Linux 2.6.38 Boosts Performance

The second major Linux kernel release of 2011 is now available, offering open source users enhanced performance over its predecessors.The Linux 2.6.38 kernel goes a step beyond what Linux developers provided in the 2.6.37 kernel released earlier this year, by eliminating the last main global lock, which further unlocks Linux performance. "There are many performance enhancements that went into