As expected the [1]Linux 6.11 kernel has been promoted to stable and in time for appearing in the likes of Ubuntu 24.10, Fedora 41, and other autumn Linux distribution releases.

Linus Torvalds just [2]tagged the Linux 6.11 kernel as stable. There are [3]many changes and new features in Linux 6.11 including [4]numerous AMD CPU and GPU improvements , preparations for upcoming Intel platforms, initial block atomic write support for NVMe and SCSI drives, the DRM Panic infrastructure can now display a monochrome logo if desired, easier support for building Pacman kernel packages for Arch Linux, DeviceTree files for initial Snapdragon X1 laptops, and much more.

See our [5]Linux 6.11 feature overview for more details on all of the exciting changes for this end of summer 2024 kernel release.

The [6]Linux 6.12 merge window is now open for what should then debut as stable in November. Linux 6.12 will be particularly exciting with likely being this year's Long-Term Support (LTS) kernel release as well as potentially boasting sched_ext and with some luck the final real-time "PREEMPT_RT" work.



[1] https://www.phoronix.com/search/Linux+6.11

[2] https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=98f7e32f20d28ec452afb208f9cffc08448a2652

[3] https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-611-features

[4] https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.11-Feature-Recap

[5] https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-611-features

[6] https://www.phoronix.com/search/Linux+6.12