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Linux 3.12 Merge Window Closes With Release of Linux 3.12-rc1

Posted by timothy on from the just-in-time-for-the-next-big-thing dept.

hypnosec writes "Linus Torvalds has released Linux 3.12-rc1, marking the first major development in over two weeks for the forthcoming successor of the Linux 3.11 kernel. Announcing the closure of the 3.12 merge window, Torvalds said in the release announcement that the window was fairly normal. Dissecting the updates, he noted that 73 percent of them are related to drivers, 12 percent related to architecture updates, and 6 percent related to file systems. ... Torvalds liked the 'scalability improvements that got merged this time around.' Torvalds also mentioned the tty layer locking getting resolved, and work on dentry refcount scalability."

12 of 47 comments (clear)

  1. Its happening again! by jellomizer · · Score: 4, Insightful

    A Slashdot post for every minor release of the Linux kernel.
    I was ok with Linux Kernel 3.11, as it kinda made fun of the Popular Windows 3.11 version.
    Also when Linux lost his stuff when his Hard Drive died.
    But to fill stories with every Minor release, it gets kinda silly.

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    1. Re:Its happening again! by drinkypoo · · Score: 4, Insightful

      I was ok with Linux Kernel 3.11, as it kinda made fun of the Popular Windows 3.11 version.

      I think I speak for everyone here at Slashdot when I say that it's a massive relief that you were OK with Slashdot reporting on Linux Kernel 3.11.

      However, I'm sure you don't speak for everyone here on Slashdot when you complain about kernel release news. More than a few of us are interested in such things, and would like to discuss the releases here on Slashdot, preferably with a minimum of whining. You've already used up the quota here...

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  2. Re:first by smittyoneeach · · Score: 2

    Not yet, and that could be a real blocker for 2014 being the year that linux conquers the desktop.

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  3. I must be tired by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I looked at the headline and thought it said Linux was to merge with Windows

    1. Re:I must be tired by DougOtto · · Score: 2

      Not without, at least, dinner and drinks.

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    2. Re:I must be tired by Aboroth · · Score: 2

      Man you must be tired!

      It's pretty cool that Linux is now able to close windows.

  4. nothing noteworthy by Cyko_01 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    so let me get this straight. linus says this release is "fairly normal" (ie. nothing special), and someone thought "hey I should post this to slashdot!"?

    1. Re:nothing noteworthy by Atzanteol · · Score: 2

      What's more amazing is that somebody then thought "that's so outrageous I need to post a complaint about it!"

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  5. I'm a fanboi and I agree by raymorris · · Score: 2

    I've been accused of being a Linux fanboy and even I agree.

    Of course, I've also been accused of being a Microsoft shill and an Oracle shill. I AM a Linux kernel dev, barely, so yeah, that qualifies me as being a fan, I suppose.

    * My name is in the kernel CHANGELOG exactly once.

    1. Re:I'm a fanboi and I agree by clickclickdrone · · Score: 5, Funny

      >* My name is in the kernel CHANGELOG exactly once.
      "Fixed the bit Ray M broke"

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  6. Re:Is it true they removed host file support? by petermgreen · · Score: 3, Informative

    Host files have nothing to do with the kernel. Name resoloution on linux is handled by userland libraries.

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  7. Re:Huh? by the_cosmocat · · Score: 2

    dentry is for "directory entry". To do really simple, it's a little struct that describe a file : his name and a pointer toward an i-node containing the datas of the file