Linus Torvalds says 'huge' Linux kernel updates are now the status quo — and it's all thanks to AI

Linux release candidates are supposed to get smaller, but AI review tools have made oversized ones the new normal.
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Linus Torvalds says AI has made 'huge' Linux kernel updates the new normal

Linux kernel boss Linus Torvalds thinks the project has reached a new normal of supersized updates, thanks to AI. Torvalds ...
Linux Journal

New AMD P-State Patch Delivers Major Linux Gaming Performance Boost

AMD P-State is the modern CPU frequency scaling driver for AMD Ryzen processors on Linux. Rather than relying on the older ...
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New OVSwrap Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Root via Open vSwitch

CVE-2026-64531 lets local users exploit Open vSwitch kernel memory corruption to gain root, with a public PoC covering ...
Linux Journal

Linux Kernel Begins Phasing Out the crypto_rng Layer to Simplify Random Number Generation

Linux kernel developers are moving forward with plans to remove the crypto_rng API layer, a long-standing component of the ...
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Linux gives up on 6-year LTS kernels, says they’re too much work

The LTS (long-term support) period for the Linux kernel is being cut down. In 2017, the kernel jumped from two years of support to six. Now, six years later, it turns out that’s a lot of work. ZDNet ...