The Linux 7.0 kernel has been released after a nine-week development cycle. Key additions include stabilization of Rust code support (moving from experimental status), improved io_uring filtering, lazy preemption CPU scheduling by default, and self-healing support for the XFS filesystem. The maintainers note that AI tool use is increasingly helping identify corner cases in the kernel.
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The 7.0 kernel has been released
Linux 7.0 stabilizes Rust code support after nine weeks of development while AI tools increasingly help kernel maintainers catch corner cases — marking a milestone shift toward memory-safe systems code and AI-assisted testing.
Sunday, April 12, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: LWN.netBY sys://pipeline
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