Changes from 1.3.69 to 1.3.70
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-1.3.70.gz
These are from mec@treflan.shout.net (Michael Chastain)
[he might not want to answer questions about Linux either :) -russ]
- Documentation/Configure.help: reformat some entries; remove CONFIG_SELECTION
[Axel Boldt].
- Documentation/devices.{tex,txt}: continuing development [H. Peter Anvin].
- arch/alpha/kernel/alcor.c: code common to all ALCOR chips [David A Rusling].
- arch/alpha/kernel/irq.c: SA_SHIRQ; add dev_id to irq function parameters.
- arch/i386/kernel/irq.c: SA_SHIRQ; add dev_id to irq function parameters.
- arch/i386/kernel/smp.c: support P6; other changes.
- arch/mips/kernel/irq.c: SA_SHIRQ; add dev_id to irq function parameters.
- arch/ppc/kernel/irq.c: SA_SHIRQ; add dev_id to irq function parameters.
- arch/sparc/kernel/irq.c: SA_SHIRQ; add dev_id to irq function parameters.
- drivers/block/cmd640.c: add 'QUANTUM LIGHTNING 540A' to readahead_black_list.
- drivers/block/ide.c: fixed non-IDE check for too many physical heads;
remove real_devices kludge.
- drivers/block/ide_modes.h: add 'QUANTUM LIGHTNING 540A' to ide_pio_blacklist.
- drivers/block/triton.c: add 'Maxtor 71260 AT' to good_dma_drives.
- drivers/net/3c503.c: fix up PIO interface for efficient operation
[rjohnson@analogic.com].
- drivers/net/ewrk3.c: fix IRQ set up problem.
- drivers/scsi/sd_ioctl.c: support BLKRAGET.
- kernel/sys.c: change return type of sys_times from int to long.
- net/appletalk/aarp.c: aarp_send_ddp: check for localtalk first.
- net/appletalk/ddp.c: routing and /proc fixes [Christer Weinigel].
- net/ethernet/eth.c: better rebuild header message [Christer Weinigel].
- net/ipv4/icmp.c: fix bug in 216, 128 mtu.