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| Linux 3.5 released |
| By special contributor diegocg on 2012-07-22 19:09:08 |
| Linux kernel 3.5 has been released. New features include support for metadata checksums in Ext4, userspace probes for performance profiling with systemtap/perf, a simple sandboxing mechanism that can filter syscalls, a new network queue management algorithm designed to fight bufferbloat, support for checkpointing and restoring TCP connections, support for TCP Early Retransmit (RFC 5827), support for android-style opportunistic suspend, btrfs I/O failure statistics, and SCSI over Firewire and USB. Here's the full list of changes. |
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| RE[2]: Wake Locks |
| By Alfman on 2012-07-23 05:18:46 |
| I'd like somebody to explain what the differences are between androids mechanisms and what's been accepted into mainline, if anyone here knows...? |
 - Score: 2 |
| RE[3]: Wake Locks |
| By Valhalla on 2012-07-23 06:22:36 |
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Perhaps this article sheds some light on it: https://lwn.net/Articles/479841/ Also, here is technical background on the 'suspend blocker' controversy: (very technical, kernel dev-style) https://lwn.net/images/pdf/suspen... edit: nvm the second one, it's what you linked to in the first post Edited 2012-07-23 06:24 UTC |
| - Score: 4 |
| OT: why sid still on 3.2? |
| By r0b0 on 2012-07-23 06:45:04 |
| Anyone knows why debian unstable (which I'm running) is still on 3.2? |
| - Score: 1 |
| RE: Wake Locks |
| By dsmogor on 2012-07-23 07:11:57 |
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Not exactly. This is what got merged in: https://lwn.net/Articles/479841/. It's main purpose is to mimic wakelocks using existing kernel machinery in quest for running Android userland on stock Linux kernel and keep changes in drivers minimal. |
| - Score: 3 |
| RE[2]: Wake Locks |
| By dsmogor on 2012-07-23 07:17:57 |
| I know it was meant funny, but this case proves otherwise. Wakelock have not yet found its place in the kernel despite huge pressure. |
| - Score: 3 |
| RE: OT: why sid still on 3.2? |
| By Lennie on 2012-07-23 12:56:06 |
| I think because Debian is working on making a release ? They are (almost) in freeze ? |
| - Score: 3 |
| RE: OT: why sid still on 3.2? |
| By judgen on 2012-07-23 15:06:32 |
| If you want a newer kernel added to SID, just add the repos from aptosid-kernel. Then you get new kernels more often. And totally compatible with SID. |
| - Score: 4 |
| RE[2]: Android-style opportunistic suspend |
| By sb56637 on 2012-07-23 19:30:36 |
| Thanks for the explanation! |
| - Score: 2 |
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