• Linux_2_6_5

2.6.5 was released on April 4, 2004. changelog

• Adaptive lazy readahead commit

• Netpoll infrastructure (LWN article). commit

• Hotplug CPUs: Sysfs Online Attribute commit

• CRYPTO: Add Michael MIC algorithm commit

• NET: Add packet delay scheduler commit

• New "kref" reference counting mechanism (LWN article). commit

• vm: per-zone vmscat stats commit

• reiserfs: AIO support commit

• selinux: Conditional policy extension and MLS detection support commit

• Add SCSI lots of disk support commit

• Add SCSI transport attributes commit

• Add boot parameters acpi_osi and acpi_serialize. acpi_osi will disable the _OSI method, which tells the BIOS to behave as if Windows is the OS. acpi_serialize is for debugging AE_ALREADY_EXISTS failures commit

• read-only support for UFS2 commit

• Drivers & architectures

  • ppc64: iSeries virtual tape driver commit

  • ppc64: Add numa=off command line option commit

  • ppc64: allow MAP_FIXED hugepage mappings commit

  • ALPHA: Detect and export cache shapes to userland. commit

  • sh: hugetlb support commit

  • sh: DMA Mapping API commit

  • qlogicfas: support multiple cards commit

  • USB: Altsetting/interface update for USB image drivers commit

  • USB: usbnet and ALI M5632 commit

  • libata: Add new driver for Vitesse VSC-7174 commit

  • Add DEC LK201/LK401 keyboard support commit

  • input: Add driver for DEC VSXXX mice commit

  • USB: visor patch for Samsung SPH-i500 commit

  • USB: add new USB Touchscreen Driver commit

  • USB: add driver for ATI USB/RF remotes commit

  • USB: add IRTrans support to ftdi_sio driver commit

  • I2C: add w83627hf driver commit

  • Add new Prism54 wireless driver commit

  • Add Promise SX8 (carmel) block driver commit

  • Add adapter support to aacraid driver commit

  • Added the au88x0 drivers for Aureal soundcards commit

  • Added snd-atiixp driver for the ATI IXP150/200/250 AC97 controllers commit

  • Add Intel-compatible onboard MC97 modem driver commit

  • I2C: New chip driver: ds1621 commit

  • Intel8x0: add Intel ICH6 and ESB commit

  • cdrom: allow random write to cdrom devices with profile 2 (removable disk) commit

  • ATI IXP IDE support commit

  • AGPv3 generic support. If a chipset doesn't need anything funky, then it can use these routines commit

  • Bluetooth: Add support for AVM BlueFRITZ! USB v2.0 commit

  • sh: DAC ODD driver commit

  • USB audio generic driver: high speed support commit

  • CDROMREADAUDIO dma support commit