Linux development kernel 2.3.37 released | Linux Today

Linux development kernel 2.3.37 released

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 6, 2000
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2000 12:50:20 -0800
From: kdist@linux.kernel.org (Linux Kernel Distribution System)
To: linux-kernel-announce@vger.rutgers.edu

Linux kernel version 2.3.37 has been released.  It is available from:

Patch:           ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.3/patch-2.3.37.gz
Full source:     ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.3/linux-2.3.37.tar.gz

Sizes in bytes                   Compressed      Uncompressed
------------------------------------------------------------
Patch                               122924            409981
Full source                       17601509          75325440

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The following files were changed in this release:

CREDITS                                |    3 
Documentation/fb/clgenfb.txt           |    2 
Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt |   32 ++
Documentation/pci.txt                  |    9 
Documentation/proc_usb_info.txt        |  237 -----------------
Documentation/usb/CREDITS              |  160 +++++++++++
Documentation/usb/URB.txt              |  196 ++++++++++++++
Documentation/usb/acm.txt              |   94 ++++++
Documentation/usb/dc2xx.txt            |  110 ++++++++
Documentation/usb/error-codes.txt      |  108 +++++++
Documentation/usb/hid.txt              |  162 +++++++++++
Documentation/usb/ohci-hcd.txt         |   98 +++++++
Documentation/usb/ov511.txt            |   70 +++++
Documentation/usb/proc_usb_info.txt    |  237 +++++++++++++++++
Documentation/usb/scanner-hp-sane.txt  |   69 +++++
Documentation/usb/scanner.txt          |  231 +++++++++++++++++
Documentation/usb/uhci.txt             |  156 +++++++++++
Documentation/usb/usb-serial.txt       |   42 +++
MAINTAINERS                            |    4 
Makefile                               |   16 +
arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c            |   79 +----
arch/alpha/kernel/sys_sio.c            |    2 
arch/arm/kernel/bios32.c               |    5 
arch/i386/boot/setup.S                 |    4 
arch/i386/config.in                    |    6 
arch/i386/kernel/acpi.c                |   41 ++-
arch/i386/kernel/apm.c                 |    7 
arch/i386/kernel/i386_ksyms.c          |    3 
arch/i386/kernel/irq.c                 |    2 
arch/i386/kernel/pci-i386.c            |   20 -
arch/i386/kernel/pci-pc.c              |  100 ++++---
arch/i386/kernel/pci-visws.c           |    4 
arch/m68k/kernel/bios32.c              |   65 ----
arch/mips/sni/pci.c                    |    2 
arch/ppc/kernel/chrp_pci.c             |    3 
arch/ppc/kernel/pci.c                  |   16 -
arch/ppc/kernel/pmac_pci.c             |    2 
arch/ppc/kernel/prep_pci.c             |    5 
arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sunos.c          |   11 
arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sunos32.c      |   11 
drivers/acorn/block/fd1772.c           |   19 -
drivers/block/alim15x3.c               |   12 
drivers/block/ataflop.c                |   21 -
drivers/block/floppy.c                 |   59 ----
drivers/block/ide-pci.c                |    6 
drivers/block/loop.c                   |    8 
drivers/block/swim3.c                  |   21 -
drivers/block/swim_iop.c               |   21 -
drivers/block/via82cxxx.c              |    2 
drivers/char/agp/agpgart_fe.c          |    1 
drivers/char/bttv.c                    |    6 
drivers/char/random.c                  |   87 ++++++
drivers/char/raw.c                     |   92 +-----
drivers/char/serial.c                  |   18 -
drivers/char/stradis.c                 |   21 -
drivers/i2o/i2o_pci.c                  |    5 
drivers/macintosh/via-pmu.c            |   11 
drivers/net/pcmcia/ray_cs.c            |  102 +++++--
drivers/net/pcmcia/tulip_cb.c          |    2 
drivers/parport/parport_pc.c           |    2 
drivers/pci/compat.c                   |    4 
drivers/pci/helper.c                   |    2 
drivers/pci/pci.c                      |  121 ++++----
drivers/pci/pci.ids                    |   48 ++-
drivers/pci/pcisyms.c                  |    3 
drivers/pci/proc.c                     |   33 --
drivers/pci/setup.c                    |   22 +
