Linux 3.6 Released

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Posted by samzenpus on Monday October 1, 2012 @03:00AM from the brand-new dept.

diegocg writes "Linux 3.6 has been released. It includes new features in Btrfs: subvolume quotas, quota groups and snapshot diffs (aka 'send/receive'). It also includes support for suspending to disk and memory at the same time, a TCP 'Fast Open' mode, a 'TCP small queues' feature to fight bufferbloat; support for safe swapping over NFS/NBD, better Ext4 quota support, support for the PCIe D3cold power state; and VFIO, which allows safe access from guest drivers to bare-metal host devices. Here's the full changelog."

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I Use Linux 3.6 by o5770 · 2012-10-01 03:00 · Score: 5, Funny

While the new features like quota groups, snapshot diffs and tcp "fast open" are great, what's really bothering this version is its tendency to
1. Re:I Use Linux 3.6 by Anonymous Coward · 2012-10-01 03:03 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Completely agree. I remember when a new Linux release was about a solid, compact code base. Now it's all about optimising for specific interests even at the expense of
2. Re:I Use Linux 3.6 by Anonymous Coward · 2012-10-01 03:04 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  While the new features like quota groups, snapshot diffs and tcp "fast open" are great, what's really bothering this version is its tendency to
  ...core dump? ;)
  I kid, I kid!
3. Re:I Use Linux 3.6 by Dave+Whiteside · 2012-10-01 03:12 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  press the preview and submit buttons before crashing you mean
  
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  who where what when now?
4. Re:I Use Linux 3.6 by larry+bagina · 2012-10-01 03:16 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  bugs TCP fast think reassemble are in I there code the
  
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  Do you even lift?
  These aren't the 'roids you're looking for.
5. Re:I Use Linux 3.6 by TheGratefulNet · 2012-10-01 04:17 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  come on, finish the sentence. don't leave us hang
  
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  "It is now safe to switch off your computer."
6. Re:I Use Linux 3.6 by organgtool · 2012-10-01 08:07 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  While the new features like quota groups, snapshot diffs and tcp "fast open" are great, what's really bothering this version is its tendency to
  click the Submit button on Slashdot before crashing?
Thin clients rejoice! by Anonymous Coward · 2012-10-01 03:09 · Score: 5, Funny

Swap over NFS is something I've been waiting a long time for =)
Re:Please explain by Metabolife · 2012-10-01 06:10 · Score: 5, Funny

It's really quite simple. The parent and grandparent are simply implying that
Re:Please explain by sgage · 2012-10-01 08:11 · Score: 5, Funny

There once was a man from Lahore,
whose limericks stopped at line four.
When asked why this was,
he said just because