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Greg Kroah Hartman officially announces the release of stable Linux Kernel 3.10.75 with several improvements and bugfixes. As you know there are lot of Kernel branches which are available for Linux users and Linux 3.10.75 is the new update in Linux 3.10.x series. If you using older version of Linux 3.10.x series, then you must upgrade it with 3.10.75 version.

According to official announcement, Greg Kroah Hartman state that, "I'm announcing the release of the 3.10.75 kernel. All users of the 3.10 kernel series must upgrade. The updated 3.10.y git tree can be found at: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git linux-3.10.y and can be browsed at the normal kernel.org git web browser: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git;a=summary.

Among several fixes, Linux Kernel 3.10.75 includes defer processing of REQ_PREEMPT requests for blocked devices, fix crash in TCP Fast Open, use iio_trigger_get for indio_dev->trig assignment, fix use-after-free bug find_writable_file, run INIT firmware again upon .start(), add one more node in EAPD supporting candidate list, fix sel_write_enforce broken return value. We have also enlisted some of the other bugfixes below. You might also like to review recent Kernel News to know what's new in them ?

List of Fixes Made in Linux Kernel 3.10.75

- usb: xhci: apply XHCI_AVOID_BEI quirk to all Intel xHCI controllers.
- IB/mlx4: Saturate RoCE port PMA counters in case of overflow.
- media: s5p-mfc: fix mmap support for 64bit arch.
- ipc: fix compat msgrcv with negative msgtyp.
- iscsi target: fix oops when adding reject pdu.
- console: Fix console name size mismatch.
- dmaengine: omap-dma: Fix memory leak when terminating running transfer.
- IB/uverbs: Prevent integer overflow in ib_umem_get address arithmetic.
- nbd: fix possible memory leak.
- ALSA: hda - Fix headphone pin config for Lifebook T731.

These are some of the fixes which are made in Linux Kernel 3.10.75 release. If you wish to check out complete list of all bugfixes then you must visit their official release notes page.

Greg Kroah Hartman officially announces the release of stable Linux Kernel 3.16.1 with new and enhanced features. Well according to kernel team, this release is the most advanced Kernel version available for all Linux Distros. As you know that Linus Torvalds already announces 7 release candidates under Kernel 3.16 series and now Hartman announces the stable release with fixed issues. Also, review recent Kernel News to know what's new in 3.16 series ?

According to official announcement made by Greg K Hartman, "I'm announcing the release of the 3.16.1 kernel. All users of the 3.16 kernel series must upgrade. The updated 3.16.y git tree can be found at: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git linux-3.16.y and can be browsed at the normal kernel.org git web browser: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git;a=summary".

This is the first stable release under Kernel 3.16 series and contains minor changes and bug fixes. The upcoming stable version will include all the proposed features of Linux Kernel 3.16 series. We have enlisted some of the fixes below in this article. You might also like to check out other latest Software News on our website.

List of Fixes Made in Linux Kernel 3.16.1

- arch/sparc/math-emu/math_32.c: drop stray break operator.
- bbc-i2c: Fix BBC I2C envctrl on SunBlade 2000.
- sunsab: Fix detection of BREAK on sunsab serial console.
- ip_tunnel(ipv4): fix tunnels with "local any remote $remote_ip".
- sctp: fix possible seqlock seadlock in sctp_packet_transmit().
- Revert "net: phy: Set the driver when registering an MDIO bus device".
- bna: fix performance regression.
- tg3: Modify tg3_tso_bug() to handle multiple TX rings.
- iovec: make sure the caller actually wants anything in memcpy_fromiovecend.
- sparc64: ldc_connect() should not return EINVAL when handshake is in progress.
- batman-adv: Fix out-of-order fragmentation support.

These are some of the major fixes which are made in Linux Kernel 3.16.1 release. If you wish then you could check out complete list of bug fixes on their official changelog page.

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Greg Kroah Hartman officially announces the release of Linux Kernel 3.15.4 with new features and bug fixes. It is the fourth maintenance release under kernel 3.15 series. All the users who are using previous version of Kernel 3.15 can upgrade their Kernel version to 3.15.4 version.

According to official announcement, Greg K Hartman state that "I'm announcing the release of the 3.15.4 kernel. All users of the 3.15 kernel series must upgrade. The updated 3.15.y git tree can be found at: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git linux-3.15.y and can be browsed at the normal kernel.org git web browser: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git;a=summary".

This release considered as one of the big release as it brings several improvements along with bug fixes. These new improvements includes architecture enhancements for x86, PowerPC and MIPS along with updated drivers such as iSCSI, PCI, Watchdog and InfiBand. Apart from this, some fixes made in file system such as XFS, UBIFS and ReiserFS. You might also like to check out recent Kernel News to know what's new for Linux users.

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