Linus Torvalds announces the official release of the Linux 6.1 kernel series!

The Linux 6.1 kernel series integrates Multi-Generation LRU (MGLRU) with improved page reclamation code, initial Rust language support (still under construction), new AMD platform management framework, various open source graphics driver improvements, Btrfs performance optimizations, Kernel Memory Sanitizer, introduction of Maple Tree data structures, and many other hardware driver jobs.

For details on each new Linux 6.1 feature, check out our OSC coverage:

In addition, the announcement did not mention whether Linux 6.1 is an LTS release. According to Greg Kroah-Hartman, the maintainer of the Linux kernel, the LTS of the Linux kernel usually selects the last kernel of the year (last kernel of the year). Now that Linux 6.1 is released at the end of the year, it will be the LTS version according to the rules. .

But Carl Dasantas put forward a different view, he said that Linux 6.0 or 5.19 is more suitable as the LTS version. Because Linux 6.1 has Rust, many communities are hesitant to Rust, it would be better if there is an LTS that does not support Rust except 5.15, which can make the LTS transition smoother.

But it’s not clear which one will be chosen in the end, kernel.org Up The longterm (LTS) version has not been updated either.