After eight release candidates the new Linux kernel is here: 2.6.25. Of course there are many fixes and support for new devices and even support for a new architecture (MEI MN103E010). Control groups were introduced in 2.6.24. You can assign tasks to so-called cgroups and control the amount of memory and CPU to the group of processes. There are many more enhancements. I had to download this puppy and try it out. Thanks to all the kernel hackers for this great release.

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