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KernelTrap: HowTo Upgrade 2.6 With Patches; 2.6.0-test5 Released

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Andrews for this link. ]

“Linux creator Linus Torvalds has released the linux 2.6.0-test5
kernel, with the following comments:

“Lots of small stuff, as usual. I think the biggest
‘core’ change is the Futex changes by Jamie and Hugh, and the dev_t
preparations by Al Viro. But there are ARM and ppc updates here
too, and a few drivers have bigger fixes (tg3 driver and the USB
gadget interface stand out on diffstat). Watchdog driver updates
etc. And Russell King fixed more PCMCIA issues.”

“Read on for the full changelog.

“Additionally, if you followed my recent upgrade howto, are
running 2.6.0-test4, and are interested in upgrading to
2.6.0-test5, read on for a few simple tips on upgrading with
incremental patches…

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Story

Related Story:
KernelTrap:
HowTo Upgrade To The 2.6 Kernel(Sep 02, 2003)

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