Due to LinuxCon Brazil there's been two weeks that have passed since the third release candidate was tagged for the
Linux 2.6.36 kernel, but on Sunday afternoon Linus christened Linux 2.6.36-rc4.
As is usual for this stage in the kernel release/development cycle, Linux 2.6.36-rc4 is just meant to target regressions, including some bugs in the open-source graphics DRM stack, PCI Express and firmware interaction changes, OCFS2 updates, and various other items.
The Linux 2.6.36-rc4 kernel release announcement can be read at
LKML.org. While catching a flight right now for
the X Developers' Summit and then
the one and only Oktoberfest, benchmarks of the latest 2.6.36 kernel code will
continue to happen on a daily basis via
Phoromatic and the
Phoronix Test Suite.