[relnotes] [Fedora Project Wiki] Update of "Docs/Beats/Kernel" by SamFolkWilliams

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http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/Kernel?action=diff&rev2=107&rev1=106

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updating for F8 release - more changes needed

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   * Tickless support for x86 64bit systems (32 bit was added previously), which greatly improves power management. 
   * Some elements of the realtime kernel project.
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+  * The kernel has a new version naming scheme to more closely match the upstream version naming scheme. 
+  * The kernel spec file is now named `kernel.spec` rather than `kernel-2.6.spec`.
+  * The kernel spec file has new macros that ease the kernel building process. See http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/CustomKernel for further information
+  * The kernel in Fedora [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]] no longer loads modules by default for ISA sound cards.  Load the module by hand {{{modprobe module-name}}} or by putting an entry in `/etc/modprobe.conf`.  For example, for the Creative SoundBlaster AWE64:
  
+ {{{install snd-sbawe
+ }}}
+  
  === Version ===
  
  Fedora may include additional patches to the kernel for improvements, bug fixes, or additional features. For this reason, the Fedora kernel may not be line-for-line equivalent to the so-called ''vanilla kernel'' from the kernel.org web site:
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  [[Admonition("note", "PowerPC Kernel Support", "There is no support for Xen or kdump for the PowerPC architecture in Fedora. 32-bit PowerPC does still have a separate SMP kernel.")]]
  
- === Reporting Bugs ===
- 
- Refer to http://kernel.org/pub/linux/docs/lkml/reporting-bugs.html for information on reporting bugs in the Linux kernel.  You may also use http://bugzilla.redhat.com for reporting bugs that are specific to Fedora. 
- 
  === Preparing for Kernel Development ===
  
  Fedora [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]] does not include the kernel-source package provided by older versions since only the kernel-devel package is required now to build external modules. Configured sources are available, as described in the kernel flavors section.
  
  [[Admonition("important", "Custom Kernel Building", "For information on kernel development and working with custom kernels, refer to http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/CustomKernel.")]]
  
- === ISA Sound Cards ===
+ === Reporting Bugs ===
  
- The kernel in Fedora 7 no longer loads modules by default for ISA sound cards.  Load the module by hand {{{modprobe module-name}}} or by putting an entry in `/etc/modprobe.conf`.  For example, for the Creative SoundBlaster AWE64:
+ Refer to http://kernel.org/pub/linux/docs/lkml/reporting-bugs.html for information on reporting bugs in the Linux kernel.  You may also use http://bugzilla.redhat.com for reporting bugs that are specific to Fedora. 
  
- {{{install snd-sbawe
- }}}
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