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Line 721: \|{{wikidata\|property\|preferred\|reference\|edit\|Q14579\|P348\|P548=Q1072356}} \|[[Linus Torvalds]] \| \| \| Line 730 ⟶ 729: \|{{wikidata\|property\|preferred\|reference\|edit\|Q14579\|P348\|P548=Q2804309}} \| rowspan="6" \|[[Greg Kroah-Hartman]] \| \| \| <!-- older versions --> \|- \| {{Version\|co\|6.15}} \| 25 May 2025<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAHk-=wiLRW8DN8-4jmeCZH0OpO8skXOC5e6FwMfsPwGMpQYmVQ@mail.gmail.com/\|author=Linus Torvalds\|title=Linux 6.15\|date=2025-05-25}}</ref> \| 6.15.8<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://lore.kernel.org/all/2025072411-verse-impish-e790@gregkh/\|author=Greg Kroah-Hartman\|title=Linux 6.15.8\|date=2025-07-24}}</ref> \| \| \| \| \|- \| {{Version\|o\|6.14}} \| 24 March 2025<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAHk-=wg7TO09Si5tTPyhdrLLvyYtVmCf+GGN4kVJ0=Xk=5TE3g@mail.gmail.com/\|author=Linus Torvalds\|title=Linux 6.14\|date=2024-03-24}}</ref> \| 6.14.11<ref name=":38" /> \| 10 June 2025<ref>{{cite web\|title=Linux 6.14.11\|url=https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/2025061030-latticed-capacity-dc94@gregkh/T/\|access-date=2025-06-10\|website=lore.kernel.org}}</ref> \| * Improved [[Wine (software)\|Wine]] speed<ref>{{cite web\|title=Linux-6.14-Char-Misc-NTSYNC\|url=https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.14-Char-Misc-NTSYNC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=ntsync-for-proton-wine-now-in-linux-kernel-6-14-that-should-make-many-steamos-users-happy/\|url=https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/ntsync-for-proton-wine-now-in-linux-kernel-6-14-that-should-make-many-steamos-users-happy/}}</ref>▼ \| ▲* Improved [[Wine (software)\|Wine]] speed<ref>{{cite web\|title=Linux-6.14-Char-Misc-NTSYNC\|url=https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.14-Char-Misc-NTSYNC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=ntsync-for-proton-wine-now-in-linux-kernel-6-14-that-should-make-many-steamos-users-happy/\|url=https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/ntsync-for-proton-wine-now-in-linux-kernel-6-14-that-should-make-many-steamos-users-happy/}}</ref> * [[Microsoft Copilot\|Copilot]] key support<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Speed\|first1=Richard\|title=Linux rolls out the welcome mat for Microsoft's Copilot key\|url=https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/24/copilot_key_linux/\|website=The Register\|access-date=5 April 2025}}</ref> \| \|- \| {{Version\|o\|6.13}} \| 20 January 2025<ref>{{cite web\|title=Linux 6.13\|url=https://lore.kernel.org/linux-kernel/CAHk-=wiprabAQcCwb3qNhrT5P50MJNqunC9JU5v99kdvM-2rsg@mail.gmail.com/T/#u\|access-date=2025-01-21\|website=lore.kernel.org}}</ref> \| 6.13.12{{r\|KERNELARCHIVES}} \| 20 April 2025<ref>{{cite web \|title=linux-kernel.vger.kernel.org archive mirror\|url=https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/2025042056-bullish-tank-f386@gregkh/T/ \|access-date=2025-04-21 \|website=lore.kernel.org}}</ref> \|* New handheld support▼ \| ▲* New handheld support * Intel Arc B series support \| \|- \| {{Version\|co\|6.12}} \| 17 November 2024<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://lore.kernel.org/linux-kernel/CAHk-=wgtGkHshfvaAe_O2ntnFBH3EprNk1juieLmjcF2HBwBgQ@mail.gmail.com/\|author=Linus Torvalds\|title=Linux 6.12\|date=2024-11-17}}</ref> \| 6.12.40{{r\|KERNELARCHIVES}} \| December 2026 \|* [[Real-time operating system\|Real-time]] support for