garyopa
03-19-2012, 11:04 AM
With Android code merged inside
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The new kernel update is available and includes interesting features such as Android code integration and EFI boot support
Linux Torvalds has released a new kernel update for the open source Linux operating system.
This time, with 3.3 we see for the first time merging with Android code for the developers to be able to run Android apps natively on Linux.
A bunch of improvements and new features are launched, but unfortunately, optimized power management and other infrastructure that didn't make it this time will arrive in the next release, 3.4
Here below, some of the new features:
1. Prominent features in Linux 3.3:
1.1. Android merge
1.2. Btrfs: restriping between different RAID levels, improved balancing, improved debugging tools
1.3. Open vSwitch
1.4. Better bonding of network interfaces: teaming
1.5. Bufferbloat fighting: Byte queue limits
1.6. Per-cgroup TCP buffer limits
1.7. Network priority control group
1.8. Better ext4 online resizing
1.9. New architecture: TI C6X
1.10. EFI boot support
More info and complete changelog on the links below.
OFFICIAL SITE: https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/3/18/132
NEWS SOURCE: http://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_3.3
Our thanks to 'Kaos2K' for another news story!
http://www.maxconsole.com/maxconsole/contents/RKLS0000004888/icon_xl.jpg
The new kernel update is available and includes interesting features such as Android code integration and EFI boot support
Linux Torvalds has released a new kernel update for the open source Linux operating system.
This time, with 3.3 we see for the first time merging with Android code for the developers to be able to run Android apps natively on Linux.
A bunch of improvements and new features are launched, but unfortunately, optimized power management and other infrastructure that didn't make it this time will arrive in the next release, 3.4
Here below, some of the new features:
1. Prominent features in Linux 3.3:
1.1. Android merge
1.2. Btrfs: restriping between different RAID levels, improved balancing, improved debugging tools
1.3. Open vSwitch
1.4. Better bonding of network interfaces: teaming
1.5. Bufferbloat fighting: Byte queue limits
1.6. Per-cgroup TCP buffer limits
1.7. Network priority control group
1.8. Better ext4 online resizing
1.9. New architecture: TI C6X
1.10. EFI boot support
More info and complete changelog on the links below.
OFFICIAL SITE: https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/3/18/132
NEWS SOURCE: http://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_3.3
Our thanks to 'Kaos2K' for another news story!