Linux 2.6.29-rc3 Kernel Released

Posted by Michael Larabel on January 28, 2009

Development work on the Linux 2.6.29 kernel had slowed down a bit due to Linux.Conf.Au taking place last week, but the third release candidate has now been issued. There's a variety of bug-fixes and minor updates through the Linux kernel in 2.6.29-rc3, but nothing particularly exciting. Catching our eyes were just a few DRM updates (small work on GEM and KMS) and just a variety of driver updates.

The lengthy release announcement for the Linux 2.6.29-rc3 kernel can be read at LKML.org. With this release, kernel developers are particularly interested in how the suspend-and-resume support is working out for users and whether there are any new regressions.

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