Software update: Linux kernel 2.4.2

Kernel 2.4.2 stable is out. After a relatively short period of time and only four pre-patches, the kernel has already been declared stable.

Of course, this kernel can be used on all Linux platforms, not just i386. Moreover, it is stable and can therefore be downloaded and then installed without hesitation.

For completeness the changelog:

sync up more with Alan

Urban Widmark: smbfs and HIGHMEM fix

Chris Mason: reiserfs tail unpacking fix (“null bytes in reiserfs files”)

Adan Richter: new cpia usb ID

Hugh Dickins: misc small sysv ipc fixes

Andries Brouwer: remove overly restrictive sector size check for SCSI cd-roms