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Kernel Patch Change Summary 1.1.71 -> 1.1.72
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lars Wirzenius)
Sat Dec 31 09:07:56 1994
Date: Sat, 31 Dec 1994 15:05:54 +0200
From: Lars Wirzenius <wirzeniu@cc.helsinki.fi>
To: linux-activists@niksula.hut.fi, linux-announce@vger.rutgers.edu
X-Mn-Key: announce
From: Anand Kumria <wildfire@ftoomsh.socs.uts.EDU.AU>
Subject: Kernel Patch Change Summary 1.1.71 -> 1.1.72
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.announce
Keywords: linux kernel 1.1.71 1.1.72 summary
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Approved: linux-announce@tc.cornell.edu (Lars Wirzenius)
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hi folks,
here is another summary ... enjoy.
Anand.
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This file documents what changed from Linux kernel version 1.1.71 to 1.1.72
Written by Anand Kumria.
wildfire@ftoomsh.socs.uts.edu.au *preferred*
akumria@socs.uts.edu.au
anyline which contains a "[?]" means I am not sure if I am right.
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SUMMARY
=======
moved version.h to include/linux/version.h
modularized the apricot network driver
even more SPARC support; now with v2 PROMs, sun4c and sun4m
changes to the FDC (Floppy Disk Controller) for machines with PCI
also added an I/O port report to the proc filesystem
changes also to memory management; specifically swap.c and filemap.c
changes to the networking code -- see below
linux/CREDITS
-------------
changed an address
linux/Makefile
--------------
changed the sublevel (of course :))
moved tools/version.h to include/linux/version.h
linux/arch/sparc/boot/boot.S
----------------------------
the inital boot code, some comments added
added some code for the trap handler
support for v2 PROMs, sun4m/sun4c NOT sun4/sun4d
linux/arch/sparc/string.S *new file*
-------------------------
SPARC string support
linux/drivers/block/floppy.c
linux/include/linux/fd.h
----------------------------
small fix for PCI based machines
start of support for a second floppy disk controller (FDC) [?]
also added a check to see if DCL (Disk Control Line?) is/was inverted.
linux/drivers/char/lp.c
-----------------------
small changes for better logging messages, and to correctly point
to the new location of version.h
linux/drivers/net/3c501.c
3c509.c
8390.c
de600.c
de620.c
depca.c
eexpress.c
ewrk3.c
plip.c
linux/fs/binfmt_elf.c
isofs/inode.c
msdos/indoe.c
sysv/inode.c
umsdos/inode.c
xiafs/inode.c
linux/tools/version.c
----------------------------
small change to reflect new location of version.h
linux/drivers/net/MODULES
Space.c
apricot.c
net_init.c
linux/modules/NET_MODULES
----------------------------
modularized the apricot network driver
linux/drivers/net/znet.c
------------------------
removed some unneccessary code ... not sure for what though.
linux/drivers/scsi/sg.c
-----------------------
added a function called sg_free;
replaced a called to scsi_free with sg_free
linux/fs/proc/array.c
root.c
linux/include/linux/ioport.h
proc_fs.h
linux/kernel/ioport.c
-----------------------------
added an I/O port report to the proc filesystem
linux/include/asm-m68k/system.h
-------------------------------
FIXED: a small spelling msitake (sorry, mistake :])
linux/include/linux/netdevice.h
-------------------------------
small change to the loopback device
also in net_init.c
linux/init/main.c
-----------------
made floppy setup external [?]
linux/kernel/ksyms.c
--------------------
exported symbols/functions for the following: [?]
pcibios_present
floppy_track_buffer
release_region
linux/mm/filemap.c
------------------
added code to report to log when someone/thing does a "shared
writable mapping"
linux/mm/swap.c
---------------
have absolutely no idea what was done here ... I suggest if you
are interested take a look at this yourself.
linux/net/inet/igmp.c
---------------------
added support for multiple address for IGMP [?]
linux/net/inet/ip.c
-------------------
some conditional code for INET_MULTICAST (IGMP - Internet Group
Multicast Protocol?)
the code just makes sure we send to all our groups
code to loop a packet back to the sender which will then send onto
others, kills the packet if it a ttl (time to live) of 0
linux/net/inet/ip_fw.c
----------------------
made add_to_chain subject to conditional defines CONFIG_IP_ACCT
or CONFIG_IP_FIREWALL
linux/net/inet/tcp.c
--------------------
changes to building a TCP header, it is not an inline function now
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