The first release of the Linux 6.17 kernel has arrived—yet it contains no updates related to the bcachefs file system. And the reason lies not in technical shortcomings. On August 10, Linus Torvalds announced...
Several years ago, Google engineers began developing the Address Space Isolation (ASI) mechanism for the Linux kernel, designed to shield systems from attacks exploiting speculative processor execution. The aim was to create a universal...
Linus Torvalds delivered a sharp rebuke to the initial batch of RISC-V patches proposed for inclusion in Linux 6.17, citing both their untimely submission and the presence of what he called “garbage” changes unrelated...
In the ongoing development of Linux 6.17, the volume of Rust code and the number of associated abstractions continue to grow. As with recent releases, Rust is steadily establishing itself within the kernel as...
Linux kernel version 6.17 introduces a new processor vulnerability management system—Attack Vector Controls—engineered by AMD’s David Kaplan. This enhancement aims to streamline the configuration of CPU vulnerability mitigations for system administrators and advanced Linux...
The new Linux kernel version 6.17 introduces substantial enhancements to the EXT4 file system, significantly boosting the performance of servers equipped with numerous CPU cores and running large volumes of containers. These advancements refine...
This past weekend marked the release of the final version of the Linux 6.16 kernel, traditionally announced by Linus Torvalds himself. The development process was calm and steady, though it lacked headline-grabbing features—making the...
The Linux kernel may soon see the removal of one of its oldest and most enigmatic limitations, a constraint that has persisted since 1993. A developer from Alibaba discovered that a script generating an...
Veteran Linux kernel developer Sasha Levin, currently at NVIDIA and formerly with Google and Microsoft, has proposed the formal inclusion of guidelines for the use of AI assistants in kernel development within the official...
An eBPF agent that captures traffic flowing through the Linux kernel. By attaching to TLS/SSL functions, data is intercepted before and after encryption and then passed to flexible plugins with full visibility along with...
Tensions have once again flared within the Linux kernel development community, this time centering on the Bcachefs file system — a project promoted as a reliable solution that “won’t eat your data.” While disputes...
On Friday evening, a surprising announcement introduced Tyr—a new graphics driver for the Linux kernel, written in Rust. Designed to support modern Arm Mali GPUs, the driver interfaces with the Direct Rendering Manager. Despite...
Intel continues its development of the Linear Address Space Separation (LASS) security mechanism for the Linux kernel. The initial set of patches emerged as early as January 2023, and over two years have since...
A dispute has arisen within the Linux kernel development community over recent modifications proposed for the Bcachefs file system. These changes were submitted after the official feature merge window for the 6.16 release had...
Linux kernel vulnerability reproduction is a critical task in system security. To reproduce a kernel vulnerability, the vulnerable environment and the Proof of Concept (PoC) program are needed. Most existing research focuses on the...
Following the official release of Linux Kernel 6.7, the testing phase for version 6.8 has commenced. Recently, Linus Torvalds introduced the Linux Kernel 6.8 RC1. Should there be seven candidates in total, the official...