x86/x86_64, RISC-V, and ARM64<ref name=":36">{{cite web \|title=Linux 6.12 Features Are Super Exciting With Real-Time, Sched_ext, Intel Xe2 & Raspberry Pi 5 \|url=https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-612-features \|access-date=2024-11-22 \|website=www.phoronix.com \|language=en}}</ref>▼ \| ▲* [[Real-time operating system\|Real-time]] support for x86/x86_64, RISC-V, and ARM64<ref name=":36">{{cite web \|title=Linux 6.12 Features Are Super Exciting With Real-Time, Sched_ext, Intel Xe2 & Raspberry Pi 5 \|url=https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-612-features \|access-date=2024-11-22 \|website=www.phoronix.com \|language=en}}</ref> * [[User space and kernel space\|Userspace]] [[Scheduling (computing)\|scheduler]] extensions support<ref>{{cite web \|title=Linux 6.12 Features Are Super Exciting With Real-Time, Sched_ext, Intel Xe2 & Raspberry Pi 5 (page 2) \|url=https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-612-features/2 \|access-date=2024-11-22 \|website=www.phoronix.com \|language=en}}</ref> * [[QR code\|QR codes]] for [[Direct Rendering Manager\|DRM]] [[Kernel panic\|panic]] messages<ref name=":36" /> \| 25th LTS release<ref name=":38">{{cite web \|title=The Linux Kernel Archives - Releases \|url=https://www.kernel.org/category/releases.html \|access-date=2024-12-05 \|website=www.kernel.org}}</ref> 5th SLTS with 10 years of support through 2035.<ref>{{cite web \|last=rnkenchor \|date=2025-01-13 \|title=Kernel 6.12 will have 10 years support via CIP – Are all your maintenance problems solved? \|url=https://www.cip-project.org/blog/2025/01/13/kernel-6-12-will-have-10-years-support-via-cip-are-all-your-maintenance-problems-solved \|access-date=2025-03-20 \|website=Civil Infrastructure Platform \|language=en-US}}</ref> Used in [[Debian]] 13 "Trixie"<ref>{{cite web\|title=Release Notes for Debian 13 (trixie)\|website=Debian.org\|url=https://www.debian.org/releases/trixie/release-notes/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Trixie kernel will be Linux 6.12 LTS\|website=Debian Wiki\|url=https://wiki.debian.org/DebianTrixie}}</ref> and RHEL 10.0 <ref>{{cite web\|title=Release Notes for RHEL 10.0\|website=Redhat.com\|url=https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_enterprise_linux/10/html/10.0_release_notes/new-features-and-enhancements#new-features-and-enhancements-kernel}}</ref> Used in [[Debian]] 13 "Trixie"<ref>{{cite web \|title=Release Notes for Debian 13 (trixie) \|website=Debian.org \|url=https://www.debian.org/releases/trixie/release-notes/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Trixie kernel will be Linux 6.12 LTS \|website=Debian Wiki \|url=https://wiki.debian.org/DebianTrixie}}</ref> and RHEL 10.0 <ref>{{cite web \|title=Release Notes for RHEL 10.0 \|website=Redhat.com \|url=https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_enterprise_linux/10/html/10.0_release_notes/new-features-and-enhancements#new-features-and-enhancements-kernel}}</ref> \|- \| {{Version\|o\|6.11}} \| 15 September 2024<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://lore.kernel.org/linux-kernel/CAHk-=whVpSHw9+4ov=oLevfv8sPYbh59T_9VKif-6Vqkr41jQA@mail.gmail.com/\|author=Linus Torvalds\|title=Linux 6.11\|date=2024-09-15}}</ref> \| 6.11.11<ref name=":37">{{cite web \|title=Linux-Kernel Archive: Linux 6.11.11 \|url=https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2412.0/06844.html \|access-date=2025-01-21 \|website=lkml.iu.edu}}</ref> \| 5 December 2024<ref name=":37" /> \|* [[Atomicity (database systems)\|Atomic]] writes