[kernel] r15416 - dists/trunk/linux-2.6/debian

[Maximilian Attems]

Author: maks
Date: Wed Mar 17 16:15:04 2010
New Revision: 15416

Log:
add NEWS file from sid branch

Added:
   dists/trunk/linux-2.6/debian/NEWS

Added: dists/trunk/linux-2.6/debian/NEWS
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--- /dev/null	00:00:00 1970	(empty, because file is newly added)
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+linux-2.6 (2.6.32-10) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * The old IDE (PATA) drivers are no longer developed.  Most PATA
+    controllers used in PCs (i386 and amd64 architectures) can be handled
+    by new drivers using 'libata', which is already used for SATA
+    controllers.  This release enables all the new drivers that are
+    considered stable and disables the old drivers that they replace.
+    Other architectures should not be affected.
+
+    While the old drivers presented device names beginning with 'hd',
+    libata makes PATA drives appear as SCSI devices and presents device
+    names beginning with 'sd' (hard drive), 'sr' (optical) or 'st' (tape).
+    In a system that already has other SCSI or SCSI-like devices, names
+    may change unpredictably.
+
+    During the upgrade from earlier versions, you will be prompted to
+    update configuration files which refer to device names that may
+    change.  You can choose to do this yourself or to follow an automatic
+    upgrade process.  Unfortunately the automatic upgrade process does not
+    cover tape drives.  All changed configuration files are backed up with
+    a suffix of '.old' (or '^old' in one case).
+
+ -- Ben Hutchings <ben at decadent.org.uk>  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:15:37 +0000