High memory kernel support

[Kenneth E. Lussier]

On Thu, 2005-03-17 at 17:05 -0500, Paul Lussier wrote:
> "Kenneth E. Lussier" <klussier at comcast.net> writes:

> 
> Mmmm, what reasons are there for upgrading to 2.6 at this point.  I've
> thus far treated 2.6 as 'testing/unstable' kernel, and since many of
> it's nicer features (like SATA) are getting backported to the 2.4
> series, I haven't had a reason to venture into 2.6 land yet.

In the driver sense, I originally moved to 2.6 because 2.4 was lacking
drivers for GigE cards such as the Intel 10/100/1000 (which I believe
has since been back ported). Also, the SCSI sub-system has been
re-vamped to make it more secure and robust (and break cd writing in
some cases....). There is also the cryptography support. Gone are the
days of having to patch the kernel for IPSec. As well as the usual
refinements and fixes that one would expect to see in the newer
kernels. 

However, there have been some issues. I had some problems with 2.6.8 and
2.6.8.1. But those issues were fixed two days later when 2.6.9 came
out. 

FYI,
Kenny

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