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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.