From: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk (Alan Cox) Subject: Linux 2.2.0pre7ac2 To: editor@lwn.net, scoop@freshmeat.net, editor@linuxtoday.com Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 06:59:13 +0000 (GMT) I've put up 2.2.0pre7ac2 on ftp://ftp.linux.org.uk/pub/linux/alan/2.2pre/... Differences between 2.2.0pre7ac1 and 2.2.0pre7ac2 o Fixed Config help bug in PCI stuff o NFS client over tcp might well work now o IP automatic route addition can be disabled o IPX bind to down interface sort of fixed. o Small sound clean ups on the SB/ESS stuff o Major bttv update - please test this hard o Make xconfig ought to work - give it a hammering o Updated RCPCI I2O lan driver o AHA15xx config info update o Typo fixes o Added dcache doc o APM update o Old HD driver fixed o Geometry fixes for IDE o UM8886 IDE controllers irq detection fixed o 3c59x byte counters o Remove remaining cern_hippi bits o ext2 fsync updateo isofs fixes o de4x5 should compile ok now Differences between 2.2.0pre7 and 2.2.0pre7ac1 o Config help for Apollo and for INITIO scsi o Large fd arrays (100,000 per process!) o Console font handling fixes in 512 char mode o Lance allows compiling as a module o EEPro100 has byte counters o Some shaper bug work - still doesnt work in 2.2.0pre o Symbios 53c416 support o QlogicFC fibre channel controller support o Problems with certain numbers of disks fixed o PAS2 and SB sound fixes o Swap/page size header stuff handled right o NFS client knows about BSD style FIFO rule o Memory locking fixes for /proc o AVL tree VMA handling for speed when running debug tools o Root-dev sysctl works for both endians o IP masquerade bug fix for ICMP masq o NFS over TCP mostly workso Xconfig fixes o IPI counter on SMP o ver_linux script improvements Oh yeah I left some I2O references in in error. Just say N to those 8) Alan