Changes from 1.1.67 to 1.1.68
These changes are archived on ftp.crynwr.com:pub/kchanges
and http://www.crynwr.com/kchanges.
I cannot answer questions about Linux -- I merely summarize the kernel
patches after reading them. I try to make them useful to everyone,
but kernel hackers should take them with a grain of salt and read the
patches themselves. The patch file is patch68.gz
- CREDITS updated
- Null pointer check in cdu31a driver.
- Selection support improved in console driver.
- EtherExpress 16 driver modularized.
- SCSI commands now have an explicity command length field.
- Scsi_Host entries have a new usage_count field for modules, and a
default info is provided if the device-dependent one isn't
implemented, and the info subr can now return NULL.
- AHA1542 can take parameters from the LILO command line (see source for
docs).
- Buslogic driver now supports BT-445C and misc other changes.
- Buslogic debugging made more precise.
- Multisession PhotoCD detection improved.
- UMSDOS can now be called from other than USER_DS.
- More support for Alpha architecture.
- New subroutine, release_region, to do the inverse of snarf_region().