diff --git a/include/kernel-version.mk b/include/kernel-version.mk
index ad7f06e492..99c4d02669 100644
--- a/include/kernel-version.mk
+++ b/include/kernel-version.mk
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(LINUX_VERSION),2.6.26.5)
   LINUX_KERNEL_MD5SUM:=98261b39a558cf0739703ffea7db9f43
 endif
-ifeq ($(LINUX_VERSION),2.6.27-rc7)
-  LINUX_KERNEL_MD5SUM:=39c859ea15b96b30de63305008a39ab1
+ifeq ($(LINUX_VERSION),2.6.27-rc8)
+  LINUX_KERNEL_MD5SUM:=0fe739abe48e834a2ba664a2601328e6
 endif
 
 # disable the md5sum check for unknown kernel versions
diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.27/150-netfilter_imq.patch b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.27/150-netfilter_imq.patch
index 142d3c0b2c..7f64e37ca9 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.27/150-netfilter_imq.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.27/150-netfilter_imq.patch
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@
  #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
  #include <linux/seq_file.h>
  #include <linux/stat.h>
-@@ -1623,7 +1626,11 @@
+@@ -1624,7 +1627,11 @@
  			struct netdev_queue *txq)
  {
  	if (likely(!skb->next)) {
diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.27/801-usb_serial_endpoint_size.patch b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.27/801-usb_serial_endpoint_size.patch
index 1640e07830..ec1d87aea8 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.27/801-usb_serial_endpoint_size.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.27/801-usb_serial_endpoint_size.patch
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  static int debug;
  /* initially all NULL */
  static struct usb_serial *serial_table[SERIAL_TTY_MINORS];
-@@ -833,7 +834,7 @@
+@@ -835,7 +836,7 @@
  			dev_err(&interface->dev, "No free urbs available\n");
  			goto probe_error;
  		}
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  		port->bulk_in_size = buffer_size;
  		port->bulk_in_endpointAddress = endpoint->bEndpointAddress;
  		port->bulk_in_buffer = kmalloc(buffer_size, GFP_KERNEL);
-@@ -1253,3 +1254,5 @@
+@@ -1255,3 +1256,5 @@
  
  module_param(debug, bool, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
  MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "Debug enabled or not");
diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.27/921-gpio_spi_driver.patch b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.27/921-gpio_spi_driver.patch
index 6be8e26d7d..f9efb76a1b 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.27/921-gpio_spi_driver.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.27/921-gpio_spi_driver.patch
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@
  obj-$(CONFIG_SPI_PXA2XX)		+= pxa2xx_spi.o
 --- a/MAINTAINERS
 +++ b/MAINTAINERS
-@@ -3854,6 +3854,11 @@
+@@ -3855,6 +3855,11 @@
  W:	http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/power/cell/
  S:	Supported
  
diff --git a/target/linux/ixp4xx/config-2.6.27 b/target/linux/ixp4xx/config-2.6.27
index f0f2937dbd..b0241a85b9 100644
--- a/target/linux/ixp4xx/config-2.6.27
+++ b/target/linux/ixp4xx/config-2.6.27
@@ -96,16 +96,12 @@ CONFIG_DEFAULT_TCP_CONG="westwood"
 # CONFIG_DEFAULT_VEGAS is not set
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_WESTWOOD=y
 CONFIG_DEVPORT=y
-CONFIG_DLCI=m
-CONFIG_DLCI_MAX=8
 # CONFIG_DM9000 is not set
 CONFIG_DMABOUNCE=y
 CONFIG_DMABOUNCE_DEBUG=y
 # CONFIG_DMADEVICES is not set
 CONFIG_DNOTIFY=y
-# CONFIG_DSCC4 is not set
 CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE=""
-# CONFIG_FARSYNC is not set
 CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL=y
 # CONFIG_FPE_FASTFPE is not set
 # CONFIG_FPE_NWFPE is not set
@@ -163,7 +159,6 @@ CONFIG_IP_PIMSM_V2=y
 # CONFIG_ISDN is not set
 # CONFIG_IWMMXT is not set
 CONFIG_IXP4XX_ETH=y
-# CONFIG_IXP4XX_HSS is not set
 # CONFIG_IXP4XX_INDIRECT_PCI is not set
 CONFIG_IXP4XX_NPE=y
 CONFIG_IXP4XX_QMGR=y
@@ -265,6 +260,7 @@ CONFIG_MTD_REDBOOT_PARTS_READONLY=y
 # CONFIG_MTD_ROM is not set
 # CONFIG_MTD_SLRAM is not set
 # CONFIG_NATSEMI is not set
+CONFIG_NF_CT_ACCT=y
 # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437 is not set
 # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_850 is not set
 # CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_1 is not set
@@ -277,7 +273,6 @@ CONFIG_PAGEFLAGS_EXTENDED=y
 CONFIG_PATA_ARTOP=m
 CONFIG_PATA_IXP4XX_CF=m
 # CONFIG_PATA_SCH is not set
-# CONFIG_PC300 is not set
 CONFIG_PCI=y
 CONFIG_PCI_SYSCALL=y
 # CONFIG_R6040 is not set
@@ -321,9 +316,7 @@ CONFIG_SENSORS_W83781D=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_NR_UARTS=4
 CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_RUNTIME_UARTS=4
 # CONFIG_SHMEM is not set
-CONFIG_SLAB=y
 CONFIG_SLABINFO=y
-# CONFIG_SLUB is not set
 # CONFIG_SND_ARM is not set
 CONFIG_SND_DRIVERS=y
 CONFIG_SND_USB=y
@@ -361,6 +354,9 @@ CONFIG_VECTORS_BASE=0xffff0000
 # CONFIG_VGASTATE is not set
 # CONFIG_VIA_RHINE is not set
 CONFIG_VIA_VELOCITY=m
+CONFIG_VIDEO_MEDIA=m
+CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L2=m
+CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L2_COMMON=m
 # CONFIG_VLAN_8021Q_GVRP is not set
 CONFIG_VM_EVENT_COUNTERS=y
 CONFIG_XFRM_IPCOMP=m