In this multi-part interview Linus Torvalds discusses life, the kernel, and everything.
Read more »Exclusive Interview With Linus Torvalds At LinuxCon Europe 2011
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Red Hat's "obfuscated" kernel source
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Red Hat is making things harder for downstream by shipping its RHEL 6 kernel source as one big tarball, instead of breaking out the patches, like the upstream does. This is not a simple mistake but a policy and the company will not comment on this change.
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Linux kernel: 13 million lines, over 5 patches per hour
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The Linux Foundation has published its third annual report about Linux kernel authorship.
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Linux kernel performance is as good as ever, benchmarks show
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Phoronix has published the results of benchmarks performed on 26 Linux kernels dating back five years, from Linux 2.6.12 to a pre-release version of the upcoming Linux 2.6.37. Despite the addition of numerous features over the years, the results show remarkable consistency.
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Kernel Log: Videos from LinuxCon and an end to maintenance of 2.4 and 2.6.27
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Videos and presentations from LinuxCon and the Embedded Linux Conference provide information about the development status of Btrfs and about problems between kernel hackers and the makers of Android. With the latest stable kernels, Linux 2.6.34 has reached the end of its life; furthermore, there are signs that maintenance of 2.4 and 2.6.27 will soon be discontinued or reduced
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Kernel Log: 2.6.36 development and new stable kernels and drivers
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While Linux 2.6.36 development continues apace, a number of new stable releases iron out various quirks in previous versions. New versions of PowerTop and graphics drivers for AMD and NVIDIA graphics chips offer numerous enhancements and bug fixes
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What's new in Linux 2.6.35
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Measures to support the power saving mechanisms of AMD graphics chips, network code optimisations for multi-core processors, features for de-fragmenting the working memory and an improved support of the power management and turbo features offered by modern processors are among the highlights of the new kernel version
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Kernel Log: Coming in 2.6.35 (Part 3) - Network support
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Several patches submitted by a Google developer will enable the kernel to push considerably more data through network cables on multi-core systems. Some of the LAN and Wi-Fi drivers also promise greater throughput, or to use less power, due to various driver enhancements
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Keeping things simple: the Linux kernel
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One of the huge advantages I have found over the years when working with Linux machines, is the ingenious design of the kernel itself.
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The kernel column by Jon Masters #88
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Last month Linus Torvalds released the final 2.6.34 kernel, following a bumpy few weeks that saw a major virtual memory (the subsystem responsible for memory management in-kernel) glitch, the usual round of regressions, and a power outage that knocked vger.kernel.org…
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Kernel Log: Linux 2.6.35 taking shape
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Linux 2.6.35 will deliver better network throughput, support the Turbo Core functionality offered by the latest AMD processors and de-fragment memory on demand. On LKML, a discussion on merging several patches developed by Google for Android is generating large volumes of email
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The First DRM Pull Request For Linux 2.6.35 Kernel
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The Linux 2.6.34 kernel was released only three days ago, but David Airlie has emailed Linus Torvalds and the Linux Kernel Mailing List with the first DRM pull request for the Linux 2.6.35 kernel.
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Kernel Log: Coming in 2.6.34 (Part 4) - Architecture and virtualisation
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Faster suspend and resume, better utilisation of power saving mechanisms for I/O devices and a range of performance enhancements are just some of the kernel infrastructure changes in Linux 2.6.34
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Linux Kernel Devs: We Need New Blood
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The Linux kernel development team is turning into a gaggle of geezers. Where is the next generation of Linux kernel developers?
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Autonomously Generating An Ideal Kernel Configuration
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While most Linux users are fine with just using the kernel supplied by their distribution vendor, there are some enthusiasts and professional users who end up tweaking their kernel configuration extensively for their needs, particularly if they are within a corporate environment where the very best performance and reliability is demanded for a particular workload.
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