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Improve Your GNU/Linux Experience With -mm Patches
An anonymous reader writes "Anyone interested in squeezing maximum performance out of their GNU/Linux operating system and willing to compile a new kernel will be interested in this KernelTrap article about Andrew Morton's -mm patchset. The patchset currently offers better stability and performance than the mainline 2.6.0-test kernel, as well as containing numerous functionality enhancements. Much of the additional functionality is described, as well as providing simple step by step installation instructions. Reading this article, one can certainly understand why Linux creator Linus Torvalds has chosen Andrew to soon become the 2.6 maintainer."
Yes, most of his stuff will make it into mainline, and in fact most of the things which have been tested out in -mm have already made it into mainline (hence why the -mm patchset doesn't increase in size constantly). The more experimental things stay behind until they are acceptable, and then he pushes them to Linus. Works well :-)
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