Linux kernel 2.2.2 released | Linux Today

Linux kernel 2.2.2 released

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 22, 1999
Linux kernel version 2.2.2 has been released.  It is available from:

Patch:          ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.2/patch-2.2.2.gz
Full source:    ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.2/linux-2.2.2.tar.gz

Sizes in bytes                  Compressed      Uncompressed
------------------------------------------------------------
Patch                                95815            327948
Full source                       13112203          55562240
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

The following files were changed in this release:

 CREDITS                                     |    7 
 Documentation/00-INDEX                      |    2 
 Documentation/Configure.help                | 1205 +++++++++++++++-------------
 Documentation/fb/vesafb.txt                 |    4 
 Documentation/kbuild/00-INDEX               |    8 
 Documentation/kbuild/bug-list.txt           |   22 
 Documentation/kbuild/commands.txt           |  113 ++
 Documentation/kbuild/config-language.txt    |  630 ++++++++++++++
 Documentation/proc.txt                      |   12 
 Documentation/sound/ESS                     |   33 
 Documentation/sound/OPL3-SA                 |    3 
 Documentation/video4linux/bttv/INSTALL      |    3 
 Documentation/video4linux/bttv/README.FIRST |    2 
 MAINTAINERS                                 |    6 
 Makefile                                    |   32 
 arch/alpha/config.in                        |    2 
 arch/alpha/kernel/entry.S                   |   12 
 arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c                 |    4 
 arch/alpha/kernel/proto.h                   |    3 
 arch/alpha/kernel/smc37c669.c               |   33 
 arch/alpha/kernel/sys_dp264.c               |    6 
 arch/alpha/kernel/sys_miata.c               |    2 
 arch/alpha/kernel/sys_sx164.c               |    2 
 arch/alpha/kernel/traps.c                   |   33 
 arch/i386/config.in                         |    2 
 arch/i386/defconfig                         |    2 
 arch/i386/kernel/i386_ksyms.c               |    1 
 arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c                  |   64 +
 arch/i386/kernel/irq.c                      |  183 ++--
 arch/i386/kernel/irq.h                      |   29 
 arch/i386/kernel/setup.c                    |    2 
 arch/i386/kernel/smp.c                      |   56 -
 arch/i386/kernel/traps.c                    |    8 
 arch/i386/lib/semaphore.S                   |    9 
 arch/m68k/config.in                         |    4 
 arch/mips/config.in                         |    2 
 arch/ppc/config.in                          |    2 
 drivers/block/genhd.c                       |   83 +
 drivers/block/ide-disk.c                    |   14 
 drivers/block/ide-probe.c                   |   46 -
 drivers/block/ide.h                         |    1 
 drivers/char/bttv.c                         |   11 
 drivers/char/bttv.h                         |    3 
 drivers/char/msp3400.c                      |    1 
 drivers/char/pc_keyb.c                      |  116 +-
 drivers/char/pc_keyb.h                      |    6 
 drivers/char/pty.c                          |    2 
 drivers/char/vt.c                           |   47 -
 drivers/misc/parport_ieee1284.c             |    2 
 drivers/net/Space.c                         |    2 
 drivers/net/defxx.c                         |   32 
 drivers/net/eepro100.c                      |    7 
 drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_epp.c           |    1 
 drivers/net/hostess_sv11.c                  |    4 
 drivers/net/ppp.c                           |    6 
 drivers/net/smc-ultra.c                     |    2 
 drivers/net/syncppp.c                       |   22 
 drivers/net/syncppp.h                       |    1 
 drivers/net/tlan.c                          |   42 
 drivers/net/z85230.c                        |   31 
 drivers/scsi/atp870u.c                      |    4 
 drivers/scsi/ide-scsi.c                     |   12 
 drivers/scsi/imm.c                          |   23 
 drivers/scsi/ncr53c8xx.c                    |    2 
 drivers/scsi/ppa.h                          |    2 
 drivers/scsi/qlogicfas.c                    |    4 
