14 DAY TRIAL // After announcing the release of the Linux kernel 3.14.42 LTS and Linux kernel 4.0.3 security updates, Greg Kroah-Hartman informed us about the immediate availability of Linux kernel 3.10.78 LTS.
Linux kernel 3.10.78, which is an LTS (Long Term Support) release supported with security patches for a couple of years compared to regular kernel branches, is here to fix issues in the ARM and ARC architectures, and to address a few problems in the EXT4 file system.
Additionally, Linux kernel 3.10.78 LTS updates several drivers, especially for SCSI and USB devices, repairs multiple issues with some sound drivers, and patches a problem in the IPv4 network protocol. See below for more details on what exactly has been changed.
"I'm announcing the release of the 3.10.78 kernel. All users of the 3.10 kernel series must upgrade," says Greg Kroah-Hartman in the mailinglist announcement. "The updated 3.10.y git tree can be browsed at the normal kernel.org git web browser: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git;a=summary."
Here's what's new in Linux kernel 3.10.78 LTS
According to the release notes, Linux kernel 3.10.78 LTS fixes a command completion race in multiple SCSI drivers, adds a missing sk_nulls_node_init() function in ping_unhash() for the IPv4 network protocol, uses the new USB_RESUME_TIMEOUT option on certain USB drivers, addresses a data corruption in the EXT4 file system, which was caused by delayed and unwritten extents, and fixes multiple ALSA issues.
Distribution vendors and advanced Linux users who know how to compile a Linux kernel from sources can download Linux kernel 3.10.78 LTS right now from the kernel.org website or via Softpedia. The rest of the world should check their systems for a kernel update in the coming days or weeks.