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Mirrored linux.kernel.2.1 (ftp.cs.helsinki.fi:/pub/Software/Linux/Kernel/v2.1 -> /home/ftp/pub/linux/kernel/v2.1) can't do without the kernel BETAS either @ Sat Nov 23 02:54:20 IST 1996
Got linux-2.1.12.tar.gz 6333665
Got patch-2.1.12.gz 59776
Got LATEST-IS-2.1.12 0
unlink /home/ftp/pub/linux/kernel/v2.1/LATEST-IS-2.1.11


Linux 2.1.12 patch - patch-2.1.12.gz  

    m68K (Amiga) Updates (several!) 
    IDE Probe Update 
    TULIP Driver Fix 
    Added Aurora64V+ and Trio64UV+ to PCI Detection. 
    Update to Low-level driver for EATA/DMA SCSI host adapters. Added
	support for EATA 2.0C, PCI, multichannel and wide SCSI. 
    Fixed NCR5380 - added 'EXTRA' check into pread function which fixes
	lockups on some machines. 
    Fixed security hole in SCSI ioctl code. 
    Updated UltraStor 14F/34F SCSI host driver. Added multichannel
	support. 
    Updated kernel JAVA Support. 
    Updated NFS Root code. 
    Fixed group permissions problem introduced in 2.1.11. 
    Fixed problems with modules introduced in 2.1.11. 
    Updated shared memory handling. 
    Updated AX.25 Code. 
    Improved oversize packet detection. 
    Updates to IPv6 Code - Fixed /proc info > pagesize. 
    NETROM Updates. 
    Updated ROSE Driver. 

  Linux 2.1.11 patch - patch-2.1.11.gz  

    Added IP Firewal Netlink - Allows first 128 bytes of each packet to be
	monitored to look for attacks, etc. 
    Fix to loop driver. 
    Fix to cm206 CD-ROM Driver. 
    Update to cyclades serial driver to use new put_user() calls. 
    Update to Stallion Serial Driver to use new memory management
	routines. 
    Update to RISCOM Serial Driver to use new memory management routines. 
    Updates to ISDN Sub System. 
    Update to 3COM 3c505 Ethernet Driver. 
    Update to 8390 Ethernet Driver to use the software multicast filter. 
    Added device driver to support the Digital Equipment FDDI EISA and PCI
	controller families. 
    Update to Loopback Driver - fixed some potential hangs under exteme
	circumstances. 
    Update to several Net drivers to new memory management routines. 
    Update to low-level SCSI driver. 
    Fix to uaccess.h - new strncpy_from_user() call. 
    socket driver update 
    Appletalk fix. 
    Several low level updates to new memory management routines. 
    Fixes for IPv6. 
    Updates to NET/ROM code - POSIX updates.