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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: 1001_linux-2.6.24.2.patch |
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From: http://www.kernel.org |
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Desc: Linux 2.6.24.2 |
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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: 1700_moduleparam.patch |
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From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/187175 |
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Desc: Fix GCC 4.2 compile failure on alpha/ia64/ppc64 |
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Patch: 1705_pegasos-vt8231-quirk.patch |
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From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/210455 |
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Desc: Fix 2.6.24 libata regression on Pegasos |
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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: 2300_pci-use-conf1.patch |
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From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/198810 |
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Desc: Fix boot hang on Intel Q35 chipset |
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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: 2405_sis190-eeprom-mac.patch |
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From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/207706 |
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Desc: Fix reading of MAC address in sis190 driver |
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Patch: 2500_arcmsr-dma-coherent-warnings.patch |
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From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/208493 |
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Desc: Fix warning flood when arcmsr is ran with archttp |
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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 |