[ Thanks to Jeremy
Andrews for this link. ]
“In a couple of earlier articles, we walked through the process
of upgrading to the 2.6.0-test4 kernel, and then using a small
patch to upgrade to the 2.6.0-test5 kernel. Today we’ll continue
our patching efforts to upgrade to an even faster feeling and more
stable kernel with Andrew Morton’s -mm patchset.“Andrew Morton began releasing his -mm kernel patches a little
over a year ago, in the summer of 2002. The -mm tree began as a 90k
patch against the 2.5.17 development kernel, merging in the remote
kernel debugger, kgdb. By the release of 2.5.18, the -mm patchset
had grown to nearly 238k, merging in a wide assortment of fixes and
new functionality. As of this writing, the current -mm patchset is
2.6.0-test5-mm3, weighing in at nearly 5 megabytes. Andrew’s -mm
tree has evolved from a testing ground for numerous new
technologies, to a comprehensive patchset that is usually more
stable than the mainline 2.6.0-test kernel itself. This bodes well
for the future of the 2.6 kernel, as Andrew Morton will soon be the
official 2.6 kernel maintainer…”