Fedora 8 Update: kernel-2.6.24.3-12.fc8
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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2008-2103
2008-03-06 16:12:30
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Name : kernel
Product : Fedora 8
Version : 2.6.24.3
Release : 12.fc8
URL : http://www.kernel.org/
Summary : The Linux kernel (the core of the Linux operating system)
Description :
The kernel package contains the Linux kernel (vmlinuz), the core of any
Linux operating system. The kernel handles the basic functions
of the operating system: memory allocation, process allocation, device
input and output, etc.
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Update Information:
Update Linux kernel to 2.6.24.2:
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24.1
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24.2
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24.3 Plus wireless
driver updates scheduled for Linux 2.6.25 and .26 Fixes RTC on powerpc
platform (#433262)
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ChangeLog:
* Tue Feb 26 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.24.3-12
- Linux 2.6.24.3
* Fri Feb 22 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.24.2-11
- Restore RTC drivers on powerpc kernels (#433262)
* Thu Feb 21 2008 John W. Linville <linville at redhat.com> 2.6.24.2-10
- wireless: Fix WARN_ON() with ieee802.11b
- rt2x00: Rate structure overhaul
- rt2x00: Remove HWMODE_{A,B,G}
- rt2x00: Use ieee80211_channel_to_frequency()
- rt2x00: Make use of MAC80211_LED_TRIGGERS
- rt2x00: Enable LED class support for rt2500usb/rt73usb
- rt2x00: Fix rate initialization
- rt2x00: Release rt2x00 2.1.0
- cfg80211 API for channels/bitrates, mac80211 and driver conversion
- nl80211: export hardware bitrate/channel capabilities
- mac80211: fix scan band off-by-one error
- mac80211: remove port control enable switch, clean up sta flags
- wireless: fix ERP rate flags
- mac80211: split ieee80211_txrx_result
- mac80211: split RX_DROP
- mac80211: clean up some things in the RX path
- mac80211: remove "dynamic" RX/TX handlers
- mac80211: move some code into ieee80211_invoke_rx_handlers
- ath5k: Port to new bitrate/channel API
- ath5k: Cleanup after API changes
- ath5k: ath5k_copy_channels() was not setting the channel band
- ath5k: Use our own Kconfig file, we'll be expanding this shortly
- ath5k: Port debug.c over to the new band API and enable as build option
- ath5k: Use software encryption for now
- ath5k/phy.c: fix negative array index
- nl80211: Add monitor interface configuration flags
- mac80211: Use monitor configuration flags
- mac80211: Add cooked monitor mode support
- iwlwifi: initialize ieee80211_channel->hw_value
- iwlwifi: set rate_idx correctly from plcp
- rc80211-pid: fix rate adjustment
- iwlwifi: Fix HT compilation breakage caused by cfg80211 API for channels/bitrates patch
- ath5k: Fix build warnings on some 64-bit platforms.
- p54usb: add USB ID for Phillips CPWUA054
- WDEV: ath5k, fix lock imbalance
- WDEV, ath5k, don't return int from bool function
- rtl818x: fix sparse warnings
- zd1211rw: fix sparse warnings
- p54usb: add USB ID for Linksys WUSB54G ver 2
- ssb: Fix serial console on new bcm47xx devices
- ssb: Fix watchdog access for devices without a chipcommon
- ssb: Fix the GPIO API
- ssb: Make the GPIO API reentrancy safe
- ssb: Fix pcicore cardbus mode
- ssb: Fix support for PCI devices behind a SSB->PCI bridge
* Mon Feb 18 2008 John W. Linville <linville at redhat.com> 2.6.24.2-7
- ath5k: correct padding in tx descriptors
- ipw2200: fix ucode assertion for RX queue overrun
- iwlwifi: Don't send host commands on rfkill
- rt2x00: Add new USB ID to rt2500usb
- wavelan: mark hardware interfacing structures as packed
- rndis_wlan: enable stall workaround by link quality instead of link speed
- b43: Add driver load messages
- b43: Add firmware information to modinfo
- b43: Fix firmware load message level
- mac80211: Fix initial hardware configuration
- iwlwifi: earlier rx allocation
- iwlwifi: do not clear GEO_CONFIGURED bit when calling _down
- iwlwifi: only check for association id when associating with AP
- b43legacy: fix DMA for 30/32-bit DMA engines
- b43legacy: add firmware information to modinfo
- b43legacy: fix firmware load message level
- b43legacy: Add driver load messages
- iwlwifi: reverting 'misc wireless annotations' patch for iwlwifi
* Mon Feb 18 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.24.2-6
- Bump version.
