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Kernel 2.4.17 Out

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the download-compile-reboot-repeat dept.

ThatComputerGuy writes "Linux kernel 2.4.17 is final, with a lot of fixes/updates. Check out the huge changelog. If you're on a desktop machine, you should try using RML's preempt patch, it definitely helps response times."

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  1. New Maintainer by krackbebe · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Looks like the new kernel maintainer is really working out. I enjoy seeing these kind of detailed changelogs, to determine whether there is anything critical enough to upgrade my system.

    Seems like Alan and Linux lately haven't been all that hot about doing the drudge detail work. This arrangement seems to be the best solution for everyone.

    1. Re:New Maintainer by krmt · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Yeah, and after all the flack everyone gave him here for being terse with his interview, it's great to see his changelog speaking for him instead. Much kudos.

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      "I may not have morals, but I have standards."

  2. Re:AMD K7 SSE by Algorithm+wrangler · · Score: 4, Insightful

    SSE requires some extra effort on the OS on context-switch, since the SSE registeres are not normally saved/restored (they are only available on SSE-enabled CPUs). So SSE has been unusable on K7 up until now since you might have your programs screwed up by a context switch.

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  3. Re:patch mirror by hpa · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If so, he would have to possess the kernel.org secret keys. If he does, we have some really nasty security problems that we didn't know about :-/

    This isn't just an md5sum, it's a gpg signature. You can verify it as long as you have the public key, which is widely available.