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-2.6.26.1.patch From: http://www.kernel.org Desc: Linux 2.6.26.1 Patch: 1001_linux-2.6.26.2.patch From: http://www.kernel.org Desc: Linux 2.6.26.2 Patch: 1002_linux-2.6.26.3.patch From: http://www.kernel.org Desc: Linux 2.6.26.3 Patch: 1003_linux-2.6.26.4.patch From: http://www.kernel.org Desc: Linux 2.6.26.4 Patch: 1004_linux-2.6.26.5.patch From: http://www.kernel.org Desc: Linux 2.6.26.5 Patch: 1005_linux-2.6.26.6.patch From: http://www.kernel.org Desc: Linux 2.6.26.6 Patch: 1006_linux-2.6.26.7.patch From: http://www.kernel.org Desc: Linux 2.6.26.6 Patch: 1007_linux-2.6.26.8.patch From: http://www.kernel.org Desc: Linux 2.6.26.8 Patch: 1500_unix-socket-oom.patch From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/249729 Desc: Fix AF_UNIX garbage collection security issue Patch: 1502_wan-sbni_ioctl-add-missing-capability-checks.patch From: http://www.kernel.org Desc: Adds missing capability checks in drivers/net/wan/sbni.c -> sbni_ioctl() Patch: 1505_inotify-watch-removal-race.patch From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/248754 Desc: Fix potential inotify security issue Patch: 1800_sched-disable-hrtick.patch From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/247453 Desc: Disable high-resolution scheduler ticks to avoid performance regression Patch: 1900_UTC-timestamp-option.patch From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/233307 Desc: Fix to add UTC timestamp option Patch: 1905_hfs-namelength-corruption.patch From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/246710 Desc: Fix hfs security issue with long catalog names Patch: 1910_hfsplus-unchecked-page-mapping.patch From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/245650 Desc: Fix hfsplus security issue with corrupted images Patch: 1915_hfsplus-buffer-overflow.patch From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/245650 Desc: Fix hfsplus potential buffer overflow Patch: 2300_btusb-quirks.patch From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/249523 Desc: Add device quirks to btusb driver Patch: 2500_pentax-k10d-wrong-capacity.patch From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/250406 Desc: Fix capacity reported by Pentax K10D camera Patch: 2505_macpower-wrong-capacity.patch From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/250789 Desc: Fix capacity reported by Macpower hard drive Patch: 2600_evdev-compat-ioctl-force-feedback.patch From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/214700 Desc: Fix evdev force feedback in 32-bit compat mode Patch: 2700_hda-asus-mic-input.patch From: http://bugs.gentoo.org/235732 Desc: Fix microphone input regression on Asus laptops Patch: 2900_linux-2.6.27-makefile.patch From: http://www.kernel.org Desc: Makefile patch Patch: 4105_dm-bbr.patch From: EVMS 2.5.2 Desc: Bad block relocation support for LiveCD users Patch: 4200_fbcondecor-0.9.4.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: 4405_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