[$] The 7.0 scheduler regression that wasn't
One of the more significant changes in the 7.0 kernel release is to use the lazy-preemption mode by default in the CPU scheduler. The scheduler developers have wanted to reduce th [...]
https://lwn.net/Articles/1067029/ #LWN #Linux #kernel #PostgreSQL
[$] The first half of the 7.1 merge window
The 7.1 merge window opened on April 12 with the release of the 7.0 kernel. Since then, 3,855 non-merge changesets have been pulled into the mainline repository for the next relea [...]
https://lwn.net/Articles/1067250/ #LWN #Linux #kernel #Debian #ArchLinux #Rust #Git #BPF #io_uring
⏰ Our talk at OSPM Summit 2026 is today!
“Evolving sched_ext: Resource Control, Topology Awareness, and Energy Efficiency for Modern Systems”
We’ll discuss the evolution of scx_lavd and sched_ext. https://retis.santannapisa.it/ospm-summit/
[$] Development statistics for the 7.0 kernel
Linus Torvalds released the 7.0 kernel as expected on April 12, ending a relatively busy development cycle. The 7.0 release brings a large number of interesting changes; see the L [...]
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A set of Saturday stable kernel updates
