Greg has blessed Linux v3.8.3 so we get to backport drivers for this release for usage on older kernels through compat-drivers, you can either visit the v3.8.3 release page [0] or the temporary release page [1]. This release has been test compiled against vanilla Linux kernel releases v2.6.24 - v3.7. Below I provide the ChangeLog for this release for the changes made to compat and compat-drivers, for the full ChangeLog that includes Linux kernel changes you can refer to the upstream full ChangeLog [2].
We have 5 type of releases based on v3.8.3, there is a vanilla release and then 4 releases which incorporate additional patches from sources on their way to get upstream to the Linux kernel. The additional releases are designed to ensure we prioritize Linux upstream development but at the same time allow OEMs / users / mothers to get releases with additional patches vendors deem important for functionality, we simply categorize where those patches are on their way upstream to the Linux kernel. For more information on this see the additional-patches documentation on the backports wiki [3].
Thanks to everyone who has contributed to this release!
[0] https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/projects/backports/stable/v3.8.3/ [1] http://drvbp1.linux-foundation.org/~mcgrof/rel-html/compat-drivers/ [2] https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/projects/backports/stable/v3.8.3/Cha... [3] https://backports.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Documentation/compat-drivers/add...
================================================================ ChangeLog for compat-drivers-v3.8.3-2 based on linux-3.8.3 ================================================================
This is the ChangeLog for the Linux kernel project compat-drivers. It provides a backport of a few Linux kernel subsystems down to older kernels:
* 802.11 * Bluetooth * Ethernet * DRM
For more details refer to the home pages:
https://backports.wiki.kernel.org
The compat-drivers project consists of code from three projects:
* The Linux kernel: linux-stable.git * Compat-wirelesS: compat-drivers.git * Compat: compat.git
The compat-drivers stable releases incorporates code from from each of these git trees for the respective upstream Linux kernel stable release. A branch called linux-3.x.y exists for each stable release. Below we provide the ChangeLog of changes from the previous branched release to the new branched release.
Release: linux-3.8
Updates from the compat.git project: ====================================
git shortlog linux-3.7.y..linux-3.8.y
Felix Fietkau (1): compat: fix compile errors when assembly is built into modules
Hauke Mehrtens (21): compat: update list of kernel headers compat: add USB_SUBCLASS_VENDOR_SPEC compat: make compat load without CONFIG_CPU_FREQ compat: add eth_zero_addr() compat: add kref_get_unless_zero() compat: move config_enabled to compat-3.4.h compat: fix compiler warning in nla_get_s64() compat: export platform_device_register_data() compat: fix warning of missing struct netdev_queue compat: add missing return value to netif_set_real_num_tx_queues compat: add simple_write_to_buffer compat: add ETHTOOL_FWVERS_LEN compat: fix warning in usb_autopm_get_interface_no_{resume,suspend} compat: do not access default_ethtool_ops compat: ckmake: make return code 2 is error compat: ckmake: remove lots of warning spam for the log compat: ckmake: do not start all build at the same time compat: add efi_enabled() compat: netdev_set_default_ethtool_ops() is not in kernel 3.7.5 compat: check if efi_enabled() was already backported compat: deactivate netdev_set_default_ethtool_ops() for some 3.7 kernels
Johannes Berg (1): compat: backport unsigned netlink attribute accessors