drivers/pcmcia/cardbus.c               |   37 --
drivers/pcmcia/yenta.c                 |   19 -
drivers/pnp/isapnp.c                   |  139 ++++------
drivers/pnp/isapnp_proc.c              |   19 -
drivers/scsi/megaraid.c                |   24 -
drivers/sound/es1370.c                 |  126 ++++-----
drivers/sound/es1371.c                 |  122 ++++-----
drivers/sound/esssolo1.c               |   22 +
drivers/sound/nm256_audio.c            |    7 
drivers/sound/sonicvibes.c             |  100 +++----
drivers/usb/CREDITS                    |  160 -----------
drivers/usb/README.URB                 |  183 -------------
drivers/usb/README.acm                 |   94 ------
drivers/usb/README.dc2xx               |  110 --------
drivers/usb/README.error-codes         |   87 ------
drivers/usb/README.hid                 |  160 -----------
drivers/usb/README.ohci_hcd            |   93 ------
drivers/usb/README.ov511               |   64 ----
drivers/usb/README.scanner             |  227 ----------------
drivers/usb/README.scanner_hp_sane     |   68 -----
drivers/usb/README.serial              |   42 ---
drivers/usb/README.uhci                |  163 ------------
drivers/usb/ohci-hcd.c                 |   20 -
drivers/usb/ov511.c                    |  409 ++++++++++++++++++------------
drivers/usb/ov511.h                    |    6 
drivers/usb/usb_scsi.c                 |   32 +-
drivers/usb/usb_scsi_dt.c              |    4 
drivers/video/aty128fb.c               |    7 
drivers/video/atyfb.c                  |  148 +---------
drivers/video/clgenfb.c                |   24 -
drivers/video/clgenfb.h                |    2 
drivers/video/fbmem.c                  |   10 
drivers/video/imsttfb.c                |   14 -
drivers/video/matroxfb.c               |   14 -
drivers/video/offb.c                   |   30 +-
drivers/video/pm2fb.c                  |   15 -
drivers/video/rivafb.c                 |   12 
drivers/video/tdfxfb.c                 |    3 
drivers/video/vesafb.c                 |    5 
drivers/video/vga.h                    |    2 
drivers/video/vga16fb.c                |    9 
fs/block_dev.c                         |  350 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
fs/devices.c                           |  202 --------------
fs/fifo.c                              |    8 
fs/inode.c                             |    6 
fs/isofs/inode.c                       |   99 +++----
fs/super.c                             |  184 ++++++-------
fs/udf/inode.c                         |    2 
fs/udf/lowlevel.c                      |  104 ++-----
fs/udf/super.c                         |    4 
fs/udf/udfdecl.h                       |    4 
include/asm-i386/semaphore.h           |    6 
include/linux/acpi.h                   |    2 
include/linux/fs.h                     |   22 +
include/linux/pci.h                    |   36 +-
include/linux/random.h                 |    5 
include/linux/rtnetlink.h              |    5 
include/linux/sysctl.h                 |    5 
include/net/inetpeer.h                 |   66 ++++
include/net/ip.h                       |   11 
include/net/route.h                    |   14 +
init/main.c                            |    1 
kernel/ksyms.c                         |    8 
mm/swapfile.c                          |   27 -
net/ipv4/Config.in                     |    4 
net/ipv4/Makefile                      |    2 
net/ipv4/igmp.c                        |    6 
net/ipv4/inetpeer.c                    |  447 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
net/ipv4/ip_gre.c                      |    2 
net/ipv4/ip_output.c                   |   88 +++---
net/ipv4/ipip.c                        |    4 
net/ipv4/ipmr.c                        |    4 
net/ipv4/raw.c                         |    6 
net/ipv4/route.c                       |   88 ++++++
net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c             |   23 +
net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c                    |    5 
net/ipv6/ip6_output.c                  |   16 -
net/ipv6/route.c                       |    5 
net/ipv6/sit.c                         |    4 
net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c                    |   27 -
net/netsyms.c                          |    9 
148 files changed, 4338 insertions, 3578 deletions
Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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