[Announce] New kernel release: 2.6.18-92.1.1.EL5 028stab057.2

Kir Kolyshkin kir at openvz.org
Tue Aug 5 16:09:53 EDT 2008


OpenVZ project has released an updated RHEL5 based kernel.
Read below for more information. Everybody who is using
this kernel branch is advised to upgrade.


Changes
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* Rebased to 2.6.18-92.1.1.EL5 Red Hat kernel (security and bug fixes)
* Bugs fixed:
  - numerous IPv6 leaks
  - OOPSs in dcache
  - hangups in TCP

* Major improvements:
  - VZDQ now works with NFS
  - Improved CFQ single-reader case (and probably performance)
  - Migration from 2.6.9 to this kernel improvements
  - Binfmt misc virtualization

* Bells and whistles:
  - va_space randomization per-CT control
  - virtual icmpmsg stats (no CPT yet)
  - CFQ statistics for debugging purposes

Compatibility
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* No new issues


Download
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http://wiki.openvz.org/Download/kernel/rhel5/028stab057.2


Bug reporting
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Use http://bugzilla.openvz.org/ to report any bugs found.


Other sources of info on updates
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See http://wiki.openvz.org/News to view all the news (including updates)
online. There you can also find RSS/Atom feed links.


Regards,
 OpenVZ team.


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