[CentOS] fyi: RHEL 5.7 is out

(2011/07/21 16:11), Rainer Traut wrote:
> hi fyi,
>
> it seems redhat has just pushed RHEL 5.7 out.
> I see amoung others:
>
> kernel-2.6.18-274.el5.x86_64.rpm
>
FYI,

With the kernel update, RHEL 5.7 will support more drivers:

http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html/5.7_Release_Notes/device-drivers.html

4. Device Drivers
4.1. Storage Drivers

     The bnx2i driver for Broadcom NetXtreme II iSCSI has been updated 
to version 2.6.2.3.
     The mpt2sas driver that supports the SAS-2 family of adapters from 
LSI has been updated to version 08.101.00.00. Most notably, this update 
provides support for WarpDrive SSS-6200 devices.
     The megaraid driver is updated to version 5.34.
     The arcmsr driver for Areca RAID controllers is updated.
     The bfa driver for Brocade Fibre Channel to PCIe Host Bus Adapters 
is updated to the current scsi-misc version.
     The be2iscsi driver for ServerEngines BladeEngine 2 Open iSCSI 
devices is updated.
     The qla2xxx driver for QLogic Fibre Channel HBAs is updated to 
version 8.03.07.00.05.07. Additionally, the qla24xx and 25xx firmware is 
updated to 5.03.16.
     The lpfc driver for Emulex Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters is 
updated to version 8.2.0.96 driver.
     The IBM Virtual Ethernet (ibmveth) driver is updated, adding 
support for the optional flush of the rx buffer, scatter-gather, 
rx_copybreak, and tx_copybreak support, and enhanced power virtual 
ethernet performance.
     The ibmvfc driver is updated to version 1.0.9.
     The mptfusion driver is updated to version to 3.04.18rh.
     The cciss driver for HP Smart Array controllers has been updated, 
adding kdump support and performance mode support on the controller.

4.2. Network Drivers

     The cxgb4 driver for Chelsio Terminator4 10G Unified Wire Network 
Controllers is updated.
     The cxgb3 driver for the Chelsio T3 Family of network devices is 
updated.
     The e1000 driver for Intel PRO/1000 network devices has been 
updated, adding support for the Marvell Alaska M88E1118R PHY and CE4100 
reference platform.
     The enic driver for Cisco 10G Ethernet devices has been updated to 
version 2.1.1.9.
     The myri10ge driver for Myricom Myri-10G Ethernet devices has been 
updated to version 1.5.2.
     The igb driver for Intel Gigabit Ethernet Adapters is updated.
     The tg3 driver for Broadcom Tigon3 ethernet devices is updated to 
version 3.116, adding support for EEE.
     The bna driver for Brocade 10Gb Ethernet devices is updated to 
version 2.3.2.3.
     The qlcnic driver is updated to 5.0.13, adding support for large 
receive offload (LRO) and generic receive offload (GRO).
     The netxen driver for NetXen Multi port (1/10) Gigabit Network 
devices is updated to version 4.0.75, adding support for GbE port settings.
     The be2net driver for ServerEngines BladeEngine2 10Gbps network 
devices is updated, adding support for multicast filter on the Lancer 
family of CNAs and enabling IPv6 TSO support.
     The ixgbe driver for Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express network devices 
is updated to version 3.2.9-k2, adding support for FCoE and kcq2 support 
on the 57712 device.
     The iwl6000-firmware is updated to version 9.221.4.1.
     The iwl5150-firmware package is now available on the Supplementary CD.
     The 1000e driver is updated to version 1.3.10.
     The ixgbevf driver is updated to version 2.0.0-k2.
     The igbvf driver is updated.
     The bnx2x driver is updated to version 1.62.00-6, adding DCB/PFC 
and FCoE ring support, 57712 device support, and adding BCM84823 to the 
supported PHYs. Additionally, the bnx2x firmware is updated to version 
6.2.5.0.
     The bnx2 driver is updated to version 2.0.18+.
     The atl1e driver for Atheros GbE NICs driver is now available in 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7.
     The iw_cxgb4 driver is now available in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7.
     The iw_cxgb3 driver is updated.

4.3. Graphics Drivers

     The vesa driver is updated, to allow the native screen resolution 
(1360x768) to be set on Dell M4500 machines.
     The ati driver is updated, enabling DisplayPort interfaces on 
RV635/RV730 cards.
     The mga driver is updated, providing support for G200eH/eR devices.
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