Linus Torvalds released Linux 6.1 and stated that the merger window was open until December 26 . During this time, test participants must present a code that they would like to see in the next version.
According to Torvalds, the time for the project participants will be limited – the requests for stretching should be prepared “before the opening of the merger window” and be in Linux -Next for some time. Moreover, experimental developments presented in the last minutes before closing will not be accepted. The introduction of the rule is due to the fact that in previous versions the developers violated the deadline for the delivery and delayed the release of a new version.
Linux -Next is the area of storage of corrections intended for the next fusion of the nucleus, and therefore the code passes through it before the confluence window starts. According to Torvalds, if the developer sees that the work on its code was not carried out in Linux-Next for version 6.2, then he may not even send a request for inclusion so as not to delay the development of a new issue.
At the moment, Torvalds has already received about 24 requests for inclusion from the project participants. This means that the developers listened to him and are trying to follow his rules.
Moreover, Linux 6.1 includes:
- Additional support for the architecture of the Loongarch processor (China);
- Support Wi-Fi 7;
- security corrections for some unreliable Wi-Fi procedures in previous versions of the nucleus.
Linux developers also make great efforts to increase the performance of the OS on laptops and increase the energy efficiency of the AMD Ryzen processor for PC.