[elrepo] Announcement: EL6 Updated kernel-ml Release [Version 2.6.39-4.2.el6.elrepo

[Steve Clark]

On 01/17/2012 02:37 PM, Alan Bartlett wrote:
> Announcing the release of updated kernel-ml-2.6.39-4.2.el6.elrepo
> packages into the EL6 elrepo-kernel repository:
>
> http://elrepo.org/tiki/kernel-ml
>
> This release arises as a result of a requested change to the
> configuration [David Lee] and a bug-fixing change to the configuration
> [Dag Wieers][Akemi Yagi]. We thank everyone for their contributions.
>
> * Mon Jan 16 2012 Alan Bartlett<ajb at elrepo.org>  - 2.6.39-4.2.el6.elrepo
> - CONFIG_DRM_VMWGFX=m [David Lee]
> - CONFIG_CRYPTO_MANAGER_DISABLE_TESTS=n [Dag Wieers][Akemi Yagi]
> - CONFIG_CRYPTO_FIPS=y [Dag Wieers][Akemi Yagi]
>
> The following files are currently syncing to the mirrors:
>
> x86_32
> kernel-ml-2.6.39-4.2.el6.elrepo.i686.rpm
> kernel-ml-devel-2.6.39-4.2el6.elrepo.i686.rpm
> kernel-ml-headers-2.6.39-4.2.el6.elrepo.i386.rpm
> kernel-ml-NONPAE-2.6.39-4.2.el6.elrepo.i686.rpm
> kernel-ml-NONPAE-devel-2.6.39-4.2.el6.elrepo.i686.rpm
> perf-2.6.39-4.2.el6.elrepo.i686.rpm
>
> x86_64
> kernel-ml-2.6.39-4.2.el6.elrepo.x86_64.rpm
> kernel-ml-devel-2.6.39-4.2.el6.elrepo.x86_64.rpm
> kernel-ml-headers-2.6.39-4.2.el6.elrepo.x86_64.rpm
> perf-2.6.39-4.2.el6.elrepo.x86_64.rpm
>
> noarch
> kernel-ml-doc-2.6.39-4.2.el6.elrepo.noarch.rpm
> kernel-ml-firmware-2.6.39-4.2.el6.elrepo.noarch.rpm
>
> src
> kernel-ml-2.6.39-4.2.el6.elrepo.src.rpm
>
> We provide these kernels for hardware testing in an effort to identify
> new/updated drivers which can then be targeted for backporting as kmod
> packages. Meanwhile, these kernels may provide interim relief to
> people with non-functional hardware. We stress that we consider such
> kernels as a last resort for those who are unable to get their
> hardware working using the RHEL-6 kernel with supplementary kmod
> packages.
>
> These packages are provided As-Is with no implied warranty or support.
> Using the kernel-ml may expose your system to security, performance
> and/or data corruption issues. Since timely updates may not be
> available from the ELRepo Project, the end user has the ultimate
> responsibility for deciding whether to continue using the kernel-ml
> packages in regular service.
>
> The packages are intentionally named kernel-ml so as not to conflict
> with the RHEL-6 kernels and, as such, they may be installed and
> updated alongside the regular kernel. The kernel configuration is
> based upon a default RHEL-6 configuration with added functionality
> enabled as appropriate.
>
> If a bug is found when using these kernels, the end user is encouraged
> to report it upstream to the Linux Kernel Bug Tracker [1] and, for our
> reference, to the ELRepo bug tracker [2]. By taking such action, the
> reporter will be assisting the kernel developers, Red Hat and the Open
> Source Community as a whole.
Thanks for the effort.

-- 
Stephen Clark
*NetWolves*
Director of Technology
Phone: 813-579-3200
Fax: 813-882-0209
Email: steve.clark at netwolves.com
http://www.netwolves.com
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.elrepo.org/pipermail/elrepo/attachments/20120117/61f2b1f9/attachment.html>