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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
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and additional features/driver support being a second.
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Unless otherwise stated and marked as such, this kernel should be suitable for
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all environments.
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Patchset Numbering Scheme
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FIXES
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1000-1400 linux-stable
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1400-1500 linux-stable queue
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1500-1700 security
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1700-1800 architecture-related
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1800-1900 mm/scheduling/misc
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1900-2000 filesystems
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2000-2100 networking core
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2100-2200 storage core
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2200-2300 power management (ACPI, APM)
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2300-2400 bus (USB, IEEE1394, PCI, PCMCIA, ...)
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2400-2500 network drivers
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2500-2600 storage drivers
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2600-2700 input
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2700-2900 media (graphics, sound, tv)
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2900-3000 other
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3000-4000 reserved
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FEATURES
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4000-4100 network
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4100-4200 storage
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4200-4300 graphics
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4300-4400 filesystem
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4400-4500 other
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Individual Patch Descriptions:
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Patch: 1000_linux-2.6.24.1.patch
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From: http://www.kernel.org
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Desc: Linux 2.6.24.1
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Patch: 1900_xfs-file-readdir-oops.patch
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From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/208404
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Desc: Fix XFS crash condition
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Patch: 2100_sd-sr-medium-detection.patch
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From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/196879
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Desc: Add early medium-not-present detection in sr/sd drivers
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Patch: 2101_sr-follow-tray-status.patch
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From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/196879
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Desc: Fix CDROM_DRIVE_STATUS ioctl implementation
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Patch: 2102_sr-test-unit-ready.patch
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From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/196879
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Desc: Fix TEST_UNIT_READY for medium detection
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Patch: 2400_e1000e-crc-stripping.patch
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From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/209235
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Desc: Fix e1000e bridging issue
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Patch: 1400_vmsplice-user-pointer.patch
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From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/209460
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Desc: Fix another vmsplice() security issue
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Patch: 1500_get-zero-user-pages.patch
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From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/209460
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Desc: Preventative measure against future vmsplice-like security issues
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Patch: 4105_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: 4200_fbcondecor-0.9.4.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: 4300_squashfs-3.3.patch
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From: http://squashfs.sourceforge.net/
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Desc: driver to support squashfs filesystems.
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Patch: 4400_echo-ctrl-c.patch
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From: Joe Peterson <lavajoe@gentoo.org>
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Desc: Echo ^C on Ctrl-C events to match other unixes
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Patch: 4401_ixany-interrupt-signal.patch
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From: Joe Peterson <lavajoe@gentoo.org>
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Desc: Bugfix for patch 4400
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Patch: 4405_alpha-sysctl-uac.patch
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From: Tavis Ormandy <taviso@gentoo.org>
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Desc: enable control of the unaligned access control policy from sysctl
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