Linux Kernel 5.15 Released with New NTFS File System, In-Kernel SMB Server, and More

Linus Torvalds announced today the release and general availability of Linux 5.15 as the next long-term support (LTS) kernel series featuring new functionality and improvements.

Highlights of Linux 5.15 include a brand new NTFS file system implementation from Parangon Software that’s fully functional and supports all NTFS versions up to 3.1, an in-kernel SMB3 server called ksmbd, Btrfs now supports fs-verity file integrity assurance and ID-mapped mounts, as well as DAMON (Data Access MONitor) for monitoring the memory access pattern of user-space processes.

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