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@kernellogger@hachyderm.io · 2d ago

I'm neither a Gamer nor do I use Windows, but found this nevertheless insightful, as I often wondered what all this Windows kernel Anti-Cheat stuff is about (and what it might means for gaming on Linux, but that is not covered in this post).

https://s4dbrd.github.io/posts/how-kernel-anti-cheats-work/

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Mainly tooting about # Linux the # kernel and things related to the # LinuxKernel : # bootloader , # compiler , # git , # glibc , # mesa , # qemu , # xorg , # X11 , # wayland , and other stuff in the 'plumbing' layer. he/him; opinions are my own. Topic account. Other accounts of mine: @ knurd42 (EN): # FLOSS , # Fedora as well as Life, the Universe and Everything @ thleemhuis (DE): Das Leben, das Universum und der ganze Rest @ thleemhuisfoss (DE): # FLOSS searchable

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@kernellogger@hachyderm.io · Mar 09, 2026

Linus released #Linux 7.0-rc3:

https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=whEs6_6BYeP+H=yB=wuhnfoZm3jrT0J3y860EsWXiBVqw@mail.gmail.com/

""So -rc2 was big - some of the biggest in recent history - but I suspected it was mainly due to random timing and just happenstance.

Not so.

Because rc3 is big too. Repeat after me: "some of the biggest in recent history". […]

But when rc2 was already fairly big, having rc3 then be even bigger makes me think something is up.

Now, the likely "something" is probably just that 6.19 dragged out an extra week with that rc8 release, so I'm not exactly worried. But I most definitely hope things start calming down.

[…]

Please keep testing, and let's hope we're approaching the calming down period and just haven't quite gotten there yet.

Linus""

#kernel #LinuxKernel

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@kernellogger@hachyderm.io · Mar 06, 2026

Wanna know what's in store for #Linux 7.0, which is expected on April 12?

Then check out these great @lwn@fedi.lwn.net articles now freely available:

* The first half of the 7.0 merge window – https://lwn.net/Articles/1057769/

* The second half of the 7.0 merge window – https://lwn.net/Articles/1058664/

#LinuxKernel #Kernel

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@kernellogger@hachyderm.io · Mar 03, 2026

Fedora plans to set up QR bases #kernel panics together with a web-service "that provides users with an accessible, user-friendly interface for understanding kernel panic information and facilitating bug reports through Bugzilla integration." This is driven by @jose_exposito@fosstodon.org.

For details see: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/DrmPanicFrontend To quote on small section:

"""The DRM Panic Frontend is a web application that bridges the gap between technical kernel panic data and user-friendly presentation. When users scan a QR code from a DRM Panic screen with their mobile device, they are directed to a Fedora-hosted web interface that:
1. Provides contextual information - Explains what happened in accessible language
2. Decodes and displays panic information - Presents kernel version, architecture, and error traces in a structured, readable format
3. Facilitates bug reporting - Offers streamlined integration with Fedora Bugzilla, pre-filling bug reports with relevant system information and error traces
4. Improves user experience - Uses PatternFly design patterns to provide interface consistent with #Fedora's design language"""

#Linux #LinuxKernel

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@kernellogger@hachyderm.io · Feb 14, 2026

What are the actual main goals of the #LinuxFoundation?[1] What does it "want"?

What do Open Source developers and users think the main goals of the LF are? And how many of those does it track for real?

How is the LF supporting Linux kernel development – and where does the engagement end? And how are conflicts of interest handled, given that the LF also hosts projects to foster other kernels competing with Linux in some areas?

Should the LF in an ideal world have a different name that better describes what it is/does?

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I wish some good journalist would write a decent article that answers questions like these – and maybe afterwards would update the Wikipedia page[2]. It seems badly needed, given threads like @mhoye@cosocial.ca or https://social.kernel.org/objects/efcd6b8a-6923-44bf-a07b-7ecee397afae

Disclaimer: I'm neither a fan nor a critic of the LF. It just seems to me that many in the Open-Source community do not or only partially understand what the LF is/does (me included).

[1] yes, I know about https://www.linuxfoundation.org/about, but at least for me it's a lot of wibbly-wobbly, open-sourcely-wimey... stuff

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Foundation, which, for example, mentions "support Linux development" in the intro. I don't see that as a main goal in [1]; and does that even mean "Linux, the kernel" or "Linux, the OS"?

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@kernellogger@hachyderm.io · Feb 11, 2026

The #Rust support in the #Linux #kernel is now officially a first class citizen and not considered experimental any more: https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/9fa7153c31a3e5fe578b83d23bc9f185fde115da for more details, see also: https://lwn.net/Articles/1050174/ This is one of the highlights from the main #RustLang for #LinuxKernel 7.0 that was merged a few hours ago ; for others, see https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/a9aabb3b839aba094ed80861054993785c61462c

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@kernellogger@hachyderm.io · Feb 02, 2026

#Linux 6.19-rc8 is out (which is the first -rc8 release since 6.7-rc8, which was released during the festive season 2023[1]); final expected next weekend.

https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=wjxkZx7-MT_tk=CxbtvPLjZtrSvcL+muUZAo3GKxBiaqg@mail.gmail.com/

""We had a nice calm week, and everything looks good. Not a lot of changes, and they are all small and tidy. […]

So things all look good, and unless something odd happens we'll have a final 6.19 next weekend.

But please do keep testing, just in case somebody finds that "something odd".

Linus""

[1] see screenshot or the raw data at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_yH7lFmZxAoSWrtsd8tGu3befG4zIcMnytB1ml4pQQM/edit?gid=1170907286#gid=1170907286&range=A130

#kernel #LinuxKernel

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@kernellogger@hachyderm.io · Dec 03, 2025

#Linux 6.18.y is now officially a longterm kernel series, as can be seen here:

https://www.kernel.org/category/releases.html

Projected EOL is Dec, 2027 (two years from now) – just like the 6.1.y series. All the other series as of now are scheduled for EOL in about one year from now – and 5.4.y just was EOLed, as planned (see https://social.kernel.org/objects/da258e20-22b9-4805-a9e5-5a506eb2bf91 and https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/docs/kernel/website.git/commit/?id=0f52d79a5053091c95a269ff6fddbece27ea1d64 ).

Note, the kernel.org front page for the next ~two months (e.g. until 6.19 is out) will keep listing 6.18.y as latest stable series, as it might break peoples scripts to call it longterm there:

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/docs/kernel/website.git/commit/?id=b9ea3472ee1d973f4c27d075c7e4445afa7ade89

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