Kernel release status

The current 2.6 development kernel is 2.6.28-rc2, released by Linus on October 26. It adds a mere 22 changesets to 2.6.28-rc1, which came out on the 23rd. This kernel is now known as the "Killer Bat of Doom."

As of this writing, almost 200 changesets have been merged into the mainline since 2.6.28-rc2. They are mostly fixes, but there is also a driver for Elantech (EeePC) touchpads, support for MIPS-based NXP Semiconductors STB220 development boards, and a number of large ftrace changes.

The current stable 2.6 kernel is 2.6.27.4, released with a number of important fixes on October 25. Previously, 2.6.25.19, 2.6.26.7, and 2.6.27.3 were released on October 22. There will probably only be one more stable update for the 2.6.25 and 2.6.26 kernels, so users who are dependent on those updates may want to start thinking about moving to 2.6.27.