The 2.6.24 kernel is out

At long last, Linus has released the 2.6.24 kernel. Highlights of this release include control groups (formerly process containers ), the i386/x86_64 architecture merger group scheduling in the CFS scheduler, network and PID namespaces kernel markers , the removal of the modular security interface , and much more. See LWN's list of merged patches for more detail, or the always-amazing KernelNewbies Linux Changes page for much more detail.

Linus also notes that he's about to head south for linux.conf.au, but that he plans to open the 2.6.25 merge window as usual. The next development cycle will probably start a bit more slowly than it normally would, though.

