Linus Torvalds has announced the release of Linux kernel 3.1 RC2. Linus notes that this is a fairly calm release for coming just one week after the close of the Linux kernel merge window. As LKML is down at the moment, below is the release announcement from Linus: “I would be happy if it calmed down further. 300+ commits for -rc2 is good, but please make me even happier for. -rc3 by ONLY sending me real fixes,” Linus writes.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2011/08/linux-kernel-31-rc2-released.html