* Sun Feb 17 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.24.2-5
- Disable ACPI power information in sysfs (ACPI_SYSFS_POWER).
- Kill annoying audio driver messages.
* Fri Feb 15 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.24.2-4
- Bump version.
* Fri Feb 15 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.24.2-3
- Restore missing ppc32 patch.
- Add USB video camera (UVC) drivers.
* Fri Feb 15 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.24.2-2
- Linux 2.6.24.2
* Sun Feb 10 2008 Dave Airlie <airlied at redhat.com> 2.6.23.15-137
- CVE-2008-0600 - local root vulnerability in vmsplice
* Fri Feb 8 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.15-136
- Linux 2.6.23.15
- Fix Megahertz PCMCIA Ethernet adapter (#233255)
* Wed Feb 6 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.14-135
- Bump version.
* Wed Feb 6 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.14-134
- Use the upstream fix for futex locking.
- Fix oops in netfilter (#430663)
* Tue Feb 5 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.14-133
- ACPI: fix early init of EC (#426480)
* Tue Feb 5 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.14-132
- ACPI: fix multiple problems with brightness controls (#427518)
* Tue Feb 5 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.14-131
- ALSA: fix audio on some systems with STAC codec (#431360)
* Tue Feb 5 2008 Jarod Wilson <jwilson at redhat.com> 2.6.23.14-130
- Pull in additional firewire fixes from upstream. Should resolve
most 'giving up on config rom' problems (#429598).
* Tue Feb 5 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.14-129
- ASUS Eeepc hotkey ACPI driver.
* Thu Jan 31 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.14-128
- Strip extra leading slashes from path names in selinux.
* Thu Jan 31 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.14-127
- Added Atheros L2 fast Ethernet driver (atl2).
* Wed Jan 30 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.14-125
- Fix segfaults from using vdso=2 (#427641)
* Fri Jan 25 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.14-124
- Unset CONFIG_USB_DEVICE_CLASS (#362221)
* Fri Jan 25 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.14-123
- Fix the initio driver broken in 2.6.23. (#390531)
* Fri Jan 25 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.14-122
- Drop obsolete ptrace patch.
* Fri Jan 25 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.14-121
- Add support for new Macbook touchpads (#426574)
* Wed Jan 23 2008 John W. Linville <linville at redhat.com> 2.6.23.14-120
- bump release to get around Koji wierdness
* Wed Jan 23 2008 John W. Linville <linville at redhat.com> 2.6.23.14-119
- Latest wireless updates from upstream
- Remove obsolete ath5k and rtl8180 patches
- Add rndis_wext driver
* Tue Jan 22 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.14-118
- Fix futex oops on uniprocessor machine. (#429412)
* Tue Jan 22 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.14-117
- Work around broken Seagate LBA48 disks (#429364)
* Tue Jan 22 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.14-116
- Fix memory leak in netlabel code (F7#352281)
* Mon Jan 21 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.14-115
- No change, just increment release.
* Sat Jan 19 2008 Kyle McMartin <kmcmartin at redhat.com> 2.6.23.14-114
- Revert CONFIG_PHYSICAL_START on x86_64.
* Fri Jan 18 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.14-113
- Fix loss of mouse sync on some systems (#427697)
- Revert "libata: allow short SCSI commands for ATAPI devices" (F7#429353)
* Thu Jan 17 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.14-112
- Set x86 CONFIG_PHYSICAL_START=0x400000
* Thu Jan 17 2008 John W. Linville <linville at redhat.com> 2.6.23.14-111
- More wireless fixes headed for 2.6.24
- More wireless updates headed for 2.6.25
* Thu Jan 17 2008 Dave Airlie <airlied at redhat.com> 2.6.23.14-108
- update r500 patch to not have duplicate pciids.
* Mon Jan 14 2008 Kyle McMartin <kmcmartin at redhat.com> 2.6.23.14-107
- Linux 2.6.23.14
* Fri Jan 11 2008 Jarod Wilson <jwilson at redhat.com> 2.6.23.13-106
- FireWire update, should enable iidc reception on all controllers
- Update lirc bits to latest upstream
* Thu Jan 10 2008 John W. Linville <linville at redhat.com> 2.6.23.13-105
- rt2500usb thinko fix
- b43 N phy pre-support updates
- ath5k cleanups and beacon fixes
* Wed Jan 9 2008 John W. Linville <linville at redhat.com> 2.6.23.13-104
- More wireless fixes for 2.6.24
- More wireless update for 2.6.25
- Enable CONFIG_NL80211
* Wed Jan 9 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.13-103
- Linux 2.6.23.13
* Tue Jan 8 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.12-102
- Restore /proc/slabinfo (#396041)
* Fri Jan 4 2008 John W. Linville <linville at redhat.com> 2.6.23.12-101
- Another round of wireless fixes headed for 2.6.24
- Another round of wireless updates headed for 2.6.25
* Fri Dec 21 2007 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.12-100
- USB: Use upstream version of the Huawei USB modem fix.
