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Linux 3.8 Released

Posted by Unknown on from the busy-kernel-hackers dept.

diegocg writes "Linux kernel 3.8 has been released. This release includes support in Ext4 for embedding very small files in the inode, which greatly improves the performance for these files and saves some disk space. There is also a new Btrfs feature that allows for quick disk replacement, a new filesystem F2FS optimized for SSDs; support for filesystem mount, UTS, IPC, PID, and network namespaces for unprivileged users; accounting of kernel memory in the memory resource controller; journal checksums in XFS; an improved NUMA policy redesign; and, of course, the removal of support for 386 processors. Many small features and new drivers and fixes are also available. Here's the full list of changes."

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  1. Re:I'm confused by SJHillman · · Score: 4, Informative

    0.01 - 1991
    1.0 - 1994
    1.2 - 1955
    1.3 - 1995
    2.0 - 1996
    2.1 - 1996
    2.2 - 1999
    2.3 - 1999
    2.4 - 2001
    2.5 - 2001
    2.6 - 2003
    3.0 - 2011
    3.2 - 2012

    Of course, there were many smaller version numbers released in the meantime - 2.4.37.11 was released in 2011, ten years after 2.4.0.

  2. Re:still supports 32-bit Intel binaries by peppepz · · Score: 4, Informative

    Isn't it normal for any processor to have errata? There are currently 95 bugs listed for Ivy Bridge on Intel's site. There are 120 for Sandy Bridge.