New Features in Linux 2.6
Linux is getting better! New features are constantly being added to ensure its integrity and increase its functionality. The following is a list of key new features in Linux 2.6. Note that some of these features have been backported to various 2.4-based distribution releases:
New architecture support (x86-64)
Hyperthreading/SMT support
(O)1 scheduler
Preemption support
NUMA
NPTL
I/O scheduler support
Block layer rewrite
AIO
New file systems
ACL
Sysfs
Udev
Networking improvements
Linux security module
Processor affinity
Module rewrite
Unified driver model
LVM
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