Linus Torvalds has released the Linux kernel 7.3, featuring 18,765 non-merge commits from 3,021 developers including 807 first-time contributors. Notable changes include binfmt_misc extensions, group-scheduling improvements, the new failfs filesystem, fchroot() syscall, BPF per-CPU data support, and extensive SMB server enhancements.
Background
Linux kernel 7.3 represents the latest regular release in the stable kernel line, following the standard six-to-eight-week development cycle. Each release introduces new features, hardware support, and performance improvements from the open-source community.
- Source
- Lobsters
- Published
- Oct 19, 2026 at 04:13 PM
- Score
- 7.0 / 10