Torvalds releases Linux 5.16 rc1, with performance-enhancing memory tech

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Nov 14, 2021 11:22 PM EDT
The Register; By Simon Sharwood
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Linus Torvalds has loosed the first release candidate for version 5.16 of the Linux kernel. In his Sunday afternoon State of the Kernel announcement, Torvalds indicated the merge window for the new release did not include any "uhhuh, things aren't working and now I need to bisect where they broke" moments. Work therefore proceeded swiftly, so much so that not even travelling for a few days and using a laptop (which Torvalds wrote is "usually fairly painful") delayed progress.

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