Linux Kernel Podcast

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Kernel Podcast S2E4 - 2023/04/24 Apr 25, 2023

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Jon Masters summarizes the arrival of the Linux 6.3 kernel release, which includes additional support for the Rust programming language, a new red-black tree data structure for BPF programs, and the removal of a large number of legacy Arm systems.

Kernel Podcast S2E3 - 2023/03/09 Mar 10, 2023

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Jon Masters summarizes the closure of the Linux 6.3 "merge window" (period of time during which disruptive changes are allowed to the kernel) and the release of Linux 6.3-rc1. Meanwhile, ongoing development includes the deprecation of several legacy architectures, an Apple Silicon graphics driver written in Rust, and much more.

Kernel Podcast S2E2 - 2023/02/12 Feb 13, 2023

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Jon Masters summarizes the tail end of the Linux 6.2 kernel development cycle as developers prepare for the upcoming 6.3 "merge window" in the week ahead. Meanwhile, ongoing development across the stack focuses heavily on Confidential Compute technologies from the various processor architecture vendors.

Kernel Podcast S2E1 - 2023/01/21 Jan 22, 2023

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The Linux "Kernel Podcast" returns from a long hiatus for a new "season 2". Our host Jon Masters introduces the new season, and summarizes recent happenings during Linux 6.2 development.

Kernel Podcast for 2017/07/07 Jul 07, 2017

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Linux 4.12 final is released, the 4.13 merge window opens, and various assorted ongoing kernel development is described in detail

Kernel Podcast for 2017/05/14 May 15, 2017

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Linux 4.12-rc1 (including a full summary of the 4.12 merge window), Linux 4.11 final is released, saving TLB flushes, various ongoing development, and a bunch of announcements

Kernel Podcast for 2017/04/27 Apr 27, 2017

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Linux 4.11-rc8, updating kernel.org cross compilers, Intel 5-level paging, v3 namespaced file capabilities, and ongoing development

Kernel Podcast for 2017/04/19 Apr 20, 2017

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Linus Torvalds announces Linux 4.11-rc7, a kernel security update bonanza, the end of Kconfig maintenance, automatic NUMA balancing, movable memory, a bug in synchronize_rcu_tasks, and ongoing development. The Linux 4.12 merge window should open before next week.

Kernel Podcast for 2017/04/11 Apr 11, 2017

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Linus Torvalds announces Linux 4.11-rc6, Intel Memory Bandwidth Allocation (MBA), Coherent Device Memory (CDM), Paravirtualized Remote TLB Flushing,kernel lockdown, the latest on Intel 5-level paging, and other assorted ongoing development activities

Linux Kernel Podcast for 2017/04/04 Apr 05, 2017

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Linus Torvalds announces Linux 4.11-rc5, Donald Drumpf drains the maintainer swamp in April, Intel FPGA Device Drivers, FPU state cacheing, /dev/mem access crashing machines, and assorted ongoing development

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