 drivers/scsi/sd.c                           |    4 
 drivers/sound/midi_synth.c                  |   17 
 drivers/sound/sb.h                          |    6 
 drivers/sound/sb_card.c                     |   14 
 drivers/sound/sb_ess.c                      |  210 ++--
 drivers/sound/sound_core.c                  |   10 
 drivers/sound/sys_timer.c                   |   13 
 fs/affs/inode.c                             |    2 
 fs/autofs/root.c                            |   11 
 fs/autofs/waitq.c                           |    6 
 fs/buffer.c                                 |   48 -
 fs/coda/sysctl.c                            |   11 
 fs/hfs/ChangeLog                            |   10 
 fs/hfs/catalog.c                            |   11 
 fs/hfs/file_hdr.c                           |   67 -
 fs/inode.c                                  |  125 +-
 fs/lockd/clntproc.c                         |   46 -
 fs/lockd/svc.c                              |    3 
 fs/lockd/svclock.c                          |   25 
 fs/lockd/svcproc.c                          |    2 
 fs/lockd/xdr.c                              |   50 -
 fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c                           |    2 
 fs/nfsd/vfs.c                               |    2 
 fs/open.c                                   |   13 
 fs/smbfs/file.c                             |   11 
 include/asm-i386/irq.h                      |   12 
 include/asm-i386/semaphore-helper.h         |   94 ++
 include/asm-i386/semaphore.h                |  144 ---
 include/linux/fs.h                          |    1 
 include/linux/lockd/lockd.h                 |    2 
 include/linux/lockd/xdr.h                   |   15 
 include/linux/sched.h                       |    8 
 include/linux/smb_fs.h                      |    2 
 include/linux/videodev.h                    |    2 
 include/net/sock.h                          |   31 
 include/net/tcp.h                           |    4 
 init/main.c                                 |    2 
 kernel/ksyms.c                              |    8 
 kernel/sched.c                              |  126 +-
 kernel/sysctl.c                             |   19 
 mm/filemap.c                                |  165 +++
 mm/vmscan.c                                 |   14 
 net/Makefile                                |    2 
 net/core/filter.c                           |  240 +++--
 net/core/skbuff.c                           |    6 
 net/core/sock.c                             |   61 -
 net/ipv4/af_inet.c                          |    4 
 net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c                    |    2 
 net/ipv4/icmp.c                             |    4 
 net/ipv4/ip_masq_mfw.c                      |    2 
 net/ipv4/ip_output.c                        |    2 
 net/ipv4/proc.c                             |    4 
 net/ipv4/tcp.c                              |    5 
 net/ipv4/tcp_input.c                        |   14 
 net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c                         |   37 
 net/ipv4/tcp_output.c                       |    9 
 net/ipv4/timer.c                            |    5 
 net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c                         |   24 
 net/ipx/af_ipx.c                            |   45 -
 net/netsyms.c                               |    3 
 net/sunrpc/svcsock.c                        |    9 
 scripts/Configure                           |   29 
 scripts/Menuconfig                          |   15 
 scripts/header.tk                           |   27 
 scripts/lxdialog/checklist.c                |    8 
 scripts/lxdialog/inputbox.c                 |    8 
 scripts/lxdialog/menubox.c                  |    8 
 scripts/lxdialog/msgbox.c                   |    8 
 scripts/lxdialog/textbox.c                  |    8 
 scripts/lxdialog/yesno.c                    |    8 
 scripts/tkgen.c                             |    5 
 scripts/tkparse.c                           |   19 
 scripts/tkparse.h                           |    8 
 scripts/ver_linux                           |    1 
 140 files changed, 3414 insertions, 1656 deletions

Linus Torvalds writes:

At about a week late due to various silly problems (davem crashed his disk
with the TCP fixes on it etc), it's out there. Go and have fun,

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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