Luis R. Rodriguez (42): compat: fix libc dependency on bin/get-compat-kernels compat: fix typo in bin/get-compat-kernels compat: run ckmake with num cpu threads compat: fix get-compat-kernels for libc issue again compat: change count to 4 for glibc kernel fix compat: add gpio header for kernels older than 2.6.24 compat: backport ethtool_rxfh_indir_default() compat: backport ethtool to mii advertisment conversion helpers compat: backport BQL helpers compat: define NETIF_F_RXCSUM compat: fix addition of NETIF_F_RXCSUM compat: backport PCI MSI-X entry definitions compat: backport alloc_etherdev_mqs() compat: backport definition of PCI_MSIX_ENTRY_CTRL_MASKBIT compat: backport PTR_RET() compat: backport netif_set_real_num_tx_queues() compat: backport netif_set_real_num_rx_queues() compat: rename MDIO exported symbols compat: backplane mode negotiation ethtool definitions compat: backport napi_gro_receive() compat: generate CONFIG_COMPAT_KERNEL_3_8 compat: backport hid_ignore() compat: backport PCI_EXP_LNKCTL_ASPM_L0S and PCI_EXP_LNKCTL_ASPM_L1 compat: backport definition of HID_TYPE_USBNONE compat: add HID_QUIRK_HIDDEV_FORCE and HID_QUIRK_NO_IGNORE compat: add HID_QUIRK_IGNORE compat: backport HID_USB_DEVICE() and HID_BLUETOOTH_DEVICE() compat: backport struct hid_device_id compat: fix compilation on hid_ignore() compat: backport platform_device_register_data() compat: adjust get-compat-kernels for root usage compat: adjust get-compat-kernels for root users compat: add v3.7 to get-compat-kernels compat: add support for forcing get-compat-kernels compat: fix get-compat-kernels for rebuilding kernel headers compat: add 3.2 and 3.3 kernels to rebuild headers compat: rewrite ckmake in Python compat: add ionice to ckmake again compat: move HID_USB_DEVICE and HID_BLUETOOTH_DEVICE compat: backport netdev_set_default_ethtool_ops() compat: remove trailing erroneous semicolon from compat-3.8.c compat: fix ckmake to skip same base kernels
Updates from the compat-drivers.git project: =============================================
git shortlog linux-3.7.y..linux-3.8.y
Hauke Mehrtens (36): compat-drivers: make patches apply again compat-drivers: deactivate cfg80211 tracing for kernels <= 2.6.32 compat-drivers: add ar5523 driver compat-drivers: refresh patches compat-drivers: remove CONFIG_ATH9K_PKTLOG form config.mk compat-drivers: activate CONFIG_BT_HCIUART_3WIRE in config.mk compat-drivers: add CONFIG_BT_WILINK in config.mk compat-drviers: remove CONFIG_IWM from config.mk compat-drivers: remove CONFIG_WIL6210 from config.mk compat-drivers: add CONFIG_RT2800PCI_RT3290 in config.mk compat-drivers: add CONFIG_MWIFIEX_USB in config.mk compat-drivers: rename drm config symbols compat-drivers: make patches apply again compat-drivers: remove option for alx driver compat-drivers: build RTL8723AE compat-drivers: refresh patches compat-drivers: add import to fix compile error compat-drivers: do not use struct spinlock compat-drivers: print original name and path of patch in refresh compat-drivers: remove copy of README in refresh compat-drivers: prevent mixing patches from different directories in refresh compat-drivers: run refresh for all patches compat-drivers: do not apply patches in natural sort order compat-drivers: make patches apply again compat-drivers: make patches apply again compat-drivers: add old suspend/resume handlers only when function is available compat-drivers: fix section mismatch in ath5k compat-drivers: add wil6210 driver compat-drivers: remove devinit and devexit from alx driver compat-drivers: deactivate loopback testing for older kernels compat-drivers: do not treat a warning as error compat-drivers: refresh patches compat-drivers: update genlog-3.8 for rc5 compat-drivers: refresh patches compat-drivers: move disable_drm compat-drivers: refresh patches
