RE: Whats in the wings for 2.5 (when it opens)

[Grover, Andrew]

unified device tree (for power management)
changing all drivers to support the above.

This stuff isn't the kind of thing that's ready to go beforehand - we need
to get the device tree infrastructure in place, and then we can attack the
drivers.

Regards -- Andy

> From: Ed Tomlinson [mailto:[e-mail]]
> Seems like there is a lot of code "ready" for consideration 
> in a 2.5 kernel.
> I can think of:
> 
> premptable kernel option
> user mode kernel 
> jfs
> xfs (maybe)
> rc2
> reverse maping vm
> ide driver rewrite
> 32bit dma
> LTT (maybe)
> LVM update to 1.01
> ELVM (maybe)
> module security stuff
> UP friendly SMP scheduler
> 
> What else?
> 
> TIA
> Ed Tomlinson