There's nothing or major importance in this release, but users should still upgrade

Nov 19, 2012 09:11 GMT  ·  By

On November 17, Greg Kroah-Hartman announced the immediate availability for download of the nineteenth maintenance release for the stable Linux 3.4 kernel series.

Linux kernel 3.4.19 comes with some updated drivers, sound improvements, and some file system fixes and changes.

"I'm announcing the release of the 3.4.19 kernel. All users of the 3.4 kernel series must upgrade."

"The updated 3.4.y git tree can be found at: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git linux-3.4.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," said Greg KH in the email announcement.

Highlights of Linux kernel 3.4.19:

• Some missing regs have been added to the VM reg checker; • Load Detection on legacy primary DAC has been fixed; • Stale pointers potentially causing access to free'd skbs have been repaired; • A hibernation device reset has been fixed.

As usual, the Linux kernel 3.4.19 is a must-grab update for all Linux users who use the Linux 3.4 kernel. Therefore, upgrade as soon as possible! Download Linux kernel 3.4.19 right now from Softpedia.