Kernel release status

The 2.6.35 kernel was released on August 2. The relatively long announcement includes some thoughts on this development cycle (he's happy with how it went) and some concerns about the state of linux-next heading into 2.6.36. Some headline features in 2.6.35 include receive packet steering and receive flow steering, memory compaction, direct I/O support for Btrfs, and the usual pile of new drivers. As always, lots of details can be found on the excellent KernelNewbies 2.6.35 page.

Stable updates: the 2.6.27.49, 2.6.32.17, 2.6.33.7, and 2.6.34.2 stable updates are out; they all have the usual pile of important fixes. 2.6.33.7 is the final 2.6.33 update, so users should be thinking of moving on; Greg suggests 2.6.35, since 2.6.34 "is not going to be maintained for much longer."

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