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Linux 2.6.32 Released

Filed in archive OS on December 4, 2009

Linux 2.6.32 Released
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Linus Torvalds has released Linux Kernel 2.6.32.


"The 2.6.32 is jam-packed full of driver and filesystem updates as well as several new features that are intended to improve both the physical and virtual performance of a Linux-based operating system," writes LinuxPlanet's Sean Michael Kerner.


"New features include virtualization memory de-duplication, a rewrite of the writeback code which provides noticeable performance speedups, many important Btrfs improvements and speedups, ATI R600/R700 3D and KMS support and other graphic improvements, a CFQ low latency mode, tracing improvements including a 'perf timechart' tool that tries to be a better bootchart, soft limits in the memory controller, support for the S+Core architecture, support for Intel Moorestown and many other improvements and new drivers," writes OSNews' Thom Holwerda.


More here from Computerworld ... more here from DesktopLinux ... and more here from The H.




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