Linux 7.0-Rc3 Released: "Some of the Biggest in Recent History"
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- Linux 7.0-rc3 released as the latest test candidate for the upcoming stable Linux 7.0 release in mid-April.
- Key updates include a slab performance fix for a severe regression, new hardware support for Dell, ASUS, OneXPlayer, and Lenovo, and a ~1.5% network performance increase on AMD Zen 2 CPUs.
- Other notable fixes: battery reporting for Apple Magic Trackpad 2, IBPB-On-Entry for AMD SEV-SNP guest VMs, and Sub-NUMA Clustering (SNC) topology fixes for newer Intel CPUs.
- Linus Torvalds expressed concern over the size of Linux 7.0-rc3, noting it was larger than usual, but remains optimistic about the release cycle calming down.
- Linux 7.0 will be the default kernel for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Fedora 44, with hopes it stabilizes in time for Ubuntu's kernel freeze.