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Linux kernel source expands beyond 40 million lines – it has doubled in size in a decade

It seemed inevitable that the Linux kernel sources would expand beyond 40 million lines early this year. Linux 6.13 was ...
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Linux kernel 6.16 lands without any headline features but 38M lines of code

Over the weekend, the world's most famous Finn pushed out the latest version of the Linux kernel – and warned of upcoming disruption.… Linux kernel 6.16 was released after what was apparently a ...
ZDNet

'Tiny' Linux 6.14-rc1 released: What's new in 500,000 lines of modified code

According to Linus Torvalds (the creator of Linux), kernel 6.14 is "tiny." He also said this: "Of course, 'tiny' for us still means that there's half a million lines changed and more than 10k commits ...
Ars Technica

Linus Torvalds reiterates his tabs-versus-spaces stance with a kernel trap

Anybody can contribute to the Linux kernel, but any person’s commit suggestion can become the focus of the kernel’s master and namesake, Linus Torvalds. Torvalds is famously not overly committed to ...
LinuxInsider

30 Lines of Code Could Cut Data Center Power Use by 30%

Researchers at the University of Waterloo’s Cheriton School of Computer Science in Canada found that modifying just 30 lines of code in the Linux kernel could cut data center energy consumption by 30% ...
Ars Technica

As the Kernel Turns: Rust in Linux saga reaches the “Linus in all-caps” phase

Rust, a modern and notably more memory-safe language than C, once seemed like it was on a steady, calm, and gradual approach into the Linux kernel. By late 2024, however, Rust enthusiasts were ...