Linux kernel 2.2.0pre7ac3 is released | Linux Today

Linux kernel 2.2.0pre7ac3 is released

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 14, 1999

Alan Cox writes:

I’ve put up 2.2.0pre7ac3 on
    ftp://ftp.linux.org.uk/pub/linux/alan/2.2pre/…

Differences between 2.2.0pre7ac2 and 2.2.0pre7ac3

  • Davem’s sparc patches merged. Might well work sparc now
  • NFS client over tcp works.
  • Dropped IPI counter remnant
  • More Config.help cleanup
  • matroxfb help improvements
  • Ted’s serial fix
  • 8390 versus PCMCIA fix
  • PPP ipv6 change
  • IPX crash fix (I hope)
  • Last bits of the ultimate make xconfig we hope (xconfig should
    now be nice for all)

Differences between 2.2.0pre7ac1 and 2.2.0pre7ac2

  • Fixed Config help bug in PCI stuff
  • NFS client over tcp might well work now
  • IP automatic route addition can be disabled
  • IPX bind to down interface sort of fixed.
  • Small sound clean ups on the SB/ESS stuff
  • Major bttv update – please test this hard
  • Make xconfig ought to work – give it a hammering
  • Updated RCPCI I2O lan driver
  • AHA15xx config info update
  • Typo fixes
  • Added dcache doc
  • APM update
  • Old HD driver fixed
  • Geometry fixes for IDE
  • UM8886 IDE controllers irq detection fixed
  • 3c59x byte counters
  • Remove remaining cern_hippi bits
  • ext2 fsync update
  • isofs fixes
  • de4x5 should compile ok now

Differences between 2.2.0pre7 and 2.2.0pre7ac1

  • Config help for Apollo and for INITIO scsi
  • Large fd arrays (100,000 per process!)
  • Console font handling fixes in 512 char mode
  • Lance allows compiling as a module
  • EEPro100 has byte counters
  • Some shaper bug work – still doesnt work in 2.2.0pre
  • Symbios 53c416 support
  • QlogicFC fibre channel controller support
  • Problems with certain numbers of disks fixed
  • PAS2 and SB sound fixes
  • Swap/page size header stuff handled right
  • NFS client knows about BSD style FIFO rule
  • Memory locking fixes for /proc
  • AVL tree VMA handling for speed when running debug tools
  • Root-dev sysctl works for both endians
  • IP masquerade bug fix for ICMP masq
  • NFS over TCP mostly works
  • Xconfig fixes
  • IPI counter on SMP
  • ver_linux script improvements

Oh yeah I left some I2O references in in error. Just say N to
those 8)

Alan

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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