Linux Kernel 6.12-rc1 released

Linus Torvalds has released the first release candidate for Linux kernel 6.12. Notable new features include adding PREEMPT_RT as a configuration option and merging sched_ext. The patch is primarily made up of regular updates, with drivers dominating. The patch contains approximately 55% drivers, 5% documentation improvements, and 10% tooling. Core kernel code accounts for roughly a quarter of the changes, which are divided into arch updates, filesystems, MM, core networking, Rust, and security layer updates.

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