Summary of files: >fdtable.txt: o Describes change to struct files_struct. The most important change is the removal of the max_fdset limit and the re-organization of certain fields into struct fdtable. >open_private_file.txt: o Before, calls to initialize a new struct file were done using init_private_file(). Calls to init_private_file() were replaced by open_private_file(). This file recommends that calls to open_private_file() be replaced by dentry_open(). >pipe_changes.txt: o Those looking to extend crak-2.6.25.6 to handle pipe fds should take careful note of this file and its implications. Previously, the inode structure had a pipe portion that was limited to a single circular buffer with a base, a len, and certain PIPE_X macros. Since linux-2.6.11, the PIPE_X macros have been removed, and the pipes have been re-implemented as multiple circular buffers. Look up Torvald's article on http://www.lwn.net/ for more details.