* Wed Dec 19 2007 John W. Linville <linville at redhat.com> 2.6.23.12-99
- Some wireless fixes headed for 2.6.24
- Some wireless updates headed for 2.6.25
* Tue Dec 18 2007 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.12-98
- Linux 2.6.23.12
- Add fixed version of APM emulation patch removed in 2.6.23.10
* Sat Dec 15 2007 David Woodhouse <dwmw2 at redhat.com> 2.6.23.10-97
- Fix IPv6 checksums for pasemi-mac
* Fri Dec 14 2007 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.10-96
- Linux 2.6.23.10
* Fri Dec 14 2007 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.9-95
- Update utrace to latest.
* Fri Dec 14 2007 David Woodhouse <dwmw2 at redhat.com> 2.6.23.9-94
- Re-enable and fix pasemi-mac (and gpio-mdio)
* Fri Dec 14 2007 David Woodhouse <dwmw2 at redhat.com> 2.6.23.9-91
- PA Semi platform fixes
- Fix OProfile on non-Cell ppc64
* Wed Dec 12 2007 Dave Airlie <airlied at redhat.com> 2.6.23.9-90
- fixup radeon r500 patch to apply to proper function
* Wed Dec 12 2007 Dave Airlie <airlied at redhat.com> 2.6.23.9-89
- Add support for r500 DRM for making 2D accel go faster
* Tue Dec 11 2007 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.9-88
- Enable the USB IO-Warrior driver. (#419661)
- ALSA: snd-hda-intel: don't go into polling mode. (#417141)
* Mon Dec 10 2007 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.9-87
- highres-timers: update to -hrt4 (#394981); includes hang fix
* Mon Dec 10 2007 John W. Linville <linville at redhat.com> 2.6.23.9-86
- add module alias for "zd1211rw-mac80211"
* Fri Dec 7 2007 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.9-84
- highres-timers: fix possible hang
* Thu Dec 6 2007 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.9-82
- libata: fix AHCI controller reset (#411171)
- ACPI: don't init EC early if it has no _INI method (#334781)
* Wed Dec 5 2007 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.9-81
- Fix some cpuidle bugs, should fix hangs on startup.
* Wed Dec 5 2007 John W. Linville <linville at redhat.com> 2.6.23.9-80
- Some wireless driver bits headed for 2.6.25
* Tue Dec 4 2007 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.9-79
- libata: fix ATAPI tape drives (#394961)
- libata: allow short SCSI commands for ATAPI devices
* Mon Dec 3 2007 Jarod Wilson <jwilson at redhat.com> 2.6.23.9-78
- Fix FireWire OHCI 1.1 regression introduced by 1.0 support
* Sat Dec 1 2007 John W. Linville <linville at redhat.com> 2.6.23.9-77
- Some wireless bits headed for 2.6.25
- Make ath5k use software WEP
* Fri Nov 30 2007 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.9-76
- ALSA: fix missing controls on some drivers (#370821)
- ACPI: send initial button state on startup (#275651)
* Fri Nov 30 2007 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.9-75
- Disable e1000 link power management (#400561)
* Fri Nov 30 2007 Jarod Wilson <jwilson at redhat.com> 2.6.23.9-74
- Improved FireWire OHCI 1.0 Isochronous Receive support (#344851)
* Fri Nov 30 2007 John W. Linville <linville at redhat.com> 2.6.23.9-73
- Some more wireless bits headed for 2.6.24
* Thu Nov 29 2007 John W. Linville <linville at redhat.com> 2.6.23.9-72
- Resync wireless bits headed for 2.6.24
- Resync wireless bits headed for 2.6.25
* Wed Nov 28 2007 David Woodhouse <dwmw2 at redhat.com> 2.6.23.9-71
- Add support for MPC52xx FEC (again)
* Wed Nov 28 2007 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.9-70
- Fix further bugs in init of Huawei USB modem (#253096)
- Fix libata handling of IO ready test (#389971)
* Wed Nov 28 2007 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.9-69
- Add support for SiS 7019 audio for K12LTSP project
* Tue Nov 27 2007 Kyle McMartin <kmcmartin at redhat.com> 2.6.23.9-68
- Some USB disks spin themselves down automatically and need
scsi_device.allow_restart enabled so they'll spin back up.
