernel Log :
- [http://www.h-online.com/open/Kernel-Log-Linux-2-6-30-is-taking-shape--/news/113036 Linux 2.6.30 is taking shape]
Linux Weekly news :
- [http://lwn.net/Articles/325921/ 2.6.30 merge window, part I]

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