Kernel Space: Linux RC and Microsoft systemd (LP)
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Linux Kernel 6.5 RC4 released with 328 commits
Linus Torvalds has released the fourth release candidate for Linux Kernel 6.5, which includes 328 commits. This is the third time in a row that the rc4 release of the Linux kernel has had exactly 328 commits. Torvalds has described this as a “weird numerological coincidence.”
In addition to the 328 commits, Linux Kernel 6.5 RC4 also includes support for Alibaba’s T-Head TH1520 RISC-V SoCs, work to enable CXL pooled memory tech, Wi-Fi 7 enhancements, and more.
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Soft-reboot in systemd 254 sounds a lot like Windows' Fast Startup [Ed: Windows users reboot a lot. GNU/Linux don't. They seldom need to.]
Version 254 of systemd marks the 115th release of this ever-growing init system for Linux. Expect to see it in the autumn releases of Ubuntu and Fedora, and in Arch and openSUSE Tumbleweed sooner.
This version brings at least one fairly significant user-facing change that may even be noticed by people who never interact with their init system in any way: faster system reboots.