README -------------------------------------------------------------------------- This patchset is to be the 2.6 series of gentoo-sources. It is designed for cross-compatibility, fixes and stability, with performance and additional features/driver support being a second. Unless otherwise stated and marked as such, this kernel should be suitable for all environments. Patchset Numbering Scheme -------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIXES 1000-1400 linux-stable 1400-1500 linux-stable queue 1500-1700 security 1700-1800 architecture-related 1800-1900 mm/scheduling/misc 1900-2000 filesystems 2000-2100 networking core 2100-2200 storage core 2200-2300 power management (ACPI, APM) 2300-2400 bus (USB, IEEE1394, PCI, PCMCIA, ...) 2400-2500 network drivers 2500-2600 storage drivers 2600-2700 input 2700-2900 media (graphics, sound, tv) 2900-3000 other 3000-4000 reserved FEATURES 4000-4100 network 4100-4200 storage 4200-4300 graphics 4300-4400 filesystem 4400-4500 other Individual Patch Descriptions: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patch: 1000_linux-2.6.22.1.patch From: www.kernel.org Desc: Linux 2.6.22.1 Patch: 2700_usbaudio-logitech-id.patch From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/184554 Desc: Another Logitech QuickCam snd-usb-audio ID Patch: 2900_powernow-k8-acpi.patch From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/178585 Desc: Reduce confusion around powernow-k8 vs ACPI configuration Patch: 4105_dm-bbr.patch From: EVMS 2.5.2 Desc: Bad block relocation support for LiveCD users Patch: 4200_fbsplash-0.9.2-r5.patch From: http://dev.gentoo.org/~spock Desc: Bootsplash successor by Michal Januszewski Patch: 4205_vesafb-tng-1.0-rc2.patch From: http://dev.gentoo.org/~spock/projects/vesafb-tng/ Desc: Updated vesafb driver for x86. Patch: 4300_squashfs-3.2.patch From: http://squashfs.sourceforge.net/ Desc: driver to support squashfs filesystems. Patch: 4405_alpha-sysctl-uac.patch From: Tavis Ormandy Desc: enable control of the unaligned access control policy from sysctl