📰 Linux Lands Fix For Its "Subtly Wrong" Page Fault Handling Code For The Past 5 Years

Merged today for the Linux 6.19 Git kernel and then in turn for back-porting to prior Linux kernel series is making the x86 page fault handling code disable interrupts properly. Since 2020 it turns out the handling was subtly wrong but now corrected by Intel...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-Page-Fault-Code-Fix

#intel #kernel #linux

📰 GNU Guix 1.5 Released With RISC-V Support, Experimental x86_64 GNU Hurd Kernel

GNU Guix 1.5 is out today as the latest major release for this platform built around its functional package manager. This is a big upgrade with it having been three years since the GNU Guix 1.4 release...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Guix-1.5-Released

#gnu #kernel

📰 AMDGPU Driver Reverts Code For A Number Of Regressions On Linux 6.19

Merged on Friday as part of this week's DRM kernel graphics driver fixes for the week is addressing a regression affecting many different users with the Linux 6.19 development kernel...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMDGPU-Linux-6.19-Regressions

#linux #kernel

📰 Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Display Support & Old Adreno 225 Enablement For Linux 7.0

Rob Clark this week sent out the latest MSM DRM kernel driver updates for the latest Qualcomm display/graphics enhancements ahead of next month's Linux 7.0 merge window...

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

#linux #kernel

📰 Linux 6.19-rc7 Released With Kernel Continuity Plan, A Few Important Fixes

The Linux 6.19 kernel remains on track for its official release two weeks from today, with the extra RC being baked in due to the end of year holidays. Out today is Linux 6.19-rc7 with a few changes worth highlighting for the week...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-rc7-Released

#linux #kernel

📰 Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS HWE update is now available

The Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS HWE update is now available to install. It brings Linux kernel 6.17, Mesa 25.2.7 and Wayland Protocols 1.45 to the current LTS.You're reading Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS HWE update is now available, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/ubuntu-24-04-4-lts-hwe-now-available

#kernel #wayland #linux #ubuntu

📰 NetBSD's Kernel Supports Lua Scripting But Don't Look For Rust In There Anytime Soon

For those not fond of the increasing use of the Rust programming language within the Linux kernel or FreeBSD's considerations for Rust in its kernel, you can perhaps find refuge within NetBSD. One of the NetBSD developers has explained why you likely won't be finding Rust code within the NetBSD kernel anytime soon...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/No-Rust-In-NetBSD-Kernel

#kernel #linux

📰 Asia-based government spies quietly broke into critical networks across 37 countries

And their toolkit includes a new, Linux kernel rootkit A state-aligned cyber group in Asia compromised government and critical infrastructure organizations across 37 countries in an ongoing espionage campaign, according to security researchers.…

🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/02/05/asia_government_spies_hacked_37_critical_networks/

#kernel #linux

📰 ML-LIB: Machine Learning Library Proposed For The Linux Kernel

Sent out today as a request for comments (RFC) by a Linux kernel engineer employed by IBM is a machine learning library for the Linux kernel. The intent is on plugging in running ML models to the Linux kernel that could be used for system performance optimizations and various other purposes...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Kernel-ML-LIB-RFC

#kernel #linux

📰 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/

#kernel #linux

📰 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

#kernel #linux

📰 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

#kernel #linux #amd

📰 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/

#kernel #linux

📰 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

#kernel #linux

📰 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

#kernel #linux

📰 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

#kernel #linux #amd