Luis R. Rodriguez (69): compat-drivers: fix sed for gen-release.sh compat-drivers: add support for uploading stable releases compat-drivers: add / to target stable release end dir compat-drivers: add genlog compat-drivers: fix ChangeLog file name compat-drivers: add target path for ChangeLog file compat-drivers: fix admin-update.sh network compat-drivers: add rtl8723ae code compat-drivers: disable mwifiex for kernels older than 2.6.27 compat-drivers: refresh patches for next-20121129 compat-drivers: move all patch types under patches/ compat-drivers: add support for unified drivers compat-drivers: update refresh-compat scripts compat-drivers: add Debian to scripts/update-initramfs compat-drivers: split up admin-update.sh compat-drivers: add disable_drm to driver-select compat-drivers: fix typo on 0002-enable-alx.patch compat-drivers: fix alx backport on netdev features compat-drivers: fix typo which removed entries on Makefile compat-drivers: fix 11-dev-pm-ops.patch compat-drivers: add the MDIO module compat-drivers: fix alx suspend/resume calls for old kernels compat-drivers: modify release script to support unified drivers compat-drivers: remove ksize() ifdef on scan.c compat-drivers: remove __devexit_p() from 11-dev-pm-ops.patch compat-drivers: fix 45-remove-platform-id-table.patch compat-drivers: fix 62-usb_driver_lpm.patch compat-drivers: remove 67-use_spinlock_t.patch compat-drivers: ship include/linux/bcm47xx_wdt.h compat-drivers: refresh patches for next-20121211 compat-drivers: refresh patches for next-20121214 compat-drivers: refresh -u patches compat-drivers: allow git-paranoia to work on current directory compat-drivers: refresh patches for next-20121218 compat-drivers: fix alx backport patch compat-drivers: update 0001-backport-alx.patch context compat-drivers: refresh patch 0001-backport-alx.patch compat-drivers: refresh 0001-backport-alx.patch compat-drivers: add __devexit_p() for bmca driver compat-drivers: add genlog-3.8 compat-drivers: update genlog-3.8 compat-drivers: trim 'v' prefix from ChangeLog file compat-drivers: remove 'v' prefix from version on ChangeLog compat-drivers: fix 11-dev-pm-ops.patch compat-drivers: refresh patches for v3.8-rc3 compat-drivers: refresh patches for v3.8-rc4 compat-drivers: update genlog-3.8 for rc4 compat-drivers: disable DRM drivers for 802.11 drivers compat-drivers: do not call make clean for unified drivers compat-drivers: fix driver-select for atheros drivers compat-drivers: refresh patches for v3.8.2 compat-drivers: fix processing pending-stable patches compat-drivers: fix removal of tmp pending-stable files compat-drivers: fix copying of pending-stable patches compat-drivers: skip already appplied patches compat-drivers: skip pending stable mac80211 patch compat-drivers: backport rt2x00 pending-stable fix compat-drivers: skip DRM udl stable fix compat-drivers: skip another DRM udl stable fix compat-drivers: ignore drm i915 brightness quirk stable fix compat-drivers: add pending-stable patches compat-drivers: update genlog for 3.8 compat-drivers: fix commend for genlog compat-drivers: refresh patches for v3.8.3 compat-drivers: refresh unified patches for v3.8.3 compat-drivers: refresh pending-stable patches for v3.8.3 compat-drivers: add linux-next-pending patches compat-drivers: add first set of linux-next-cherry-picks patches compat-drivers: update genlog-3.8 for v3.8.3
Ozan Çağlayan (16): compat-drivers: Separate code metrics for each subsystem compat-drivers: Enable CONFIG_DRM_LOAD_EDID_FIRMWARE compat-drivers: Copy core/ subdir of nouveau driver compat-drivers: Handle int's when generating compat_autoconf.h compat-drivers: Rename CONFIG_* vars in nouveau driver compat-drivers: Add missing config check compat-drivers: Rename CONFIG_DRM_NOUVEAU_BACKLIGHT compat-drivers: Fix comments compat-drivers: Enable nouveau DRM driver for kernels >= 3.3 compat-drivers: Update README compat-drivers: Rename CONFIG_DRM_RADEON_KMS compat-drivers: drm: Revert ACPI table size check for < 3.6 compat-drivers: Enable ATI/AMD Radeon for kernels >= 3.2 update-initramfs: Update comments, fix some typos update-initramfs: Silence lsb_release output update-initramfs: Add support for Fedora