Written by Anand Kumria, and posted for him by Nick Busigin.

This file documents what changed from Linux kernel version 1.1.71 to 1.1.72

Written by Anand Kumria.
wildfire@ftoomsh.socs.uts.edu.au *preferred*
akumria@socs.uts.edu.au

anyline which contains a "[?]" means I am not sure if I am right.

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SUMMARY
=======
        moved version.h to include/linux/version.h
        modularized the apricot network driver
        even more SPARC support; now with v2 PROMs, sun4c and sun4m
        changes to the FDC (Floppy Disk Controller) for machines with PCI
        also added an I/O port report to the proc filesystem
        changes also to memory management; specifically swap.c and filemap.c
        changes to the networking code -- see below

linux/CREDITS
-------------
        changed an address

linux/Makefile
--------------
        changed the sublevel (of course :))
        moved tools/version.h to include/linux/version.h

linux/arch/sparc/boot/boot.S
----------------------------
        the inital boot code, some comments added
        added some code for the trap handler
        support for v2 PROMs, sun4m/sun4c NOT sun4/sun4d

linux/arch/sparc/string.S *new file*
-------------------------
        SPARC string support

linux/drivers/block/floppy.c
linux/include/linux/fd.h
----------------------------
        small fix for PCI based machines
        start of support for a second floppy disk controller (FDC) [?]
        also added a check to see if DCL (Disk Control Line?) is/was inverted.

linux/drivers/char/lp.c
-----------------------
        small changes for better logging messages, and to correctly point
to the new location of version.h

linux/drivers/net/3c501.c
                  3c509.c
                  8390.c
                  de600.c
                  de620.c
                  depca.c
                  eexpress.c
                  ewrk3.c
                  plip.c
linux/fs/binfmt_elf.c
         isofs/inode.c
         msdos/indoe.c
         sysv/inode.c
         umsdos/inode.c
         xiafs/inode.c
linux/tools/version.c
----------------------------
        small change to reflect new location of version.h

linux/drivers/net/MODULES
                  Space.c
                  apricot.c
                  net_init.c
linux/modules/NET_MODULES
----------------------------
        modularized the apricot network driver

linux/drivers/net/znet.c
------------------------
        removed some unneccessary code ... not sure for what though.

linux/drivers/scsi/sg.c
-----------------------
        added a function called sg_free;
        replaced a called to scsi_free with sg_free

linux/fs/proc/array.c
              root.c
linux/include/linux/ioport.h
                    proc_fs.h
linux/kernel/ioport.c
-----------------------------
        added an I/O port report to the proc filesystem

linux/include/asm-m68k/system.h
-------------------------------
        FIXED: a small spelling msitake (sorry, mistake :])

linux/include/linux/netdevice.h
-------------------------------
        small change to the loopback device
        also in net_init.c

linux/init/main.c
-----------------
        made floppy setup external [?]

linux/kernel/ksyms.c
--------------------
        exported symbols/functions for the following: [?]
                pcibios_present
                floppy_track_buffer
                release_region

linux/mm/filemap.c
------------------
        added code to report to log when someone/thing does a "shared
writable mapping"

linux/mm/swap.c
---------------
        have absolutely no idea what was done here ... I suggest if you
are interested take a look at this yourself.

linux/net/inet/igmp.c
---------------------
        added support for multiple address for IGMP [?]

linux/net/inet/ip.c
-------------------
        some conditional code for INET_MULTICAST (IGMP - Internet Group
Multicast Protocol?)
        the code just makes sure we send to all our groups
        code to loop a packet back to the sender which will then send onto
others, kills the packet if it a ttl (time to live) of 0

linux/net/inet/ip_fw.c
----------------------
        made add_to_chain subject to conditional defines CONFIG_IP_ACCT
or CONFIG_IP_FIREWALL
are interested take a look at this yourself.

linux/net/inet/igmp.c
---------------------
        added support for multiple address for IGMP [?]

linux/net/inet/ip.c
-------------------
        some conditional code for INET_MULTICAST (IGMP - Internet Group
Multicast Protocol?)
        the code just makes sure we send to all our groups
        code to loop a packet back to the sender which will then send onto
others, kills the packet if it a ttl (time to live) of 0

linux/net/inet/ip_fw.c
----------------------
        made add_to_chain subject to conditional defines CONFIG_IP_ACCT
or CONFIG_IP_FIREWALL

linux/net/inet/tcp.c
--------------------
        changes to building a TCP header, it is not an inline function now



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