Linux: 2.6.0-test6 released

Linux creator Linus Torvalds released the 2.6.0-test6 Linux development kernel today with the following comments:

"Ok, too long between test5 and test6 again, so the patch is pretty big. Lots of driver updates and architectures fixed, but also lots of merges from Andrew Morton. Most notably perhaps Con's scheduler changes that have been discussed extensively and made it into the -mm tree for testing.

"This also finally gets one of the last "must-fix" things for 2.6.0: the extended 32-bit dev_t support. Courtesy of Al Viro (with a lot of prodding and input over the years from Andries)."

For a better understanding of what dev_t ("device type") is and why it has long been only 16-bits, refer to these pages from 'Linux Device Drivers'. Read on for the lengthy changelog.