Kernel release status
The 2.6.29 kernel is out, released by Linus on
March 23. For those just tuning in, some of the most significant
features of 2.6.29 include the Btrfs filesystem (still very much in an
experimental mode), the squashfs filesystem, kernel mode setting for Intel
graphics adapters, task
credentials, WiMAX support, the filesystem freeze feature, and
much more; see the
KernelNewbies 2.6.29 page for all the details.
As of this writing, merging of changes for 2.6.30 has not yet begun.
The 2.6.27.21 and 2.6.28.9 stable kernel updates were released
on March 23. Both contain a long list of fixes for bugs in the USB
subsystem, i915 graphics driver, device mapper, and sound subsystems (and
beyond).