KernelNewbies:

Linux 4.8 [https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/10/2/102 has been released] on Sun, 2 Oct 2016.

/!\ /!\ Warning: /!\ /!\ The changelog is not complete. It will be available during the next week. Meanwhile, you can read about Linux 4.8 here (or examine [https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_4.8#head-41a68e7d7eede3a16c612d71c2ead8e67edaadcc the merge list]):

# TableOfContents()

1. Prominent features

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2. Core (various)

3. File systems

4. Memory management

5. Block layer

6. Cryptography

7. Tracing and perf tool

8. Virtualization

9. Security

10. Networking

11. Architectures

x86/platform/atom/punit: Enable support for Merrifield [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/9485f8b6a75921e1b9e94b001cdb45872a598534 commit] x86/platform/intel-mid: Add Power Management Unit driver [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/5823d0893ec284f37902e2ecd332dbb396a143d1 commit] x86/platform/intel-mid: Add pinctrl for Intel Merrifield [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/0519e8b4cb2bda598f941088948129f9fe9e6acd commit] x86/platform/intel-mid: Enable GPIO expanders on Edison [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/00688272157d83e48d1369d7d11c479571324e40 commit] x86/platform/intel-mid: Enable spidev on Intel Edison boards [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/e81e11bc71573709352a5275e175a4b2ee1325e5 commit] x86/platform/intel-mid: Extend PWRMU to support Penwell [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/ca22312dc840065206285626829ceed8bb4df88c commit] x86, powercap, rapl: Add Skylake Server model number [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/d40671e30cb46e834651e0ce3d4590c915171414 commit] KVM: x86: add KVM_CAP_X2APIC_API [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/3713131345fbea291cbd859d248e06ed77815962 commit] KVM: x86: bump KVM_MAX_VCPU_ID to 1023 [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/af1bae5497b98cb99d6b0492e6981f060420a00c commit] KVM: x86: bump KVM_SOFT_MAX_VCPUS to 240 [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/757883de41eca292765578ef87c4f49453529bb2 commit] KVM: x86: bump MAX_VCPUS to 288 [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/682f732ecf7396e9d6fe24d44738966699fae6c0 commit] KVM: x86: support using the vmx preemption timer for tsc deadline timer [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/ce7a058a2117f0bca2f42f2870a97bfa9aa8e099 commit]

powerpc/86xx: Add support for Emerson/Artesyn MVME7100 [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/97493e2e9eeddfecaca741454f97a689d8141dcf commit] powerpc/ebpf/jit: Implement JIT compiler for extended BPF [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/156d0e290e969caba25f1851c52417c14d141b24 commit] powerpc/irq: Add support for HV virtualization interrupts [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/9baaef0a22c82a6c5d85b7535240e778c06e5b20 commit] powerpc/mm/radix: Add a kernel command line to disable radix [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/b275bfb2696387be216db5b7372ee9dcf3f05b80 commit] powerpc/mm: Add a parameter to disable 1TB segs [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/faf7882962e78a4c8ebb846f4520c858ee184dca commit] powerpc/perf: Power9 PMU support [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/8c002dbd05eecbb2933e9668da9614b33c7a97d2 commit] powerpc/powernv: Add driver for operator panel on FSP machines [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/43a1dd9b5fc64184e578ac1570d016d2862e00b2 commit] powerpc/ptrace: Enable NT_PPC_TM_CTAR, NT_PPC_TM_CPPR, NT_PPC_TM_CDSCR [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/c45dc9003a0722fdebf603cb63033046a70d24cd commit] powerpc/ptrace: Enable in transaction NT_PPC_VMX ptrace requests [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/d844e279152c27e5b1a56dc40de08ddfd99176f3 commit] powerpc/ptrace: Enable in transaction NT_PPC_VSX ptrace requests [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/94b7d3610e5b03399f1791d7905103f5298784bc commit] powerpc/ptrace: Enable in transaction NT_PRFPREG ptrace requests [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/1ec8549d4464a2004523acee8ce096a3ac916440 commit] powerpc/ptrace: Enable support for EBB registers [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/cf89d4e1b181bda27a5d52f4afd239ea07e84eb0 commit] powerpc/ptrace: Enable support for NT_PPC_CFPR [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/19cbcbf75a0c1b6b07b9b07de36f30c73e58d230 commit] powerpc/ptrace: Enable support for NT_PPC_CGPR [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/25847fb195ae09ba28896184d361acc73aaa2fb1 commit] powerpc/ptrace: Enable support for NT_PPC_CVMX [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/8c13f5999997d36fc5fb296809efedc13c801704 commit] powerpc/ptrace: Enable support for NT_PPC_CVSX [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/9d3918f7c0e516bb8782915cdb2f8cbdbf6c4f9b commit] powerpc/ptrace: Enable support for NT_PPPC_TAR, NT_PPC_PPR, NT_PPC_DSCR [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/fa439810cc1b3c927ec24ede17d02467e1b143a1 commit] powerpc/ptrace: Enable support for Performance Monitor registers [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/a67ae75802f178b0b790f1cd7f9c2954a85707fa commit] powerpc/ptrace: Enable support for TM SPR state [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/08e1c01d6aedf00af04d9571a0a5d5867298b719 commit] powerpc/timer: Large Decrementer support [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/799010244685334b34e674d354a1a71a3a6b6148 commit] powerpc/xics: Add ICP OPAL backend [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/d74361881f0dfe5f9dcac37d1b753a15a2345d8c commit] powerpc32: provide VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/c223c90386bc2306510e0ceacd768a0123ff2a2f commit] powerpc: Add kconfig option to use jump labels for cpu/mmu_has_feature() [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/bfbfc8a43c028fe3c77c00c4368890e004ca268e commit] powerpc: Add module autoloading based on CPU features [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/4a1202765ddf4e5bb3143c0a859ee37f8fcf9b85 commit] powerpc: Load Monitor Register Support [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/bd3ea317fddfd0f2044f94bed294b90c4bc8e69e commit]

12. Drivers

12.1. Graphics

12.2. Storage

12.3. Staging

12.4. Networking

rtl8xxxu: Enable aggregation for rtl8723au [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/91dcbb7175317da7caafc3b05b002addd42cdabd commit], [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/82cce22acd8ec7c75087825f23c053a642e7b672 commit], [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/fd83f12278262feccd012b62c30643bd6a6c2888 commit]

12.5. Audio

12.6. Tablets, touch screens, keyboards, mouses

12.7. TV tuners, webcams, video capturers

12.8. USB

12.9. Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI)

12.10. Watchdog

12.11. Serial

12.12. ACPI, EFI, cpufreq, thermal, Power Management

12.13. Real Time Clock (RTC)

12.14. Voltage, current regulators, power capping, power supply

12.15. Rapid I/O

12.16. Pin Controllers (pinctrl)

12.17. Memory Technology Devices (MTD)

12.18. Multi Media Card

12.19. Industrial I/O (iio)

12.20. Multi Function Devices (MFD)

12.21. Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C)

12.22. Hardware monitoring (hwmon)

12.23. General Purpose I/O (gpio)

12.24. Clocks

12.25. PCI

12.26. Various

13. List of merges

14. Other news sites

KernelNewbies: Linux_4.8 (last edited 2016-11-14 17:54:03 by diegocalleja)