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README
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This patchset is to be the 2.6 series of gentoo-sources.
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it is designed for cross-compatibility, fixes and stability, with performance and additional
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features/driver support being a second.
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Unless otherwise stated and marked as such, this kernel should be suitable for all environments.
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Patchset Numbering Scheme
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1XXX critical fixes
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1XX security
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3XX arch-compat
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9XX other
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2XXX driver related patches
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1XX network
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3XX raid/storage
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5XX graphics/sound
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7XX motherboard
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9XX other
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3XXX performance patches
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1XX cpu-task schedular & related
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3XX disk/memory/swap I/O and management
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5XX graphics/sound
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9XX other
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4XXX additional features.
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1XX network
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3XX raid/storage
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5XX graphics/sound
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7XX filesystem
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9XX other
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5XXX experimental patches
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1XX network
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3XX raid/storage
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5XX graphics/sound
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7XX filesystem
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9XX other
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Individual Patch Descriptions:
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Patch: 1300_ppc64-multilib.patch
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From: dostrow@gentoo.org
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Desc: PPC64 makefile fix for multilib stuff
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Patch: 1340_sparc-obp64-naming.patch
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From: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-sparc&m=110314220200915&w=2
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Desc: Fix OBP naming on some sparc systems
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Patch: 1360_sparc-kconfig-rework.patch
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From: eradicator@gentoo.org
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Desc: SPARC Kconfig updates
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Patch: 1361_sparc-kconfig-driver-rework.patch
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From: eradicator@gentoo.org
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Desc: SPARC Kconfig updates
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Patch: 1364_sparc-ffbh.patch
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From: Jeremy Huddleston <eradicator@gentoo.org>
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Desc: Add drivers/char/drm/ffb.h which got deleted in 2.6.11
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Patch: 1370_sparc-modpost_stt_reg.patch
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From: Fabio Massimo Di Nitto <fabbione@fabbione.net>
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Desc: Correct modpost to work with newer glibc on sparc
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Patch: 1399_sparc-U1-hme-lockup.patch
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From: sparc patch tarball
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Desc: Fix hme related lockup on u1s
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Patch: 4101_deprecate-sk98lin.patch
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From: dsd@gentoo.org
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Desc: Add a note suggesting users try skge
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Patch: 4300_via-vt6410.patch
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From: ide-dev-2.6
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Desc: Add support for VIA VT6410 IDE into vt82xx driver
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Patch: 4305_dm-bbr.patch
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From: EVMS 2.5.2
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Desc: Bad block relocation support for LiveCD users
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Patch: 4320_promise-pdc2037x.patch
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From: Jeff Garzik's libata-dev-2.6 tree
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Desc: Adds support for Promise 2037x SATA controllers which have PATA ports
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Patch: 4351_megaraid-compatibility.patch
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From: dsd@gentoo.org
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Desc: Allow both megaraid drivers to be built side-by-side
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Patch: 4500_fbsplash-0.9.2-r3.patch
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From: http://dev.gentoo.org/~spock
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Desc: Bootsplash successor by Michal Januszewski
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Patch: 4505_vesafb-tng-0.9-rc6-r2.patch
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From: http://dev.gentoo.org/~spock/projects/vesafb-tng/
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Desc: Updated vesafb driver for x86.
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Patch: 4705_squashfs-2.1.patch
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From: http://squashfs.sourceforge.net/
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Desc: driver to support squashfs filesystems. This will become increasingly
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popular for the livecd's
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Patch: 4900_speakup-20050622-dsd.patch
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From: http://www.linux-speakup.org
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Desc: Provides console speech for hard-of-sight users
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Patch: 4901_speakup-parport.patch
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From: dsd@gentoo.org
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Desc: Load parport after input, speakup fix.
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Patch: 4905_alpha-sysctl-uac.patch
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From:
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Desc: enable control of the unaligned access control policy from sysctl
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