INFRA Signal 377
Kernel prepatch 7.2-rc6
WHY IT MATTERS
A historically large rc6 indicates an unusually high volume of late-cycle changes, which increases the integration burden for engineers testing the kernel. This volume could also signal a higher risk of regressions before the stable release.
Written by elseif from the cluster below · every claim links back to a sourceThe three things worth knowing
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The 7.2-rc6 kernel prepatch is available for testing.
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Linus observed that this is the biggest rc6 by commit count in years.
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Developers applied 537 non-merge commits between 7.2-rc5 and 7.2-rc6.
THE CLUSTER