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From: amit mehta <hidden>
Date: 2011-10-12 08:44:44
How do i find the linux kernel version from which a certain feature was first incorporated. For example , How do i find the first kernel version which had support for GRO (generic receive offload) ? Thanks, Amit
From: rohan puri <hidden>
Date: 2011-10-12 08:50:13
On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 2:14 PM, amit mehta [off-list ref] wrote:
How do i find the linux kernel version from which a certain feature was first incorporated. For example , How do i find the first kernel version which had support for GRO (generic receive offload) ? Thanks, Amit _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies at kernelnewbies.org http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
Hi Amit, Kernel version is 2.6.29 refer http://lwn.net/Articles/358910/ Regards, Rohan Puri -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/pipermail/kernelnewbies/attachments/20111012/9d88357c/attachment.html
From: amit mehta <hidden>
Date: 2011-10-12 09:17:13
On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 2:20 PM, rohan puri [off-list ref] wrote:
On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 2:14 PM, amit mehta [off-list ref] wrote:quoted
How do i find the linux kernel version from which a certain feature was first incorporated. For example , How do i find the first kernel version which had support for GRO (generic receive offload) ? Thanks, Amit _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies at kernelnewbies.org http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbiesHi Amit, Kernel version is 2.6.29 refer http://lwn.net/Articles/358910/ Regards, Rohan Puri
Thanks Rohan, But still there should be some information in a changelog for each kernel release somewhere. Currently looking for such information in Linus's tree(https://github.com/torvalds/linux/tree/), but it seems like getting such kind of information is quite engaging. - Amit
From: Jeff Kirsher <hidden>
Date: 2011-10-12 11:16:26
On 10/12/2011 02:17 AM, amit mehta wrote:
On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 2:20 PM, rohan puri [off-list ref] wrote:quoted
On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 2:14 PM, amit mehta [off-list ref] wrote:quoted
How do i find the linux kernel version from which a certain feature was first incorporated. For example , How do i find the first kernel version which had support for GRO (generic receive offload) ? Thanks, Amit _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies at kernelnewbies.org http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbiesHi Amit, Kernel version is 2.6.29 refer http://lwn.net/Articles/358910/ Regards, Rohan PuriThanks Rohan, But still there should be some information in a changelog for each kernel release somewhere. Currently looking for such information in Linus's tree(https://github.com/torvalds/linux/tree/), but it seems like getting such kind of information is quite engaging. - Amit
You can always use a LXR to find when a feature was first incorporated. Here is a link to just one of the several LXR available: http://lxr.free-electrons.com/ -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 900 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature Url : http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/pipermail/kernelnewbies/attachments/20111012/bf768b0b/attachment.bin
From: amit mehta <hidden>
Date: 2011-10-12 12:12:12
On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 4:46 PM, Jeff Kirsher [off-list ref] wrote:
On 10/12/2011 02:17 AM, amit mehta wrote:quoted
On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 2:20 PM, rohan puri [off-list ref] wrote:quoted
On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 2:14 PM, amit mehta [off-list ref] wrote:quoted
How do i find the linux kernel version from which a certain feature was first incorporated. For example , How do i find the first kernel version which had support for GRO (generic receive offload) ? Thanks, Amit _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies at kernelnewbies.org http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbiesHi Amit, Kernel version is 2.6.29 refer http://lwn.net/Articles/358910/ Regards, Rohan PuriThanks Rohan, But still there should be some information in a changelog for each kernel release somewhere. Currently looking for such information in Linus's tree(https://github.com/torvalds/linux/tree/), but it seems like getting such kind of information is quite engaging. - AmitYou can always use a LXR to find when a feature was first incorporated. Here is a link to just one of the several LXR available: http://lxr.free-electrons.com/
You mean to say browse the code, no changelog or something ? -Amit
From: Jeff Kirsher <hidden>
Date: 2011-10-12 12:59:44
On 10/12/2011 05:12 AM, amit mehta wrote:
On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 4:46 PM, Jeff Kirsher [off-list ref] wrote:quoted
On 10/12/2011 02:17 AM, amit mehta wrote:quoted
On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 2:20 PM, rohan puri [off-list ref] wrote:quoted
On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 2:14 PM, amit mehta [off-list ref] wrote:quoted
How do i find the linux kernel version from which a certain feature was first incorporated. For example , How do i find the first kernel version which had support for GRO (generic receive offload) ? Thanks, Amit _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies at kernelnewbies.org http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbiesHi Amit, Kernel version is 2.6.29 refer http://lwn.net/Articles/358910/ Regards, Rohan PuriThanks Rohan, But still there should be some information in a changelog for each kernel release somewhere. Currently looking for such information in Linus's tree(https://github.com/torvalds/linux/tree/), but it seems like getting such kind of information is quite engaging. - AmitYou can always use a LXR to find when a feature was first incorporated. Here is a link to just one of the several LXR available: http://lxr.free-electrons.com/You mean to say browse the code, no changelog or something ? -Amit
Well I was not thinking of browsing the code, because that would take a long time. But I was thinking of an identifier search which is much faster and you can cover several kernel versions in a lot less time than it would take to read a changelog of every release looking for a feature. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 900 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature Url : http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/pipermail/kernelnewbies/attachments/20111012/497d480a/attachment-0001.bin
From: Matt Schulte <hidden>
Date: 2011-10-12 13:44:34
On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 7:59 AM, Jeff Kirsher [off-list ref] wrote:
On 10/12/2011 05:12 AM, amit mehta wrote:quoted
On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 4:46 PM, Jeff Kirsher [off-list ref] wrote:quoted
On 10/12/2011 02:17 AM, amit mehta wrote:quoted
On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 2:20 PM, rohan puri [off-list ref] wrote:quoted
On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 2:14 PM, amit mehta [off-list ref] wrote:quoted
How do i find the linux kernel version from which a certain feature was first incorporated. For example , How do i find the first kernel version which had support for GRO (generic receive offload) ? Thanks, AmitHi Amit, Kernel version is 2.6.29 refer http://lwn.net/Articles/358910/ Regards, Rohan PuriThanks Rohan, But still there should be some information in a changelog for each kernel release somewhere. Currently looking for such information in Linus's tree(https://github.com/torvalds/linux/tree/), but it seems like getting such kind of information is quite engaging. - AmitYou can always use a LXR to find when a feature was first incorporated. Here is a link to just one of the several LXR available: http://lxr.free-electrons.com/You mean to say browse the code, no changelog or something ? -AmitWell I was not thinking of browsing the code, because that would take a long time. ?But I was thinking of an identifier search which is much faster and you can cover several kernel versions in a lot less time than it would take to read a changelog of every release looking for a feature.
I have recently had to track down several additions and changes to the kernel that broke my drivers. Short of randomly googling to find the answer Jeff is right, using one of the LXR sites seems to be just about the only way to figure out where the change happened while also keeping your sanity. If there is a better way I would love to know. Matt Schulte