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Linus Torvalds Says Linux Kernel Has Left Stabilization Phase, Cites Healthier AI Model
Linus Torvalds says the Linux kernel has left its stabilization phase, citing a healthier model for using AI.
Key points
- The Linux 7.4 merge window contains almost 20,000 commits, compared with the usual ~15,000 that developers submit.
- Torvalds said he is much happier with AI-triggered work arriving in the merge window than as fixes during the -rc period.
- AMD GPU register offsets and bit masks make up a third of the changes, according to the article.
Why it matters. Torvalds hopes AI fixes are becoming part of normal development, though he also noted that AI-suggested patches often get rewritten.
Linus Torvalds has posted the first release candidate for Linux 7.4 and said the project has found a 'much healthier model' for AI use. The merge window holds almost 20,000 commits against the usual ~15,000, which he linked to the flood of AI-triggered work. AMD GPU register offsets and bit masks make up a third of the changes, while Phoronix highlights support for AMD, Apple and Google processors.
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Linus Torvalds Says Linux Kernel Has Left Stabilization Phase, Cites Healthier AI Model
Linus Torvalds has posted that the Linux kernel is out of its stabilisation phase. He said the project is now using a healthier model for contributions made with AI tools. According to his post, machine-generated patches often get rewritten before they are merged. The update sets out how the project handles AI-assisted code as the open-source kernel development process continues.