📚 Linux Kernel 4.4.17 LTS Has Updated Drivers, eCryptfs, x86 and EXT4 Improvements

Immediately after announcing on August 10, 2016, the availability of Linux kernel 4.6.6 for GNU/Linux distributions, Greg Kroah-Hartman has also informed us about the release of Linux kernel 4.4.17 LTS. The Linux 4.4 kernel series is the most advanced long-term supported one, used in popular GNU/Linux operating systems like Ubuntu. Therefore, it is imperative to get new maintenance updates that patch security flaws discovered by various kernel hackers and developers, as well as update drivers and introduce performance improvements and new features. Two weeks have passed since the launch of Linux kernel 4.4.16 LTS, and the new point release promises to change a total of 66 files, with 596 insertions and 256 deletions, according to the appended shortlog and the ...