Linux 6.18 Non-MM Pull Request: "A Mere 150x Speedup Was Measured
2 days ago
- #Kernel
- #Linux
- #Performance
- Andrew Morton submitted non-MM patches for Linux 6.18, including notable optimizations.
- A standout patch series improves SquashFS performance, achieving a 150x speedup in sparse copying scenarios.
- Other updates include keyboard interaction support for delaytop and fixes for EFI boot with Kexec Handover (KHO).
- The SquashFS optimization was previously covered on Phoronix, with the speedup metric revised down from earlier estimates.
- The changes were merged without objections from Linus Torvalds.