Changes from 1.3.63 to 1.3.64
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-1.3.64.gz
These are from mec@treflan.shout.net (Michael Chastain)
[he might not want to answer questions about Linux either :) -russ]
- Documentation/Configure.help: CONFIG_FAT_FS, CONFIG_VFAT_FS.
- Documentation/networking/arcnet{,-hardware}.txt: continuing development.
- arch/i386/kernel/ksyms.c: add dump_thread, dump_cpu.
- drivers/block/floppy.c: simplify conversion of obsolete ioctl's.
- drivers/block/ll_rw_block.c: increase NR_REQUEST from 16 to 64.
- drivers/block/rd.c: lower one printk to KERN_NOTICE.
- drivers/char/README.stallion: new doc [Greg Ungerer].
- drivers/char/istallion.c: experimental EISA board detection; many more
changes (1098 lines).
- drivers/net/arcnet.c: incorporated changes someone made to arcnet_setup
in 1.3.60; increased reset timeout to 3/10 of a second because some
cards are too slow; removed a useless delay from autoprobe stage 4;
if FAST_IFCONFIG is defined, don't reset the card during arcnet_open
but don't delay (thanks to Vojtech for the idea); if FAST_PROBE is
defined, don't bother to reset the card in autoprobe Stage 5 when
there is only one io port and one shmem left in the list (Vojtech);
checked the RECON flag last in the interrupt handler (when enabled)
so the flag will show up in "status" when reporting other errors;
moved "IRQ for unknown device" message to D_DURING; "transmit timed out"
and "not acknowledged" messages are now D_EXTRA; "transmit timed out"
messages now include destination station id; the virtual arc0e and
arc0s devices can now be disabled; SLOW_XMIT_COPY option so fast
computers don't hog the bus; finally redesigned autoprobe after
some discussion with Vojtech Pavlik; rearranged D_* debugging flags
slightly (2929 lines) [Avery Pennarun].
- drivers/scsi/aic7*: 3985 support; many more changes (6239 lines).
- drivers/scsi/scsi_syms.c: add scsi_mark_host_bus_reset.
- fs/proc/array.c: add PROC_MTAB.
- fs/vfat/namei.c: fix unterminated-string bug in 'base'.
- net/ipv4/rarp.c: kerneld support.