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Linux Kernel 2.6.31 Released

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

diegocgteleline.es writes "The Linux kernel v2.6.31 has been released. Besides the desktop improvements and USB 3.0 support mentioned some days ago, there is an equivalent of FUSE for character devices that can be used for proxying OSS sound through ALSA, new tools for using hardware performance counters, readahead improvements, ATI Radeon KMS, Intel's Wireless Multicomm 3200 support, gcov support, a memory checker and a memory leak detector, a reimplementation of inotify and dnotify on top of a new filesystem notification infrastructure, btrfs improvements, support for IEEE 802.15.4, IPv4 over Firewire, new drivers and small improvements. The full list of changes can be found here."

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  1. Does it support by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Does it support first post?

    1. Re:Does it support by PincushionMan · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      No, but it insures those that try to get first end up last.