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Linux-next Changing Maintainership

Stephen Rothwell will be stepping down as a linux-next maintainer and Mark Brown will take over - Stephen sent an email yesterday to linux-next mailing…

Dec 19, 2025 • Linuxdev

v6.19-rc1: Filesystem, Storage and Block layer updates

Linus just now announced v6.19-rc1 kernel release on a usual Sunday afternoon and here are the Filesystem, Storage and Block layer updates

Dec 14, 2025 • Linuxdev

Kernel Meetup Bangalore - Final Edition 2025

The last Kernel Bangalore meetup for 2025 is here.

Dec 2, 2025 • Linuxdev

Bcachefs now “Externally Maintained”

Couple of days before Linus quietly marked Bcachefs as “Externally Maintained”.

Aug 31, 2025 • Linuxdev

Linux 6.17-rc2 is out

Linus released a smaller-than-usual 6.17-rc2 this week, calling it "one of the smaller rc2 releases we've had lately." The release focuses primarily on…

Aug 18, 2025 • Linuxdev

Linux 6.17 second half of the merge window

Linus released 6.17-rc1 on August 10 and with that the merge window for 6.17 is now closed.

Aug 11, 2025 • Linuxdev

6.17 Merge window - Memory Management & Filesystem Updates

Linux kernel v6.16 was released just last week, and the merge window for v6.17 is now open.

Aug 3, 2025 • Linuxdev

Parallelizing Linux Writeback

The Linux kernel’s I/O subsystem has evolved steadily to keep pace with modern storage hardware, with most layers gradually enhanced to exploit…

Aug 2, 2025 • Linuxdev

ReiserFS, Once Enterprise's Default, Removed in Linux 6.13

Once the default filesystem for SUSE Enterprise, ReiserFS-3 has now been removed from Linux 6.13. So, what happened? What led to Linux finally deciding…

Dec 2, 2024 • Linuxdev

Linux 6.13-rc1 released

Linux 6.13-rc1 is out and with that this cycle's merge window is now closed.

Dec 2, 2024 • Linuxdev

Bcachefs setback for linux 6.13

In one notable incident on the LKML mailing list, Bcachefs maintainer Kent Overstreet might have crossed certain boundaries by using inappropriate…

Dec 1, 2024 • Linuxdev

Linux multi-grain timestamp making it's way to 6.13 kernel

During the 6.6 merge window, the multi-grain timestamp feature was introduced but ultimately reverted after it caused regressions in tools like make and…

Nov 30, 2024 • Linuxdev

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