Linux Kernel 2.6.36 Includes AppArmor

Last evening, October 21st, none other than Linus Torvalds, the father of Linux, proudly announced the release of Linux kernel 2.6.36.

Linux kernel 2.6.36 includes support for a new filesystem notification interface called fanotify, the Tilera architecture, workqueues optimizations for concurrency, support for the Intel Intelligent Power Sharing functionally in Intel Core i3 and i5 systems, CIFS local caching, integration of KMS with KDB (the kernel debugger), and last but not least, the AppArmor security system!

"So it's a week later than I wanted (plus all the days that added up from me having a few 8-day weeks during this release window), but it's out there now."

"The delay means that the merge window that opens now would cover the upcoming kernel summit. However, I really hope that everybody sends me their patches and pull requests _before_ KS even starts."

"And if you're affected by the kernel summit you probably won't have time during it to finalize anything that week anyway, especially for those staying for plumbers afterwards, and..." - said Linus Torvalds in the announcement.

Highlights of Linux Kernel 2.6.36:

· Support for the Tilera architecture;
· Initial merge of fanotify, a new file notification interface;
· Integration of KDB with KMS;
· Concurrency-managed workqueues;
· Support for Intel Intelligent Power Sharing on Intel Core i3 and i5;
· CIFS local caching;
· Improved VM-related desktop responsiveness;
· Rewritten OOM (Out of Memory Killer);
· Inclusion of AppArmor (allows system administrators to associate with each application a security profile, restricting the capabilities of that program).

These are just a few of the new features available in the Linux kernel 2.6.36. For a complete list of all the newly supported devices, newly added drivers, etc., please visit the official release notes page.

You can download Linux kernel 2.6.36 sources right now from Softpedia.