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nu???
package=linux.kernel.testing ftp.kernel.org:/pub/linux/kernel/testing ->
/home/ftp/pub/linux/kernel/testing
Got pre-patch-2.0.31-6.gz 944159
(ahhh!! hide behind something! it's going to explode!)
package=linux.kernel.2.1 ftp.kernel.org:/pub/linux/kernel/v2.1 ->
/home/ftp/pub/linux/kernel/v2.1
Got linux-2.1.50.tar.gz 8485996
Got patch-2.1.50 105648
Got LATEST-IS-2.1.50 0
hmmm... (changes in the beta line since 2.1.45, the great dcache bug)
note, this list is edited down to show only highlights, the full list is
at http://www.linuxhq.com/kpatch21.html
Linux 2.1.50 patch - patch-2.1.50.gz (Aug 14, 1997)
IDE Driver code fix.
Added more PCI device detection.
Updated AIC7xxx SCSI Driver.
Fixed typo in ncr53c8xx SCSI Driver.
Updated autofs code.
Additional dcache() Fixes.
File system code updates.
MS-DOS File system update.
Linux 2.1.49 patch - patch-2.1.49.gz (Aug 11, 1997)
Code fix for PLIP driver.
Code fix for NE2000 driver.
AIC7xxx SCSI Driver Update / Fixes.
dcache() Code cleanups / fixes.
ext2 File system updates - Improved error detection and reporting.
Updated inode handling; sync_inodes by device, using a per super-block
dirty list for efficiency.
fixed the random sizes that programs like `du' report when invoked on
files on a CD-ROM
Linux 2.1.48 patch - patch-2.1.48.gz (Aug 4, 1997)
Several dcache and dentry Fixes.
Updated Adaptec AIC7xxx SCSI Driver.
Added support for accessing non-volatile memory in real-time clock.
Can now disable parport support with lp=0 or lp=
PS/2 Aux Driver Updates / Fixes.
Parport Fixes.
Quota Fix - fixed condition where user and group quotas got mixed up.
FAT File System fixes
NFS File System fixes
ROM File System fixes
UFS File System fixes
VFAT fixes
System scheduler update
IPv4 and IPv6 Code updates
Linux 2.1.47 patch - patch-2.1.47.gz (Jul 24, 1997)
Extended memory detection scheme updated to avoid loadlin confusion.
Small fix to Parallel Port code to compile properly.
Added Parport support to lp driver.
Fix for stalls with Intel Ethernet Express.
More dcache fixes.
MS-DOS Filesystem fixes for new inode handling.
Updates to ROMFS.
Fixed a memory leak in memory management system.
Cleaned up the kernel initialization messages.
Linux 2.1.46 patch - patch-2.1.46.gz (Jul 19, 1997)
Updates to inode handling.
Create / Init a private struct file for each dentry.
Linux 2.1.45 patch - patch-2.1.45.gz (Jul 16, 1997)
Added Joystick driver for i386.
WAN Router Updates:
UDP port for multiple boards (Frame relay, PPP)
ontinuous Transmission of Configure Request Packet for PPP (this
support is only added for 508 cards)
Connection Timeout for PPP changed from 900 to 0
Flow Control for multiple boards and multiple channels (Frame
Relay)
Implemented user-readable status and statistics via /proc
filesystem
Added detection of AMD K5/K6 Model CPU's.
Updated memory manager fault handler.
Fixed lp driver to work as module.
Updated PS/2 Auxiallry driver - better initialization.
Major update to SDLA Driver.
Updates to Traffic Shaper code.
Update to Sun SparcStation console support.
Updates to AF File System; Extension block caches are now allocated on
demand instead of when a file is opened, as files can be read and
written without opening them (e.g. the loopback device does this).
Major cleanups and fixes to dcache() code.
Major cleanups and fixes to inode handling.