wraggster
July 6th, 2015, 20:32
Linus Torvalds ended the Linux 4.2 kernel merge window today by releasing Linux 4.2-rc1 (https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/7/5/218). He quickly wrote, "I thought this release would be one of the biggest ones ever, but it turns out that it will depend on how you count." By most metrics, Linux 4.2 is shaping up to be a very large release. Linux 4.2 is bringing plenty of new features (http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=linux-42-features&num=1) including the new 'AMDGPU' kernel graphics driver, Intel Broxton support, NCQ TRIM improvements, F2FS file-system encryption, new ARM CPU/board support, Renesas R8/300 arch support, and many other additions.
http://linux.slashdot.org/story/15/07/05/2139251/linux-42-rc1-is-one-of-the-largest-kernel-releases-of-recent-times
http://linux.slashdot.org/story/15/07/05/2139251/linux-42-rc1-is-one-of-the-largest-kernel-releases-of-recent-times