Linux Kernel 6.2 Officially Released, This Is What's New

Posted by hanuca on Feb 20, 2023 5:34 PM EDT
9to5Linux.com; By Marius Nestor
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Linus Torvalds announced today the release and general availability of Linux 6.2, a major new kernel series that comes with new and updated drivers, improved hardware support, new features, and much more.

More than two months in the works, Linux kernel 6.2 (codename ) is here to introduce protective load balancing (PLB) for the IPv6 stack, support for the Intel "asynchronous exit notification" mechanism, a new FineIBT control-flow integrity mechanism for x86, and further improvements to the new Rust infrastructure.

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