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List of older releases (some are not available anymore).

• 0.1 First public release.
• 0.2 Correct a nasty bug that could create a out-of-order timer list.
  Cleaned the test code.
  Added a trace mechanism.
• 0.3 Delete the debugging code from the patch.
  Added error output in /proc/apic_timer
• 0.4 Update the patch help/organisation.
  Improved Makefile.
• 0.5 Added GPL coying notices.
  Completed new Makefile (allow correct exporting of add_apic_timer and del_apic_timer), reorganisation.
  Patch for the 2.3.99pre9 kernel.
  Removed test code in the .h !
  Added the APIC disabling code.
  Updated APIC enabling (+ new LOCAL_TIMER_VECTOR value).
  NB: This release doesn't work with kernel under 2.3.99pre6
• 0.6 Added a parameter to the timer function.
  Added mod_apic_timer.
  Compiles with 2.3.49 (but doesn't work).
• 0.7 Update to the 2.4.0-test9 kernel.
  Added security forbidden adding/deleting timers from timer fct.
  Added compilation doc.
  Added contrib directory (contains a simple example).
• 0.8 Version allowing modifying of the timer list in timer functions.
  Patch for the 2.4.0-test10 kernel.
  Customization defines in a separate file config_apic_timer.h
  Changed incoherent name of UUL macros (into ULL ones).
  NOTA: 2.4.0-test11 breaks the module (init code).
• 0.9 Use of the new patch of Mikael Pettersson for the 2.4.0-test12 kernel. No support for older kernels in this version.
  Older patchs removed.
  Added doc directory. Documentation updated.
  Suppressed the "Enabling the local APIC on non-SMP kernels" doc.