Changes from 1.3.49 to 1.3.50
These changes are archived on ftp.crynwr.com:pub/kchanges
and http://www.crynwr.com/kchanges.
I cannot answer questions about Linux -- I merely summarize the kernel
patches after reading them. I try to make them useful to everyone,
but kernel hackers should take them with a grain of salt and read the
patches themselves. The patch file is patch-1.3.50.gz
These are from mec@treflan.shout.net (Michael Chastain)
[he might not want to answer questions about Linux either :) -russ]
- Documentation/devices.{tex,txt}: continuing improvements [H. Peter Anvin].
- arch/alpha/*: FPU emulator; continuing development (2684 lines).
- drivers/block/Config.in: ram disk is optional.
- drivers/scsi/53c7,8xx.c: reduce 'cannot get free page' messages on Linux 1.2.X.
- drivers/scsi/scsi.c: allow TEST_UNIT_READY and INQUIRY commands to timeout
early without causing resets.
- drivers/scsi/seagate.c: initialize irq and io_port properly.
- fs/buffer.c: bdflush() changes for the dynamic ramdisk [Paul Gortmaker].
- fs/isofs/inode.c: new 'check' option, 'strict' or 'relaxed', default 'strict'.
- fs/proc/array.c: new cmdline code.
- include/linux/fs.h: new 'readpage', 'writepage' in 'struct inode_operations'.
- init/main.c: launch bdflush from here, instead of the old syscall way.
- mm/filemap.c: big change.
- mm/memory.c: big change.