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[News] Linux 2.6.31 Reaches Its Last Release Candidate (Probably)

  • Subject: [News] Linux 2.6.31 Reaches Its Last Release Candidate (Probably)
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:35:26 +0100
  • Followup-to: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
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Linux 2.6.31-rc9

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| I know I said I'd just release the final 2.6.31 when I was done diving,  but 
| there were more pull requests while I was away than I'm comfortable with at 
| this stage. So I'm doing an -rc9 to let it simmer for a couple of days and 
| get some last-minute testing before doing the final release.
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http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=125219489922153&w=2


Recent:

Linux 2.6.31 Kernel Is Ready With -RC8 Release

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| The Linux 2.6.31 kernel brings ATI kernel mode-setting support for the R500
| (Radeon X1000) graphics cards and earlier as a staging driver, TTM GPU 
| memory
| management support as part of the ATI KMS push, adds support for USB 3.0, a
| performance counter subsystem, new hardware drivers, and other changes.
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http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NzQ4Ng

Kernel Improvements, Controversies Will Be Focus of Roundtable

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| I think the next releases of GNOME and KDE are pushing us much farther along
| towards the leading edge here, and I'm interested to see what actually
| emerges as viable technology for the next generation of user interfaces.
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http://ldn.linuxfoundation.org/blog-entry/kernel-improvements-controversies-
will-be-focus-roundtable


Linux 2.6.31-rc6

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| Lots of small fixes all over, spread out fairly evenly (50% drivers,  and
| roughly 10% each in arch, fs, kernel, tools/perf, "rest"). And things  do
| seem to be calming down, because outside of some further i915 displayport
| patches and a couple of perf-counter patches, almost all of them are pretty
| dang small.
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http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=125020668308465&w=2
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