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Linux 3.18 Released, Lockup Bug Still Present

Posted by samzenpus on from the check-it-out dept.

jones_supa writes As anticipated, Linus Torvalds officially released Linux 3.18. The new version is now out there, though that nasty lockup issue has still yet to be resolved. Dave Jones is nearing the end of dissecting the issue, but since it also affects Linux 3.17 and not too many people seem to get hit by the lockups, Linus Torvalds decided to go ahead and do the 3.18 release on schedule. Linus was also concerned that dragging out the 3.18 release would then complicate the Linux 3.19 merge window due to the holidays later this month. Now the Linux 3.19 kernel merge window is open for two weeks of exciting changes.

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  1. Linux on the desktop by nwf · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is just the sort of bug to get people to adopt Linux on the desktop, since it will be more similar to what they expect from Windows.

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    I don't know, but it works for me.