* Tue Nov 27 2007 John W. Linville <linville at redhat.com> 2.6.23.9-67
- Fix NULL ptr reference in iwlwifi (CVE-2007-5938)
* Tue Nov 27 2007 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.9-66
- ALSA 1.0.15 20071120
* Mon Nov 26 2007 Kyle McMartin <kmcmartin at redhat.com> 2.6.23.9-65
- Linux 2.6.23.9
* Mon Nov 26 2007 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.8-64
- Set CONFIG_USB_DEVICE_CLASS (#397571)
* Wed Nov 21 2007 John W. Linville <linville at redhat.com> 2.6.23.8-63
- Revise b43 rev D support (new upstream patch)
- Restore ability to add/remove virtual i/fs to mac80211 devices
* Tue Nov 20 2007 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.8-62
- Linux 2.6.23.9-rc1
* Mon Nov 19 2007 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.8-61
- Fix oops in netfilter NAT module (#259501)
* Mon Nov 19 2007 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.8-60
- libata: fix resume on some systems
- libata: fix pata_serverworks with some drive combinations
* Mon Nov 19 2007 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.8-59
- Linux 2.6.23.8
* Thu Nov 15 2007 John W. Linville <linville at redhat.com> 2.6.23.1-56
- wireless fixes from 2.6.24
- wireless updates destined for 2.6.25
- ath5k driver updates
- add rtl8180 driver
- enable libertas driver
- add experimental b43 rev D support
* Thu Nov 15 2007 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.1-55
- Add DMI based autoloading for the Dell dcdbas driver (#248257)
* Wed Nov 14 2007 Jarod Wilson <jwilson at redhat.com> 2.6.23.1-54
- Initial FireWire OHCI 1.0 Isochronous Receive support (#344851)
* Tue Nov 13 2007 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.1-53
- Disable precise CPU time accounting, fixing a divide-by-zero bug.
- Disable transparent PCI bridge resizing.
* Tue Nov 13 2007 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.1-52
- Add touchpad support for Dell Vostro 1400 and Thinkpad R61 (#375471)
* Tue Nov 13 2007 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.1-51
- Fix completely broken sata_sis libata driver (#365331)
* Fri Nov 9 2007 Eric Paris <eparis at redhat.com> 2.6.23.1-50
- Fix loop iteration problem in selinux ebitmap code
* Thu Nov 8 2007 John W. Linville <linville at redhat.com> 2.6.23.1-49
- Resync wireless bits from current upstream
* Wed Nov 7 2007 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.1-48
- md/raid5: fix misapplication of previous patch
- net: fix panic removing devices from teql secheduler
- net: fix oops in l2tp transmit and receive
- nfs: fix writeback race causing data corruption
- x86 setup: fix boot on 486DX4 processor
* Tue Nov 6 2007 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.1-47
- update utrace
* Tue Nov 6 2007 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert at redhat.com> 2.6.23.1-46
- ALSA updates:
hda: revert STAC92XX volume control changes (#354981)
hda: add STAC92XX DMIC support
hda: disable shared stream on AD1986A
cmipci: fix wrong definitions
- CIFS: fix corruption when server returns EAGAIN (#357001)
- ACPI: suspend/resume fixes
- drivers: restore platform driver modaliases
- x86: fix tsc clocksource calibration
- x86_64: fix global tlb flushing bug
- hidinput: add powerbook driver to x86_64 config (#358721)
- spider_net: fix hang
- mm: fix invalid ptrace access causing kernel hang
- direct-io: fix return of stale data after DIO write
- md/raid5: fix data corruption in some failure cases
- serial: add IDs for some new Wacom tablets (#352811)
* Tue Nov 6 2007 David Airlie <airlied at redhat.com> 2.6.23.1-44
- Fix bug 228414 - X hangs at startup with Radeon X800 GTO PCIe with DRI
* Sat Nov 3 2007 David Woodhouse <dwmw2 at redhat.com> 2.6.23.1-43
- Apply PS3 EHCI workaround to make rebooting work when hci_usb is loaded
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References:
[ 1 ] Bug #433262 - RTC disabled in recent 2.6.24 builds for fc8 && rawhide
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433262
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