linux-2.5.52-dcl1

Stephen Hemminger (shemminger@osdl.org)
20 Dec 2002 15:14:12 -0800


This is an update to the OSDL CGL/DCL development conduit. It is in
two pieces: a common subset for CGL and DCL, and a separate patch for
DCL-only stuff. The generic patches are for enhancements that are yet
to make the mainline kernel but are requested by both Carrier Grade
Linux (CGL) and Data Center Linux (DCL).

The DCL-only patch applies after the first one (OSDL patch) and has
enhancements that are applicable mostly to NUMA systems used in
data center systems.

The latest release is available in downloadable patches from
http://sourceforge.net/projects/osdldcl

or public BitKeeper repositories
Common code: bk://bk.osdl.org/linux-2.5-osdl
Common code + CGL: bk://bk.osdl.org/linux-2.5-cgl
Common code + DCL: bk://bk.osdl.org/linux-2.5-dcl

The kernel compiles and runs on an SMP system. It passes the basic
tests but has not been extensively stress-tested yet.

Note: module loading has changed in latest versions of 2.5 and
a new version of module utilities is required. Available at:
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/rusty/modules/

OSDL common:
* linux-2.5.52-osdl1
. More updates to LKCD (me)
. Update kprobes to use notifiers (me)
. Megaraid 2 SCSI driver (Matt Domsch, Atul Mukker)

DCL-specific:
* patch-2.5.52-osdl1-dcl1
. NUMA scheduler update (Eric Focht)
. MD driver fixes (Joe Thornber)
. Scheduler tunables (Robert Love)
. RCU stats (Dipankar Sarma)
. Flock fix for SAPDB (Matthew Wilcox)

Previous releases
-----------------
* linux-2.5.51-osdl1
. Update to LKCD kernel hooks (me)

* linux-2.5.47-osdl2
. More fixes to the megaraid driver (Matt Domsch, Mark Haverkamp)
. Fix to LKCD block device setup (me)
. Default ACPI to off for SMP systems (me)
. Fix I/O errors on loop driver (Hugh Dickins)

* linux-2.5.47-osdl1
. Linux Trace Toolkit (LTT) (Karim Yaghmour)
. Linux Kernel Crash Dumps (Matt Robinson, LKCD team)
. Network crash dumps (Mohammed Abbas)
. Kprobes (Rusty Russell)
. Kernel Config storage (Khalid Aziz, Randy Dunlap)
. DAC960 driver fixes (Dave Olien)

* patch-2.5.51-osdl1-dcl1
. NUMA scheduler (Eric Focht, Michael Hohnbaum)

Getting Involved
----------------
If interested in development of DCL, please subscribe to the mailing
list at http://lists.osdl.org/mailman/listinfo/dcl_discussion .

This kernel has been built and run on a small set of machines, SMP
and UP. Testers are encouraged to exercise the features. If a
problem is found, please compare the result with a standard 2.5.51
kernel. Please report any problems or successes to the mailing list.

Developers are encouraged to send any enhancements or bug fix
patches. Patches should be tested by using the OSDL Scalable Test
Platform (STP) and Patch Lifecycle Manager (PLM) facilities.

Project information:
http://www.osdl.org/projects/cgl/
http://cglinux.sourceforge.net/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/cglinux/
DCL:
http://www.osdl.org/projects/dcl/
http://osdldcl.sourceforge.net
http://sourceforge.net/projects/osdldcl

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