Kernel coverage at LWN.net
The article index
See the LWN Kernel Index for instant access to all LWN kernel articles, organized by topic.
Recent LWN.net kernel articles
LWN runs kernel-oriented content every week. Some of our more recent articles in this area include:
June 5, 2026 Moving beyond fork() + exec() June 4, 2026 Splicing out vmsplice() June 3, 2026 BPF in the agentic era June 2, 2026 Caching for extended attributes June 1, 2026 Representing the true signatures of kernel functions June 1, 2026 Reconsidering x32 — again May 29, 2026 A loadable crypto module for FIPS certification May 28, 2026 Policies for merging new filesystems May 28, 2026 Separating memory descriptors from struct page May 27, 2026 Further progress toward removing the page map count May 26, 2026 Better automatic management of transparent huge pages May 25, 2026 Reviewing kernel patches with LLMs May 25, 2026 Tier-aware memory-controller limits May 25, 2026 Dirk and Linus discuss AI and kernel development May 22, 2026 Custom page-cache policies with BPF May 22, 2026 Toward better handling of major page faults May 21, 2026 BPF support in GCC 16 and beyond May 21, 2026 Support for private memory nodes May 20, 2026 What is to be done about MGLRU? May 19, 2026 In search of faster this_cpu operations
The LWN kernel-source database
The LWN kernel-source database is a subscriber-only feature offering deep insights into Linux kernel releases, the code that went into them, and the developers who contributed to them.
Recent kernel patches
A few of the most recently posted kernel patches are listed below; see the LWN Kernel Patches Page for full access to the patch database.
