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Revision 1 as of 2011-04-27 16:32:23
KernelNewbies:
  • Linux_2_6_39

/!\ Linux 2.6.39 not released yet. /!\

Summary: This release adds support for page-flipping and z-compression for the Nouveau device driver.

TableOfContents()

1. Prominent features (the cool stuff)

  • ARM updates
  • Further VFS clean-up
  • New block device plugging model

1.1. DRM

  • Remove BKL
  • Support for USB DRM drivers
  • TTM support in Xen Dom0
  • Nouveau page-flipping
  • Nouveau z-compression
  • AMD Radeon Cayman GPU support
  • Tiling support for R600+ ASIC
  • Intel GMA 500 Poulsbo driver

2. Drivers and architectures

3. Core

4. CPU scheduler

5. Memory management

6. File systems

7. Networking

8. Block

9. Crypto

10. Virtualization

11. Security

12. Tracing/perf


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