Linux 7.2, released by Linus Torvalds on August 16, introduces cache-aware load balancing for chiplet-based servers like AMD EPYC and Intel Xeon 6, but the feature is opt-in via CONFIG_SCHED_CACHE. Th…
Linux kernel 7.2 has been released with cache-aware scheduling, faster ext4 and Btrfs filesystems, and improved hardware drivers, according to OMG! Ubuntu. The 9-week development cycle set a merge-win…
Linux 7.2-rc7, announced by Linus Torvalds, contains an unusually large number of bug fixes, which he attributes to the 'new normal' of AI/LLM coding and review agents. The release candidate includes …
A developer proposes using Btrfs snapshots to make AI coding agent failures recoverable by treating agent work as filesystem transactions. The setup involves creating cheap snapshots before agent runs…