Changes from 1.1.71 to 1.1.72

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 patch72.gz

• Version number file moved from tools/version.h to include/linux/version.h
• Sparc port boot code added.
• Second floppy controller can be turned off completely at compile time, or can get added at runtime using "allowed_drive_mask", "two_fdc", and "thinkpad".
• lp driver now releases its I/O region when unloaded as a module.
• Apricot network driver modularized.
• scsi generics now has its own free routine.
• I/O port listing (ioports) added to proc fs.
• Can't do a shared writeable mapping of a file to memory (now detected).
• igmp code wasn't setting its multiaddr list correctly.
• More improvements to IP multicast code.
• IP loopback added (so we get our own multicast sends back).
• Code to find an established TCP session now seems to have the potential to loop forever??
• More work on properly closing sockets.

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