Kernel 2.4 based: June 2003 stream

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linux-2.4.21-s390-10-june2003.tar.gz / MD5 ... accumulated patch, recommended (2004-01-30)

linux-2.4.21-s390-10-june2003-patches.tar.gz / MD5 ... per-problem-patches, recommended (2004-01-30)

This patch contains the following Linux kernel features:

• Architecture cleanup:
• • Add header file for 32 bit emulation of I/O controls.
  • Reduce memory usage in the radom device driver by 256KB.


• Common I/O layer cleanup:
• • Remove reset_cons_dev. Nobody uses it.
  • Remove DOIO_CANCEL_ON_TIMEOUT option. Nobody uses it.
  • Remove unused member ulpm from ioinfo structure.
  • Remove unused and broken support for I/O queueing.
  • Remove unused enable_irq/disable_irq interface.


• Fix problem when 64 FCP adapters are initialized simultaneously


• Cleanup and a small enhancement for the dasd device driver:
• • Improved checking for dasd device ranges.
  • Simplified long busy conditions.
  • Add BIODASDQUIESCE and BIODASDRESUME ioctls.


• qeth enhancements:
• • Enhanced SNMP support, works with net-snmp 5 now
  • Reduce interrupts for outgoing packets


• Cleanup for netiucv: allow compiling without procfs.


• Fix system tick misaccounting problem.


• Add virtual timer interface.


• Add Linux - z/VM monitor stream.


• Add collaborative memory mangement interface.


• Add z/VM discontiguous saved segments (DCSS) block device driver.


• Add channel measurement block interface.


• Add interface to read from the z/VM system service records.


• Add new features to the zfcp host adapter driver:
• • Add support for HBA API (FC-HBA) for zfcp.
  • Error recovery enhancements for zfcp.


• Add support for the PCIXCC HW crypto cards.

Everybody should apply this patch.

To create the complete linux kernel sources, the following patches need to be applied in sequence:

linux-2.4.21.tar.gz (see www.kernel.org)
+ linux-2.4.21-s390-june2003.diff (IBM)
+ linux-2.4.21-s390-01-june2003.diff (IBM)
+ linux-2.4.21-s390-02-june2003.diff (IBM)
+ linux-2.4.21-s390-03-june2003.diff (IBM)
+ linux-2.4.21-s390-04-june2003.diff (IBM)
+ linux-2.4.21-s390-05-june2003.diff (IBM)
+ linux-2.4.21-s390-06-june2003.diff (IBM)
+ linux-2.4.21-s390-07-june2003.diff (IBM)
+ linux-2.4.21-s390-08-june2003.diff (IBM)
+ linux-2.4.21-s390-09-june2003.diff (IBM)
+ linux-2.4.21-s390-10-june2003.diff (IBM)

Note: If On-demand timer is required, apply as last patch:
+ linux-2.4.21-s390-timer-02-june2003.diff (IBM)

Note: To use OSA-Express Direct SNMP, also install s390-tools 1.2.2 or later.

Note: Using broadcast in VM Guest LAN requires APAR VM63397.