Skip to main content

Linux Kernel 3.12.68 LTS Hits the Streets with SPARC and Networking Improvements

 November 29, 2016, Linux kernel maintainer Jiri Slaby announced the release and general availability of the sixty-eighth maintenance update to the long-term supported Linux 3.12 kernel series.
It's been two weeks since Linux kernel 3.12.67 LTS hit the streets with its numerous PowerPC and CIFS improvements, and now Linux kernel 3.12.68 LTS is out with lots of fixes and updated drivers. A total of 130 files were changed, with 1261 insertions and  527 deletions, according to the appended shortlog and the diff from the previous point release.
"I'm announcing the release of the 3.12.68 kernel. All users of the 3.12 kernel series must upgrade," said Jiri Slaby. "The updated 3.12.y git tree can be found at: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git linux-3.12.y and can be browsed at the normal kernel.org git web browser: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git;a=summary."
Highlights of the changes in Linux kernel 3.12.68 LTS
Linux kernel 3.12.68 LTS brings numerous improvements for the SPARC hardware architectures, but also various fixes to MIPS, ARM, s390, PA-RISC, and x86 support. There are lots of updated drivers in this release, including for ACPI, FireWire, GPU (mostly Radeon), HID, HV, InfiniBand, IOMMU, MMC, MTD, PCI, PWM, SCSI, TTY, USB, UWB, and Xen.
A couple of EXT4 fixes are also present, along with minor improvements to the XFS and UBIFS filesystems, and it looks like the sound and networking stacks have been updated with Intel HDA, as well as IPv6, IPv4, Netfilter, mac80211, DCCP, Bridge, and SCTP changes. If you're using a GNU/Linux distro powered by a kernel from the Linux 3.12 LTS series, please update to version 3.12.68 as soon as possible.
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Cyanogen Inc moving project to California without co-founder Steve Kondik

Cyanogen Inc.  has announced that it is relocating to Palo Alto, California and has separated ties with co-founder Steve Kondik. The post, published yesterday by Cyanogen CEO Lior Tal on the company blog, sheds further light on the circumstances surrounding the  recent closure  of its Seattle office. “The purpose of the change is to improve the communication and performance of the team which will now operate under one roof. This consolidation effort will allow us to build in greater efficiencies and reduce restrictions in our product development lifecycle,” wrote Tal, adding, “Understandably some are unable to follow their role and relocate.” The post goes on to reveal that Kondik won’t be following the rest of the team to the new location. “Cyanogen has separated ties with Steve Kondik, allowing him to continue to forge his path as he sees fit. We wish him the best of luck in his next venture.” The news follows soon after Kondik  revealed problems ...
Post a Comment
Read more

OnePlus 3T launches in India; sales start December 14

The  OnePlus 3T , which was announced a few weeks ago, is already available in some countries. The Chinese manufacturer first started selling its latest flagship in the US and Canada on November 21. A week later, on November 28 to be exact, the OnePlus 3T started selling in Europe as well. Now, the company has announced that it’s bringing the device to one of the biggest smartphone markets in the world — India. The OnePlus 3T will be available exclusively on  Amazon India  with sales starting on December 14 (from 12.01am IST). As in other countries, you’ll be able to choose between the 64 GB or 128 GB model, which will retail for Rs. 29,999 and Rs. 34,999 respectively. Compared with its  slightly older brother , the OnePlus 3T brings a few hardware upgrades to the table. It features the Snapdragon 821 processor, an improved 16 MP selfie camera, a larger 3,400 mAh battery and also comes with a 128 GB of storage option. It’s the company’s most expensiv...
Post a Comment
Read more

GizmoTab is a tablet made with both kids and parents in mind

Parents who want a tablet for their young kids have a new option in the GizmoTab from  Verizon Wireless . The carrier began selling the 8-inch Android tablet today, which includes a “kid-tough” removable bumper that can keep it working despite the large amount of abuse young children can offer. The pre-installed software that comes with the GizmoTab has been created especially for kids age 3-8, with access to 300 education-themed apps that are grouped in seven different islands. Those apps include Play-Doh ABCs, Operation Math Code Squad and Nat Geo Puzzle Explorer. Parents can access a dashboard on the tablet that will keep track of their kid’s use and set limits on how long they can use the device. When the kids are in bed or at grandma’s, parents can use the GizmoTab like any other Android tablet, with its Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 octa-core processor, 3GB of RAM, and 16GB of onboard storage. It does have Android Marshmallow 6.0.1 pre-installed, along with a...
Post a Comment
Read more