support for buffered I/O<ref>{{cite web \|title=The first half of the 6.11 merge window [LWN.net] \|url=https://lwn.net/Articles/982034/ \|access-date=2024-10-05 \|website=lwn.net}}</ref>▼ \| ▲* [[Atomicity (database systems)\|Atomic]] writes support for buffered I/O<ref>{{cite web \|title=The first half of the 6.11 merge window [LWN.net] \|url=https://lwn.net/Articles/982034/ \|access-date=2024-10-05 \|website=lwn.net}}</ref> * Dedicated bucket [[Slab allocation\|slab allocator]] to help protect against [[heap spraying]]<ref name=":34">{{cite web \|title=The rest of the 6.11 merge window [LWN.net] \|url=https://lwn.net/Articles/982605/ \|access-date=2024-10-05 \|website=lwn.net}}</ref> * [[vDSO]] implementation of [[getrandom]]()<ref name=":34" /> Line 788 ⟶ 780: \| rowspan="11" \|[[Greg Kroah-Hartman]] & Sasha Levin \| 10 October 2024<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/2024101047-unclothed-armadillo-6520@gregkh/\|author=Greg Kroah-Hartman\|title=Linux 6.10.14\|date=2024-10-10\|access-date=2024-10-11}}</ref> \| * Memory-allocation profiling<ref name=":4">{{cite web\|last=Sneddon\|first=Joey\|date=2024-07-14\|title=Linux Kernel 6.10 Released with LOTS of Epic Changes\|url=https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/07/linux-kernel-6-10-new-features\|access-date=2024-10-03\|website=OMG! Ubuntu\|language=en-GB}}</ref>▼ \| ▲* Memory-allocation profiling<ref name=":4">{{cite web\|last=Sneddon\|first=Joey\|date=2024-07-14\|title=Linux Kernel 6.10 Released with LOTS of Epic Changes\|url=https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/07/linux-kernel-6-10-new-features\|access-date=2024-10-03\|website=OMG! Ubuntu\|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Encrypted interactions with [[Trusted Platform Module\|trusted platform modules]]<ref name=":4" /> \| Named "Baby Opossum Posse"<ref>{{cite web\|title=Linux 6.10-rc1 - kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree\|url=https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/Makefile?h=v6.10-rc3&id=1613e604df0cd359cf2a7fbd9be7a0bcfacfabd0\|access-date=2024-06-16\|website=git.kernel.org}}</ref> \|- \| {{Version\|o\|6.9}} Line 797 ⟶ 788: \| 6.9.10{{r\|KERNELARCHIVES}} \| 27 July 2024<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/2024072948-glimmer-glitch-6a95@gregkh/\|author=Greg Kroah-Hartman\|title=Re: Linux 6.9.12\|date=2024-07-29\|access-date=2024-07-30}}</ref> \|* Improved performance for Intel Core Ultra ([[Meteor Lake]])<ref name=":69">{{cite web\|title=Linux 6.9 Features: DM VDO, AMD Preferred Core, Intel FRED & Larger Console Fonts\|url=https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-69-features\|access-date=2024-05-15\|website=www.phoronix.com\|language=en}}</ref>▼ \| ▲* Improved performance for Intel Core Ultra ([[Meteor Lake]])<ref name=":69">{{cite web\|title=Linux 6.9 Features: DM VDO, AMD Preferred Core, Intel FRED & Larger Console Fonts\|url=https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-69-features\|access-date=2024-05-15\|website=www.phoronix.com\|language=en}}</ref> * Support for AMD P-State Preferred Cores<ref name=":69" /> * Intel FRED (Flexible Return Event Delivery)<ref name=":69" /> Line 817 ⟶ 807: \| 6.7.12{{r\|KERNELARCHIVES}} \| 3 April 2024 \| * Initial [[Bcachefs]] filesystem support<ref name=":0">{{cite web \|title=Linux 6.7 Released With Bcachefs, Intel Meteor Lake In Good Shape & Nouveau GSP Support \|url=https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.7-Released \|access-date=2024-01-12 \|website=www.phoronix.com \|language=en}}</ref>▼ \| ▲* Initial [[Bcachefs]] filesystem support<ref name=":0">{{cite web \|title=Linux 6.7 Released With Bcachefs, Intel Meteor Lake In Good Shape & Nouveau GSP Support \|url=https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.7-Released \|access-date=2024-01-12 \|website=www.phoronix.com \|language=en}}</ref> * [[Itanium]] support removed<ref name=":0" /> * Intel Meteor Lake Graphics declared stable<ref name=":0" /> * Initial [[nouveau (software)\|Nouveau]] support for Nvidia GSP firmware<ref name=":0" /> * Ability to disable [[IA-32]] support at boot time on [[AMD64]]<ref name=":3">{{cite web \|title=Linux 6.7 Features Include Bcachefs, Stable Meteor Lake Graphics, NVIDIA GSP & More Next-Gen Hardware \|url=https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-67-features \|access-date=2024-01-12 \|website=~~www.~~phoronix~~.com~~ \|language=en}}</ref> * Expansion of AMD Seamless Boot Support<ref name=":3" /> * Improvement in loading of x86 microcode<ref name=":3" /> * Support for [[RAID]] stripe tree, simple quota accounting, and temporary FSID added to [[Btrfs]]<ref>{{cite web \|title=Btrfs Picks Up New Features For Linux 6.7 \|url=https://www.phoronix.com/news/Btrfs-Linux-6.7-Features \|access-date=2024-01-12 \|website=~~www.~~phoronix~~.com~~ \|language=en}}</ref> * [[JFS (file system)\|JFS]] minor stability improvements<ref name=":3" /> \| According to Linus Torvalds, "one of the largest kernel releases we've ever had"<ref name=":0" /> Line 832 ⟶ 821: \| 29 October 2023{{r\|ACTIVE}} \| 6.6.100{{r\|KERNELARCHIVES}} \| December 2026 \| * The new [[Earliest eligible virtual deadline first scheduling\|EEVDF]] process scheduler was merged. It aims to replace the [[Completely Fair Scheduler\|CFS]] scheduler.▼ \| ▲* The new [[Earliest eligible virtual deadline first scheduling\|EEVDF]] process scheduler was merged. It aims to replace the [[Completely Fair Scheduler\|CFS]] scheduler. * Intel [[Shadow stack\|Shadow Stack]] was finally merged; Exploiting ROPs is now harder * Support for Partial SMT Line 851 ⟶ 839: \| 27 August 2023{{r\|ACTIVE}} \| 6.5.13{{r\|KERNELARCHIVES}} \| 28 November 2023<ref>{{cite web \| first = Greg \| last = Kroah-Hartman \| title = Linux 6.5.13 \| url = https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/2023112807-usher-penholder-f856@gregkh/\| website = lore.kernel.org \| date = 2023-11-28 \| access-date = 2023-12-05}}</ref> \| * Initial [[USB4]] v2.0 support<ref name=":35">{{cite web \|title=Linux_6.5 - Linux Kernel Newbies \|url=https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_6.5 \|access-date=2024-10-05 \|website=kernelnewbies.org}}</ref>▼ \| ▲* Initial [[USB4]] v2.0 support<ref name=":35">{{cite web \|title=Linux_6.5 - Linux Kernel Newbies \|url=https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_6.5 \|access-date=2024-10-05 \|website=kernelnewbies.org}}</ref> * [[MIDI 2.0]] support<ref name=":35" /> \| Line 860 ⟶ 847: \| 25 June 2023{{r\|ACTIVE}} \| 6.4.16{{r\|KERNELARCHIVES}} \| 13 September 2023<ref>{{cite web \| first = Greg \| last = Kroah-Hartman \| title = Linux 6.4.16 \| url = https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/2023091345-prankish-during-e3b4@gregkh/ \| website = lore.kernel.org \| date = 2023-09-13 \| access-date = 2023-09-13}}</ref> \| * Intel Linear Address Masking<ref>{{cite web \|title=Intel Linear Address Masking "LAM" Merged Into Linux 6.4 \|url=https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-LAM-Merged-Linux-6.4 \|access-date=2024-01-24 \|website=www.phoronix.com \|language=en}}</ref> * Partial support for [[Apple M2]]<ref name="6.4">{{cite web \|title=Linux 6.4 Features: Many Intel & AMD Additions, Better Desktop/Laptop Hardware Drivers \|url=https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-64-features \|access-date=2024-01-24 \|website=www.phoronix.com \|language=en}}</ref> * Autonomous frequency and power control on [[AMD Zen]] architecture CPUs<ref>{{cite web \|title=AMD Guided Autonomous Mode Submitted For Linux 6.4 \|url=https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Guided-Auto-Mode-Linux-6.4 \|access-date=2024-01-24 \|website=www.phoronix.com \|language=en}}</ref> * Support for [[RISC-V]] [[Hibernation (computing)\|hibernation]] on future laptops{{r\|6.4}} * Improvements for [[LoongArch]] CPU architecture{{r\|6.4}} Line 881 ⟶ 868: \| 23 April 2023{{r\|ACTIVE}} \| 6.3.13{{r\|KERNELARCHIVES}} \| 11 July 2023<ref>{{cite web \| first = Greg \| last = Kroah-Hartman \| title = Linux 6.3.13 \| url = https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/2023071110-clash-nastily-2b70@gregkh/T/ \| website = lore.kernel.org \| date = 2023-07-11 \| access-date = 2023-07-11}}</ref> \| * Even more Rust in the kernel Line 912 ⟶ 899: \| {{Version\|co\|6.1}} \| {{dts\|format=dmy\|2022\|12\|11}}<ref>{{cite mailing list\|title=Linux 6.1\|url=https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=wj_HcgFZNyZHTLJ7qC2613zphKDtLh6ndciwopZRfH0aQ@mail.gmail.com/\|date=11 December 2022\|mailing-list=[[LKML]]}\|last=Torvalds\|first=Linus\|author-link=Linus Torvalds}}</ref> \| 6.1.147<ref name=KERNELARCHIVES>{{cite web\|url=https://www.kernel.org/\|title=The Linux Kernel Archives \|publisher=Kernel.org\|accessdate=22 September 2024}}</ref> \| December 2027{{r\|ACTIVE}} August 2033<ref name="CIP maintenance">{{cite web\|title=CIP maintenance\|url=https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/civilinfrastructureplatform/start#kernel_maintainership\|access-date=7 September 2023}}</ref> Line 930 ⟶ 917: \| 6.0.19<ref name=SIXNINETEEN>{{cite web\|title=Linux 6.0.19 - Greg Kroah-Hartman\|url=https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/1673522302104114@kroah.com/\|access-date=2023-02-28\|website=lore.kernel.org}}</ref> \| January 2023{{r\|SIXNINETEEN}} \| * Performance improvements on Intel Xeon 'Ice Lake', AMD Ryzen 'Threadripper', AMD EPYC<ref>{{cite web\|title=Linux Kernel 6.0 Released, This is What's New\|url=https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/10/linux-kernel-6-released-new-features\|access-date=2022-10-03\|website=OMG! Ubuntu\|date=2 October 2022}}</ref>▼ \| ▲* Performance improvements on Intel Xeon 'Ice Lake', AMD Ryzen 'Threadripper', AMD EPYC<ref>{{cite web\|title=Linux Kernel 6.0 Released, This is What's New\|url=https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/10/linux-kernel-6-released-new-features\|access-date=2022-10-03\|website=OMG! Ubuntu\|date=2 October 2022}}</ref> * New hardware support including Intel, AMD, Qualcomm<ref>{{cite web\|title=Linux 6.0 Supporting New Intel/AMD Hardware, Performance Improvements & Much More\|url=https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-60-features\|access-date=2023-06-03\|website=phoronix.com}}</ref> \| Named "Hurr durr {{sic\|I'm\|a}} ninja sloth"<ref>{{cite web\|title=Makefile - kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree\|url=https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Makefile?h=v6.0\|access-date=2022-10-05\|website=Kernel.org git repositories}}</ref>

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