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Kernel prepatch 5.9-rc1

([Kernel] Aug 16, 2020 21:24 UTC (Sun) (corbet))


Linux has [1]released the 5.9-rc1 kernel prepatch and closed the merge window for this development cycle. " This merge window felt a lot more normal than 5.8, and all the stats confirm that it seems to be the usual size. " In the end, 12,866 non-merge changesets were pulled for 5.9-rc1, as compared to 14,206 for 5.8-rc1.



[1] https://lwn.net/Articles/828894/

I can see him a'comin'
With his big boots on,
With his big thumb out,
He wants to get me.
He wants to hurt me.
He wants to bring me down.
But some time later,
When I feel a little straighter,
I'll come across a stranger
Who'll remind me of the danger,
And then.... I'll run him over.
Pretty smart on my part!
To find my way... In the dark!
-- Phil Ochs