Linux 5.8-rc5 Released As A Big Kernel For This Late In The Cycle

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Linux 5.8-rc5 Released As A Big Kernel For This Late In The Cycle

Linus Torvalds just released Linux 5.8-rc5 and he is not particularly enthusiastic about its size with this being the largest RC5 release candidate of any of the Linux 5.x series...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-5.8-rc5-Released

[andyprough]

Linus should not be bloat-shaming the poor kernel. That's non-inclusive.

[zx2c4]

One change that's in this kernel is that libpcap users can now inject packets into wireguard interfaces. More generally, AF_PACKET sockets now work properly with layer 3 interfaces (or at least the ones I could easily identify).

[tildearrow]

Linus should not be bloat-shaming the poor kernel. That's non-inclusive.

Plus-size kernel.

[NotMine999]

Plus-size kernel.

Now that's tacky

[tildearrow]

Now that's tacky

It was meant as sarcasm.

[starshipeleven]

Plus-size kernel.

*Thicc

[starshipeleven]

Linus should not be bloat-shaming the poor kernel. That's non-inclusive.

Yay! Body-positivity for y'all!

[starshipeleven]

Now that's tacky

I would have said boring, but ok.