Rasberry Pi firmware revised to use Linux 4.0

As reported by Michael Larabel in Phoronix, the Raspberry Pi firmware has been changed, it now uses the Linux 4.0 kernel.

As Michael says, “For this low-cost ARM single board computers, the newer kernel is beneficial for new features, file-system improvements, and new device support like when it comes to USB peripherals and adapters.”

More information:
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raspberry-Pi-Linux-4.0
https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=113753&p=778141

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