Linux 6.11

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Sep 15, 2024,
updated Oct 01, 2024

I'm once again on the road and not in my normal timezone, but it's
Sunday afternoon here in Vienna, and 6.11 is out.


The last week was actually pretty quiet and calm, which is nice to
see. The shortlog is below for anybody who wants to look at the
details, but it really isn't very many patches, and the patches are
all pretty small. Nothing in particular stands out - the biggest patch
in here is for Hyper-V Confidential Computing documentation.


Anyway, with this, the merge window will obviously open tomorrow, and
I already have 40+ pull requests pending. That said, exactly _because_
I'm on the road, it will probably be a fairly slow start to the merge
window, since not only am I on my laptop, there's OSS Europe starting
tomorrow and then the kernel maintainer summit on Tuesday. So if I
don't get to your pull request immediately, please be patient.


But before that merge window activity, please do give the latest release a try!


                  Linus

Also:

• The 6.11 kernel has been released

  Linus has released the 6.11 kernel. ""I'm once again on the road and not in my normal timezone, but it's Sunday afternoon here in Vienna, and 6.11 is out."" Significant changes in this release include new io_uring operations for bind() and listen(), the nested bottom-half locking patches, the ability to write to busy executable files, support for writing block drivers in Rust, support for atomic write operations in the block layer, the dedicated bucket slab allocator, the vDSO implementation of getrandom(), and more. See the LWN merge-window summaries (part 1, part 2) for more information.

And OMGJoey:

• Linux Kernel 6.11 Released, This is What’s New

  Linus Torvalds has announced the release of Linux kernel 6.11, which is the kernel version Ubuntu 24.10 and Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS will offer. Fittingly, this update arrives a few days before the GNU/Linux Kernel Maintainer Summit takes place in Vienna, Austria.

GamingOnLinux:

• Linux kernel 6.11 is officially out now

  Linus Torvalds announced the final release of the Linux kernel 6.11, as usual with a ridiculous amount of improvements, fixes, support for new and future hardware releases and everything in between.

Ubuntu PIT:

• Linux Kernel 6.11 is Released with Major Changes

  On 15 September, Linus Torvalds announced that GNU/Linux kernel 6.11 is now live for everyone. The new Linux kernel is expected to be part of upcoming GNU/Linux distros like Ubuntu 24.10, Fedora 41, and many more.  Linux kernel 6.1 includes many upgrades, including AMD improvements, defective chip maker Intel upgrades, and other essential changes.

One more:

• Linux Kernel 6.11 Final Is Officially Released

  Linus Torvalds announced the final release of the GNU/Linux Kernel version 6.11. This release follows a typical development cycle, with seven release candidates (RC) issued for testing and refinement.

CNX:

• Linux 6.11 Release – Notable changes, Arm, RISC-V and MIPS architectures

  Linux 6.11 is out with Linus Torvalds’ announcement on the GNU/Linux kernel mailing list (LKML): I’m once again on the road and not in my normal timezone, but it’s Sunday afternoon here in Vienna, and 6.11 is out. The last week was actually pretty quiet and calm, which is nice to see. The shortlog is below for anybody who wants to look at the details, but it really isn’t very many patches, and the patches are all pretty small. Nothing in particular stands out – the biggest patch in here is for Hyper-V Confidential Computing documentation. Anyway, with this, the merge window will obviously open tomorrow, and I already have 40+ pull requests pending.

Latest:

• Linux Kernel 6.11 Released! How to Install in Ubuntu 24.04

  Linux Kernel 6.11 was released! Linus Torvalds announced it 2 days ago on Sunday: “I’m once again on the road and not in my normal timezone, but it’s Sunday afternoon here in Vienna, and 6.11 is out.

Fagioli:

• Linux 6.11 released

  Linux 6.11 is now available. In his announcement, Linus Torvalds mentioned that the release was largely uneventful, with the majority of patches being relatively small and focused. Torvalds highlighted that the most prominent update in this release is the addition of Hyper-V Confidential Computing documentation.

  Torvalds, who is currently on the road in Vienna, noted that while the merge window for the next release cycle opens tomorrow, progress might be slower than usual due to his participation in Open Source Summit Europe and the Kernel Maintainer Summit. He has over 40 pull requests pending but asks for patience as he works through them.

  Despite the quiet nature of this release, Torvalds encouraged developers and users to try out Linux 6.11 and explore the changes, which range from bug fixes to new feature additions across various areas like AMD graphics, Hyper-V, and network drivers.

It's FOSS:

• AMD and Intel improvements take the cake in the Linux kernel 6.11 release

  If you are familiar with the Linux kernel's release schedule, you know that there's usually a new one every two to three months, with long-term support kernels being announced around the end of the year.

  So far this year, things have been consistent, with many kernel releases already being made available. The 6.10 series was the most recent one.

SJVN:

• Linux kernel 6.11 is out - with its own BSOD

  Linus Torvalds and I are both in Vienna, which is being blasted by a storm. So, instead of looking at museums, I spent my time writing, and he spent his time releasing the Linux 6.11 kernel.

  Torvalds wrote, "I'm once again on the road and not in my normal timezone, but it's Sunday afternoon here in Vienna, and 6.11 is out." Torvalds doesn't see this as a major release.

Late:

• Kernel 6.11: Power moves and hardware grooves

  The latest 6.11 kernel release is here! This release improves performance, security, and hardware compatibility, increasing the kernel's flexibility and efficiency for various computing environments.

Slashdot:

• 2024-09-16 [Older] Linux Kernel 6.11 is Out

Very late:

• Linux kernel 6.11 lands with vintage TV support

  The DRM Panic handler is part of the kernel's Direct Rendering Manager, and it can display a message even if text consoles have been disabled. Now in kernel 6.11, the display can be graphical, enabling snazzy new features such as showing what went wrong in the form of QR codes.