📰 Sixteen Claude AI agents working together created a new C compiler

The $20,000 experiment compiled a Linux kernel but needed deep human management.

🔗 Source: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/02/sixteen-claude-ai-agents-working-together-created-a-new-c-compiler/

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📰 Linux 6.19 Sees Last Minute Scheduler Regression Fixes

Ahead of the planned Linux 6.19 stable kernel release tomorrow, there have been some last-minute fixes submitted for the scheduler code, including for performance regressions...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-Scheduler-Fixes-Last

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📰 KMS Recovery Mechanism Being Worked On For Linux Display Drivers

A Linux kernel engineer at Microsoft is working on a useful Linux desktop improvement. Hamza Mahfooz who previously worked for AMD on their AMDGPU Linux display driver code has been spearheading work on a KMS recovery mechanism to help kernel mode-setting display drivers recover in case of problems...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/KMS-Recovery-Mechanism

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📰 New Proposal Explores Machine Learning Assistance for Linux Kernel Behavior

A Linux kernel developer has proposed using user-space machine learning models to assist kernel subsystems.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/new-proposal-explores-machine-learning-assistance-for-linux-kernel-behavior/

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📰 A Lot Of Exciting Changes To Look Forward To With Linux 6.20 -- Or Linux 7.0

With Linux 6.19 due for release later today it then opens up the next kernel merge window. It could be Linux 6.20 but more than likely the next kernel version will be called Linux 7.0 with Linus Torvalds' past tradition of bumping the major version number after X.19. Whatever it ends up being called, here is a look at various "-next" changes that have been queuing up ahead of the merge window...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-Feature-Preview

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📰 Linus Torvalds Confirms The Next Kernel Is Linux 7.0

Following Linus Torvalds releasing Linux 6.19 stable, Linus Torvalds is now out with his customary release announcement. Notably he officially confirmed that the next kernel version is Linux 7.0 as the successor to Linux 6.19...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-Is-Next

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📰 AMD Linux Driver Readying Peak Tops Limiter "PTL" Support

The AMDGPU and AMDKFD Linux kernel graphics driver code has been readying support for the Peak Tops Limiter (PTL) as a new feature to the latest Instinct accelerators...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Peak-Tops-Limiter-AMDGPU

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📰 NULLFS & OPEN_TREE_NAMESPACE Features Merged For Linux 7.0

Christian Brauner sent in a dozen VFS pull requests that are now-merged today for the Linux 7.0 kernel. The VFS pull requests worth noting right away in this article are the introduction of the NULLFS and OPEN_TREE_NAMESPACE features...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-NULLFS-Namespace

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📰 Kernel 6.19: GPU, SoC, and Rust improvements

Collabora continues to be a key contributor to the Linux kernel, with 125 patches from 21 developers! Highlights include Arm Mali GPU improvements, expanded MediaTek and Rockchip SoC support, Rust integration progress, and new Rockchip video capture functionality.

🔗 Source: https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/kernel-619-gpu-soc-rust-improvements.html

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📰 Compiler-Driven Static Analysis Locking Context Checking Merged For Linux 7.0

The locking code changes have been merged for the Linux 7.0 kernel and it introduces support for a new compiler-driven feature being introduced on the compiler side with the upcoming LLVM Clang 22...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-Locking

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