The Most Interesting New Features For Linux 6.1

[phoronix]

Phoronix: The Most Interesting New Features For Linux 6.1

With the Linux 6.1 kernel set to be released this weekend, here is a look back at the prominent changes to find with this kernel. Linux 6.1 besides being the last kernel version of the year is all the more important in that it's expected to be the new Long Term Support (LTS) kernel...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.1-Features

[ayumu]

Maple Tree is interesting, but sure it is merged alongside some code using it?

[coder]

Maple Tree is interesting, but sure it is merged alongside some code using it?

It's used by MGLRU. In fact, it's been holding up the MGLRU merge for a couple releases, before now.

Very excited for MGLRU, though. I'm curious to see what impact it has on my Pi v3, which easily veers into swapping territory when I launch a web browser with even just 1 tab.

[ayumu]

Very excited for MGLRU, though.

I have been using it for a long time (over a year). It makes a HUGE difference on my 16GB laptop (Thinkpad x395). Without, web browser gets stuck for seconds at a time every now and again. With, issue is gone.

I'm glad it's finally merged. The next big thing within Linux I am hoping will finally get merged soon is the realtime patchset.