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3 | This patchset is to be the 2.6 series of gentoo-sources. |
3 | This patchset is to be the 2.6 series of gentoo-sources. |
4 | it is designed for cross-compatibility, fixes and stability, with performance and additional |
4 | It is designed for cross-compatibility, fixes and stability, with performance |
5 | features/driver support being a second. |
5 | and additional features/driver support being a second. |
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7 | Unless otherwise stated and marked as such, this kernel should be suitable for all environments. |
7 | Unless otherwise stated and marked as such, this kernel should be suitable for |
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8 | all environments. |
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10 | Patchset Numbering Scheme |
11 | Patchset Numbering Scheme |
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12 | 1XXX critical fixes |
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13 | 1XX security |
14 | FIXES |
14 | 3XX arch-compat |
15 | 1000-1400 linux-stable |
15 | 9XX other |
16 | 1400-1500 linux-stable queue |
16 | 2XXX driver related patches |
17 | 1500-1700 security |
17 | 1XX network |
18 | 1700-1800 architecture-related |
18 | 3XX raid/storage |
19 | 1800-1900 mm/scheduling/misc |
19 | 5XX graphics/sound |
20 | 1900-2000 filesystems |
20 | 7XX motherboard |
21 | 2000-2100 networking core |
21 | 9XX other |
22 | 2100-2200 storage core |
22 | 3XXX performance patches |
23 | 2200-2300 power management (ACPI, APM) |
23 | 1XX cpu-task schedular & related |
24 | 2300-2400 bus (USB, IEEE1394, PCI, PCMCIA, ...) |
24 | 3XX disk/memory/swap I/O and management |
25 | 2400-2500 network drivers |
25 | 5XX graphics/sound |
26 | 2500-2600 storage drivers |
26 | 9XX other |
27 | 2600-2700 input |
27 | 4XXX additional features. |
28 | 2700-2900 media (graphics, sound, tv) |
28 | 1XX network |
29 | 2900-3000 other |
29 | 3XX raid/storage |
30 | 3000-4000 reserved |
30 | 5XX graphics/sound |
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31 | 7XX filesystem |
32 | FEATURES |
32 | 9XX other |
33 | 4000-4100 network |
33 | 5XXX experimental patches |
34 | 4100-4200 storage |
34 | 1XX network |
35 | 4200-4300 graphics |
35 | 3XX raid/storage |
36 | 4300-4400 filesystem |
36 | 5XX graphics/sound |
37 | 4400-4500 other |
37 | 7XX filesystem |
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38 | 9XX other |
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40 | Individual Patch Descriptions: |
39 | Individual Patch Descriptions: |
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43 | Patch: 1340_sparc-obp64-naming.patch |
42 | Patch: 1000_linux-2.6.30.1.patch |
44 | From: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-sparc&m=110314220200915&w=2 |
43 | From: http://www.kernel.org |
45 | Desc: Fix OBP naming on some sparc systems |
44 | Desc: Linux 2.6.30.1 |
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47 | Patch: 1360_sparc-kconfig-depends.patch |
46 | Patch: 1001_linux-2.6.30.2.patch |
48 | From: eradicator@gentoo.org |
47 | From: http://www.kernel.org |
49 | Desc: Fix depends statements for some drivers |
48 | Desc: Linux 2.6.30.2 |
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51 | Patch: 1362_sparc-kconfig-fb.patch |
50 | Patch: 1002_linux-2.6.30.3.patch |
52 | From: eradicator@gentoo.org |
51 | From: http://www.kernel.org |
53 | Desc: SPARC Kconfig cleanups to the framebuffer Kconfig |
52 | Desc: Linux 2.6.30.3 |
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55 | Patch: 1399_sparc-U1-hme-lockup.patch |
54 | Patch: 1003_linux-2.6.30.4.patch |
56 | From: sparc patch tarball |
55 | From: http://www.kernel.org |
57 | Desc: Fix hme related lockup on u1s |
56 | Desc: Linux 2.6.30.4 |
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59 | Patch: 4100_sky2-0.10.patch |
58 | Patch: 1004_linux-2.6.30.5.patch |
60 | From: netdev-2.6 tree |
59 | From: http://www.kernel.org |
61 | Desc: Driver for Marvell Yukon-2 ethernet adapters |
60 | Desc: Linux 2.6.30.5 |
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63 | Patch: 4101_deprecate-sk98lin.patch |
62 | Patch: 1510_hid-move-deref-below-null-test.patch |
64 | From: dsd@gentoo.org |
63 | From: http://lwn.net/Articles/342440/ |
65 | Desc: Add a note suggesting users try skge |
64 | Desc: HID: Move dereferences below a NULL test |
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66 | Patch: 1700_empty-ipi-check.patch |
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67 | From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=273936 |
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68 | Desc: Fixes freezes caused by careless IPI sends on some x86 setups |
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70 | Patch: 2500_ide-cd-handle-fragmented-patckets.patch |
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71 | From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=274182 |
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72 | Desc: ide-cd: handle fragmented packet commands gracefully |
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74 | Patch: 2900_makefile-no-delete-null-pointer-checks-fix.patch |
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75 | From: http://www.kernel.org |
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76 | Desc: Add compiler flag to not remove useless null ptr checks on optimization |
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78 | Patch: 2910_add-sysrq-h-needs-errno-h-include.patch |
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79 | From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=283812 |
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80 | Desc: linux/sysrq.h needs linux/errno.h |
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67 | Patch: 4305_dm-bbr.patch |
82 | Patch: 4100_dm-bbr.patch |
68 | From: EVMS 2.5.2 |
83 | From: EVMS 2.5.2 |
69 | Desc: Bad block relocation support for LiveCD users |
84 | Desc: Bad block relocation support for LiveCD users |
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71 | Patch: 4320_promise-pdc2037x.patch |
86 | Patch: 4202_fbcondecor-0.9.6.patch |
72 | From: Jeff Garzik's libata-dev-2.6 tree |
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73 | Desc: Adds support for Promise 2037x SATA controllers which have PATA ports |
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75 | Patch: 4351_megaraid-compatibility.patch |
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76 | From: dsd@gentoo.org |
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77 | Desc: Allow both megaraid drivers to be built side-by-side |
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79 | Patch: 4500_fbsplash-0.9.2-r5.patch |
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80 | From: http://dev.gentoo.org/~spock |
87 | From: http://dev.gentoo.org/~spock |
81 | Desc: Bootsplash successor by Michal Januszewski |
88 | Desc: Bootsplash successor by Michal Januszewski |
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83 | Patch: 4505_vesafb-tng-1.0-rc1-r3.patch |
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84 | From: http://dev.gentoo.org/~spock/projects/vesafb-tng/ |
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85 | Desc: Updated vesafb driver for x86. |
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87 | Patch: 4705_squashfs-2.2.patch |
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88 | From: http://squashfs.sourceforge.net/ |
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89 | Desc: driver to support squashfs filesystems. |
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91 | Patch: 4900_speakup-20060103.patch |
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92 | From: dsd@gentoo.org from speakup cvs |
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93 | Desc: Provides console speech to visually-impaired users |
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95 | Patch: 4905_alpha-sysctl-uac.patch |
90 | Patch: 4400_alpha-sysctl-uac.patch |
96 | From: |
91 | From: Tavis Ormandy <taviso@gentoo.org> and http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=217323 |
97 | Desc: enable control of the unaligned access control policy from sysctl |
92 | Desc: Enable control of the unaligned access control policy from sysctl |
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