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The 6.7 kernel has been released (lwn.net)
submitted 2 years ago by pnutzh4x0r@lemmy.ndlug.org to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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Some of the headline features in this release are: the removal of support for the Itanium architecture, the first part of the futex2 API, futex support in io_uring, the BPF exceptions mechanism, the bcachefs filesystem, the TCP authentication option, the kernel samepage merging smart scan mode, and networking support for the Landlock security module. See the LWN merge-window summaries (part 1, part 2) and the (in-progress) KernelNewbies 6.7 page for more information.

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[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 56 points 2 years ago (4 children)

We are only two minor versions away from a very nice milestone.

[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 49 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Just to upset you, the next 2 versions are 6.8, and 9.0.

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Linus is a coward

[–] PainInTheAES@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago

Let's make a petition. Kernel version 6.9.420 must be free!

[–] shotgun_crab@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

No way we switched to microsoft versioning :o

[–] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 years ago (4 children)

What happened to 7 and 8?

[–] jalda@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 years ago

Same as Windows 9

[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Seven is spending a very long time in jail for cannibalism.

[–] NuclearDolphin@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

7 ate 9

[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago

Those were skipped to upset you :D

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago

6.8 to 9.0 would upset a lot of people

[–] survivalmachine@beehaw.org 34 points 2 years ago (1 children)

6.6.6 was rad while it lasted.

[–] unique_hemp@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 2 years ago

Was very short on Arch :(

[–] anothermember@beehaw.org 12 points 2 years ago

4.20 still feels like yesterday

[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

69, interrupted with a period?

[–] CalcProgrammer1@lemmy.ml 31 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This should allow nouveau to reclock NVIDIA 2xxx and newer GPUs. Huge step forward for open source NVIDIA drovers and I've been testing this on my laptop for a few weeks now woth the rc kernels and the NVK driver and it's pretty impressive so far.

[–] Unyieldingly@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

I'm ready for my system to just work out of the box Nvidia's Drivers are a shit show.

[–] Laser@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago

Really looking forward to more bcachefs figures

[–] Kristof12@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Bcachefs kek new filesystem noice