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Linux Kernel 2.6.11 Released

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

Xpilot writes "Linus Torvalds has just announced the availability of the newest Linux kernel release, 2.6.11. The newest addition to Linux that's stirring up some excitement is the inclusion of Infiniband support. You can get it from the usual mirrors at http://kernel.org/mirrors."

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  1. infiniband? by Quasar1999 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    InfiniBand, which is derived from its underlying concept of "infinite bandwidth,"...

    Umm... I don't know about you... but that description didn't help me much... infinite bandwidth? What is this? How is this? How does linux get past physical hardware limitations that other os's can't?

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    1. Re:infiniband? by micromoog · · Score: 4, Insightful

      So what is it in non-marketing terms?

    2. Re:infiniband? by pomakis · · Score: 4, Insightful
      I think infinite bandwidth is more thatn a little misleading! but to take an excerpt from their marketing blurb "The first version of the specification for the technology was completed in October 2000 and the InfiniBand Trade Association is well on its way to establishing a new signaling rate specification beyond 100Gb/s"

      100Gb/s? Then they're almost there! I'm sure infinity isn't much bigger than that.

  2. ACPI suspend? by idlake · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Does ACPI suspend work on more laptops? Inability to suspend is a major problem with Linux on laptops right now, as there are more and more ACPI-only laptops. The situation is considerably worse compared to APM, in my experience.