developerWorks: Towards Linux 2.6

“Linux kernel development has come a long way from the humble v
0.1 release in 1991 by Linus Torvalds that contained a basic
scheduler and IPC and memory management algorithms. It’s now a a
viable alternative operating system that poses a serious challenge
in the marketplace. More and more governments and IT giants are
moving to Linux. Linux now powers everything from the smallest of
embedded devices to S/390s, and from wristwatches to huge
enterprise servers.

“Linux 2.6 is the next major release of the Linux kernel
development cycle, and it contains powerful features aimed at
improved performance on high-end enterprise servers as well as
support for a plethora of embedded devices…

“This article analyzes some of the key features of Linux 2.6 for
the avid Linux user, and discusses various changes that might be of
interest to driver developers…”

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