--- genpatches-2.6/trunk/2.6.15/0000_README 2006/01/03 17:37:03 242 +++ genpatches-2.6/trunk/2.6.22-pre/0000_README 2007/07/09 01:58:24 1026 @@ -1,98 +1,64 @@ 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. +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. +Unless otherwise stated and marked as such, this kernel should be suitable for +all environments. Patchset Numbering Scheme -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -1XXX critical fixes - 1XX security - 3XX arch-compat - 9XX other -2XXX driver related patches - 1XX network - 3XX raid/storage - 5XX graphics/sound - 7XX motherboard - 9XX other -3XXX performance patches - 1XX cpu-task schedular & related - 3XX disk/memory/swap I/O and management - 5XX graphics/sound - 9XX other -4XXX additional features. - 1XX network - 3XX raid/storage - 5XX graphics/sound - 7XX filesystem - 9XX other -5XXX experimental patches - 1XX network - 3XX raid/storage - 5XX graphics/sound - 7XX filesystem - 9XX other - + +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: 1340_sparc-obp64-naming.patch -From: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-sparc&m=110314220200915&w=2 -Desc: Fix OBP naming on some sparc systems - -Patch: 1360_sparc-kconfig-depends.patch -From: eradicator@gentoo.org -Desc: Fix depends statements for some drivers - -Patch: 1362_sparc-kconfig-fb.patch -From: eradicator@gentoo.org -Desc: SPARC Kconfig cleanups to the framebuffer Kconfig - -Patch: 1399_sparc-U1-hme-lockup.patch -From: sparc patch tarball -Desc: Fix hme related lockup on u1s - -Patch: 4100_sky2-0.10.patch -From: netdev-2.6 tree -Desc: Driver for Marvell Yukon-2 ethernet adapters - -Patch: 4101_deprecate-sk98lin.patch -From: dsd@gentoo.org -Desc: Add a note suggesting users try skge +Patch: 2900_powernow-k8-acpi.patch +From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/178585 +Desc: Reduce confusion around powernow-k8 vs ACPI configuration -Patch: 4305_dm-bbr.patch +Patch: 4105_dm-bbr.patch From: EVMS 2.5.2 Desc: Bad block relocation support for LiveCD users -Patch: 4320_promise-pdc2037x.patch -From: Jeff Garzik's libata-dev-2.6 tree -Desc: Adds support for Promise 2037x SATA controllers which have PATA ports - -Patch: 4351_megaraid-compatibility.patch -From: dsd@gentoo.org -Desc: Allow both megaraid drivers to be built side-by-side - -Patch: 4500_fbsplash-0.9.2-r5.patch +Patch: 4200_fbsplash-0.9.2-r5.patch From: http://dev.gentoo.org/~spock Desc: Bootsplash successor by Michal Januszewski -Patch: 4505_vesafb-tng-1.0-rc1-r3.patch +Patch: 4205_vesafb-tng-1.0-rc2.patch From: http://dev.gentoo.org/~spock/projects/vesafb-tng/ Desc: Updated vesafb driver for x86. -Patch: 4705_squashfs-2.2.patch +Patch: 4300_squashfs-3.2.patch From: http://squashfs.sourceforge.net/ Desc: driver to support squashfs filesystems. -Patch: 4900_speakup-20051213.patch -From: dsd@gentoo.org from speakup cvs -Desc: Provides console speech to visually-impaired users - -Patch: 4905_alpha-sysctl-uac.patch +Patch: 4405_alpha-sysctl-uac.patch From: Desc: enable control of the unaligned access control policy from sysctl -