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Feature changed by: 6tr6tr 6tr6tr (6tr6tr)
Feature #310646, revision 9
  Title: Kernel 2.6.37 for opensuse 11.4
   
  openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed
  Priority
      Requester: Important
   
  Requested by: jimbo bigcreed (dimble_thricefoon)
   
Description:
  I realise we are using a time based release, and no longer chase
  feature releases, but 2.6.37 will have some very interesting
  technologies according to phoronix:
  http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=ODYyMw
  "we can start getting excited for the Linux 2.6.37 kernel
  (http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=search&q=Linux+2.6.37) and its
  exciting new features: DisplayLink driver enhancements
  (http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=ODUyMg) , improved
  desktop responsiveness
  (http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=ODU0OQ) ,
  Broadcom's open-source driver
  (http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=ODU4Mg) , improved
  Radeon Evergreen DRM
  (http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=ODU4Mw) , and Intel
  Linux DRM improvements
  (http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=ODYyMQ) ."
  If 2.6.36 is due mid-Oct, then we can expect 2.6.37 to arrive Mid-Late
  January, surely this is not too late for 11.4 which is expected Late-
  Feb to Early-March?
  Kind regards
   
  Discussion:
  #1: Richard Colvin (allianux) (2010-09-29 14:11:57) 
  It will be a great pitty if the 2.6.37 kernel is not included.  This is
  the kernel to get working on a new desktop OS!
   
+ #5: 6tr6tr 6tr6tr (6tr6tr) (2010-10-04 18:13:51) (reply to #1)
+ THIS ( Broadcom's open-source driver
+ (http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=ODU4Mg) ) alone is
+ reason enough!
   
  #2: Jose Ricardo De Leon Solis (derhundchen) (2010-09-29 20:45:03) 
  I also agree we should ship kernel 2.6.37. Version 2.6.36 should be
  ready soon enough, so version 2.6.37 should be ready at least in late
  january, a month and a half before openSUSE 11.4 is released.
   
  #3: Bernhard Wiedemann (bmwiedemann) (2010-10-03 10:05:20) 
  11.4-RC1 is scheduled for 2010-02-10 so depending on the actual 2.6.37
  timing, there might not be much time for integration+testing which is
  bad for stability. And with me being one of the testers, I would like
  to see a stable release.
   
  #4: Greg Freemyer (gregfreemyer) (2010-10-04 17:51:42) 
  One of the big features listed for 2.6.37 is a new broadcom driver.  I
  would guess it could be backported to 2.6.36 relatively easily.  So if
  2.6.37 doesn't get into 11.4, I hope the broadcom driver is
  backported.  Especially since it is brand new, it should not cause any
  reversion issues.
   
   

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