"Kernel 2.6 is finally here, and it touts several enhancements over the 2.4 series. The press has highlighted changes relevant to systems architects and managers, but there's plenty in 2.6 for application developers, too.
"This month's column provides an overview of some updates and new features in 2.6, including filesystem support, threading library changes, and the new kernel-level profiler. This article assumes you already have access to a machine running 2.6. For features that must be explicitly enabled, the kernel config option (such as CONFIG_PROFILING) is listed..."
