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-2.6.28.1.patch From: http://www.kernel.org Desc: Linux 2.6.28.1 Patch: 1001_linux-2.6.28.2.patch From: http://www.kernel.org Desc: Linux 2.6.28.2 Patch: 1002_linux-2.6.28.3.patch From: http://www.kernel.org Desc: Linux 2.6.28.3 Patch: 1003_linux-2.6.28.4.patch From: http://www.kernel.org Desc: Linux 2.6.28.4 Patch: 1004_linux-2.6.28.5.patch From: http://www.kernel.org Desc: Linux 2.6.28.5 Patch: 1005_linux-2.6.28.6.patch From: http://www.kernel.org Desc: Linux 2.6.28.6 Patch: 1006_linux-2.6.28.7.patch From: http://www.kernel.org Desc: Linux 2.6.28.7 Patch: 1007_linux-2.6.28.8.patch From: http://www.kernel.org Desc: Linux 2.6.28.8 Patch: 1900_revert-ext3-wait-on-pending-commits.patch From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=257738 Desc: revert of wait on all pending commits in ext3_sync_fs patch Patch: 1905_fix-retval-journal-start-commit.patch From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=257738 Desc: Fix return value of journal_start_commit() Patch: 1910_j-list-lock-contention-fix.patch From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=262258 Desc: Fix journal commit callback to avoid lock contention Patch: 1915_ext4-automatically-allocate-delay-allocated-blocks-on-rename.patch From: Theodore Ts'o Desc: ext4: Automatically allocate delay allocated blocks on rename Patch: 1916_ext4-automatically-allocate-delay-allocated-blocks-on-close.patch From: Theodore Ts'o Desc: ext4: Automatically allocate delay allocated blocks on close Patch: 1917_ext4-add-EXT4_IOC_ALLOC_DA_BLKS-ioctl.patch From: Theodore Ts'o Desc: ext4: add EXT4_IOC_ALLOC_DA_BLKS ioctl Patch: 1918_ext4-fix-discard-of-inode-prealloc-space-with-delayed-allocation.patch From: Aneesh Kumar K.V Desc: ext4: Fix discard of inode prealloc space with delayed allocation Patch: 1920_write-sync-regression-fix.patch From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=263870 Desc: Fix for performance regression when WRITE_SYNC writes and writes submitted without sync flag caused excession idling in IO scheduler Patch: 1925_revert-null-dref-in-jbd2-journal-being-ordered-truncate.patch From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=263512 Desc: Revert null dereference check in jbd2_journal_being_ordered_truncate for ocfs2 Patch 2300_ppc-legacymem-anon-memory.patch From: https://bugs.gentoo.org/253149 Desc: Fix launching of X.org on some PPC platforms Patch: 2305_uninline-pci-ioremap-bar.patch From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/252488 Desc: Move some PCI code around to fix compilation on alpha Patch: 2310_usblp-status-polling.patch From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/251237 Desc: Fixes print hanging in some printers (e.g. Canon BJC-3000) Patch: 2400_iwl3945-adhoc-disconnect-fix.patch From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/254586 Desc: Fix adhoc disconnect issue in iwl3945 Patch: 2405_rt2x00-disable-hw-crypto.patch From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/262862 Desc: Fixes crashes caused by the rt61pci/rt73usb drivers by disabling HW crypto functionality. Patch: 2505_macpower-wrong-capacity.patch From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/250789 Desc: Fix capacity reported by Macpower hard drive Patch: 2510_pata-hpt366-boot-hang.patch From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/254793 Desc: Fix boot hang with pata_hpt366 driver Patch: 2900_IT8720-chipset-support-and-type-values-fix.patch From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=245625 Desc: Patch to retrieve sensor information from the IT8720 chipset and type values fixes Patch: 2910_makefile-cflags.patch From: http://www.kernel.org Desc: Disable invalid "can't wrap" optimzations for signed / pointers Patch: 4100_dm-bbr.patch From: EVMS 2.5.2 Desc: Bad block relocation support for LiveCD users Patch: 4200_fbcondecor-0.9.5.patch From: http://dev.gentoo.org/~spock Desc: Bootsplash successor by Michal Januszewski Patch: 4300_squashfs-3.3.patch From: http://squashfs.sourceforge.net/ Desc: driver to support squashfs filesystems. Patch: 4400_alpha-sysctl-uac.patch From: Tavis Ormandy and http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=217323 Desc: enable control of the unaligned access control policy from sysctl Patch: 4405_gspca-support-another-pac207.patch From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/256002 Desc: Add support for another PAC207 webcam