14 DAY TRIAL // Immediately after the release of Linux kernel 4.8.14, renowned Linux kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman was proud to announce the availability of a new maintenance update to the long-term supported Linux 4.4 kernel series.
Just like Linux kernel 4.8.14, the Linux 4.4.38 LTS kernel release hit the streets only two days after the previous maintenance version, in this case Linux kernel 4.4.37 LTS, and it looks like it's yet another small patch that changes a total of 35 files, with 242 insertions and 80 deletions, according to the appended shortlog and the diff since Linux 4.4.37.
"I'm announcing the release of the 4.4.38 kernel. All users of the 4.4 kernel series must upgrade," said Greg Kroah-Hartman. "The updated 4.4.y git tree can be found at: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git linux-4.4.y and 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."
There are mostly networking improvements and a few SPARC fixes
New in Linux kernel 4.4.38 LTS, there's an updated networking stack with various minor fixes and improvements for things like IPv6, IPv4, Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP), Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP), Netlink, and the packet scheduler. There are also other networking changes on the driver area with bugfixes for Broadcom, Marvell, and Renesas Ethernet adaptors.
Lastly, the Linux 4.4.38 LTS kernel introduces a couple of fixes for the SPARC hardware architecture. It's a recommended update for anyone using a GNU/Linux distribution powered by the long-term supported Linux 4.4 kernel series, so go ahead and download the source archive from kernel.org or through our web portal, or wait for the patch to land in the stable repositories of your favorite OS.