Re: New pre-2.0.31 patches..

Christoph Lameter (clameter@miriam.fuller.edu)
Mon, 4 Aug 1997 20:41:47 -0700

The problem with this pre-patch is that features already in pre
2.0.31-2 are missing. I have a package out for Debian (DHCPD)
building on those features (SO_BINDTODEVICE).
This is a kind of unexpected turn of things. I will retract that
software if the SO_BINDTODEVICE patch is not making it.

In article <Pine.LNX.3.95.970804154504.491E-100000@penguin.transmeta.com> you wrote:

: Ok,

: now is the time for people to start verifying that the new pre-2.0.31
: patches so far actually work. I'm making the pre-patches available in my
: normal "testing" directory on ftp.kernel.org, under pub/linux/kernel.

: Currently the pre-patches have there larger patches:

: - updated ide, aic7xxx and tulip.c drivers
: - alpha fp code patches
: - buffer cache patch
: - file locking patch
: - menuconfig update

: Additionally there are various small patches.

: Anybody who has critical patches missing from the current pre-patch
: (2.0.31-2), please speak up. Similarly, when you notice that it doesn't
: even compile or it doesn't actually boot or some other nagging problem,
: write me a line saying so,

: Linus

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