latest kernel? [General Linux]

From: The Natural Philosopher on 12 Mar 2010 04:04

I noticed that debian backports has 2.6.32 kernel (currently running 2.6.30)

What if any are the advantages of an upgrade?

From: J G Miller on 12 Mar 2010 07:33

On Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:04:31 +0000, The Natural Philosopher asked:

> I noticed that debian backports has 2.6.32 kernel (currently running
> 2.6.30)
>
> What if any are the advantages of an upgrade?

Some bug fixes and perhaps newer support for some devices.

Why not read the changelog at

<http://www.kernel.ORG/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.9>

to see if the changes are beneficial for your system?

From: Pascal Hambourg on 12 Mar 2010 08:34

Hello,

J G Miller a �crit :
> On Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:04:31 +0000, The Natural Philosopher asked:
>
>> I noticed that debian backports has 2.6.32 kernel (currently running
>> 2.6.30)
>>
>> What if any are the advantages of an upgrade?
>
> Some bug fixes and perhaps newer support for some devices.
>
> Why not read the changelog at
>
> <http://www.kernel.ORG/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.9>
>
> to see if the changes are beneficial for your system?

Changelogs only list changes since the previous version, here 2.6.32.8.
Uusually 4-digit versions add mostly bugfixes, and new features are
added in 3-digit versions. Also Debian adds its own set of patches, so
there are differences between a Debian kernel and a pristine kernel of
the same version. Reading the Debian package changelog might be useful.

From: Ant on 12 Mar 2010 08:56

On 3/12/2010 5:34 AM PT, Pascal Hambourg typed:

> Changelogs only list changes since the previous version, here 2.6.32.8.
> Uusually 4-digit versions add mostly bugfixes, and new features are
> added in 3-digit versions. Also Debian adds its own set of patches, so
> there are differences between a Debian kernel and a pristine kernel of
> the same version. Reading the Debian package changelog might be useful.

And always keep the previous/current one in case the newer one doesn't
work so you can boot back if needed.
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From: Grant on 12 Mar 2010 10:20

On Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:04:31 +0000, The Natural Philosopher <tnp(a)invalid.invalid> wrote:

>I noticed that debian backports has 2.6.32 kernel (currently running 2.6.30)
>
>What if any are the advantages of an upgrade?

The 2.6.32.x series is flagged for extended maintenance, as 2.6.27.x was,
currently 2.6.27.45. So 2.6.32.x a better kernel to use, currently 2.6.32.9.

Get your kernel source from the source, kernel.org :)

Grant.