Linux creator Linus Torvalds may have just put a damper on many Kernel developers’ vacation plans.
Torvalds, who still has final authority over Linux kernel updates, told developers (opens in new tab): “I want to see all that work done in the pull requests *before* the festivities, not while you’re drinking your eggnog and just generally
being stressed about the season.”
The famous stubborn leader added, “If I get pull requests too late,
I’m just going ‘this can wait’. OK?”
Why the rush?
The upcoming merge window for Linux 6.1 will take place in mid-December during the holiday season.
As a result, Torvalds said he will be stricter than usual regarding the usual rule, saying that things he gets “sent before the merge window should have been sent before the merge window opened.”
In addition. the open source vet urged developers to “go testing” and fix any bugs in the current kernel ASAP, lest it disrupt anyone’s vacation plans.
“Don’t send me anything that isn’t an obvious and present bug,” he added. “No more last-minute cleanups.”
Version 6.1 of the Linux operating system should bring many welcome benefits to Linux users, including additional support for the popular Rust programming language. Rust is currently very popular and its use has tripled in 24 months to 2.2 million according to SlashData. (opens in new tab)
In addition, Linux’s upcoming 6.1 kernel will include MGLRU (Multi-gen LRU) support, as well as some new features that could make it possible to detect faulty CPUs. (opens in new tab).
The latter feature may be lost on conumbers, but should benefit system administrators running a fleet of Linux servers, allowing them to see if a particular CPU/core is routinely causing problems.