Alan Cox: Linux 2.4.9-ac16

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Alan Cox újabb kernelpatchet adott ki. A mostani folt a 2.4.9 -es Linux kernelhez lehet hasznos.Alan Cox az egyik legismertebb kernelhacker. Az elsődleges fejlesztője volt a Linux hálózati stack -nak, ezenkívül közreműködött olyan területeken mint a VNC, MMU-less palmpilot Linux portolása a GNOME projectbe. Alan Cox patch -ei rendszerint bekerülnek a következő stabil kernelekbe. A jelenlegi stabil kernel javítófoltja a 2.4.9-ac16.



Letöltés:


http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/alan/linux-2.4/2.4.9/patch-2.4.9-ac16.gz




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Változások:

* Update the VM to Rik's latest bits

* Merge asorted minor bugfixes

* Merge initial speakup hooks

2.4.9-ac16

o Fix VM breakage from my merge error (Rik van Riel)

o Shmem race fixs (Hugh Dickins)

o Improve scan_swap_map optimisiations (Hugh Dickins)

o Fix swapoff race (Hugh Dickins)

o Fix add to swap cache race (Hugh Dickins)

o Remove the PG_swap_cache bit (Hugh Dickins)

o Remove unused functions (Hugh Dickins)

o Remove unused argument from get_swap_page (Hugh Dickins)

o Make use of exclusive_swap_page when we can (Hugh Dickins)

o Make swap almost ready to lose BKL (Hugh Dickins)

o Add initial pieces for EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL (me)
| kernel symbols for GPL only use

o smc-ircc module inits (Keith Owens)

o Update the hp100 driver (Jaroslav Kysela)

o Update kernel-doc for struct and enum (Tim Jansen)

o Fix mac89x0 skb->len poking (David Weinehall)

o Big chunk of MODULE_LICENSE updates (Arjan van de Ven)

o Add the tainting proc hook (Keith Owens)

o Nand flash driver build fixes (David Woodhouse)

o Fix self-parenting problems in clone properly (Dave McCracken)

o CPIA camera fix (Michael Marxmeier)

o USB serial fixes (Greg Kroah-Hartmann)

o Fix cisco hdlc protocol for isdn (Bjoern Zeeb)

o Further tunnel driver fixes (Taral)

o ISDN isar driver small fix (Karsten Keil)

o Further sscanf fixes (Paul)

o Fix iph5526 clash with ptrace namespace (Dave Jones)

o First block of block device updates from Al (Al Viro)

o Fix atm ioctl bug (Mitchel Blank)

o ISAPnP updates (Jaroslav Kysela)

o Merge IBM MWave support (Paul Schroeder)

o ISDN return value fixes (Andrew Morton)

o Add Acerscan 1240ut to the USB scanners (Morgan Collins)

o Fix init includes for aironet4500 (Keith Packard)

o Fix GART docs to reference DRI not utah (Robet Love)

o Reiserfs speed ups (Chris Mason)

o Maestro init fixups (Adam J Richter)

o Lock function cleanup (Trond Myklebust)

o Make the DRM options clearer (Keith Owens)

o Add compiler.h from 2.4.10
o Update ns83820 driver (Ben LaHaise)