Linux Kernel 6.19 Officially Released, This Is What’s New

Posted by hanuca on Feb 8, 2026 7:39 PM EDT
9to5linux.com; By Marcus Nestor
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Linux kernel 6.19 is now available for download, as announced today by Linus Torvalds himself, featuring enhanced hardware support through new and updated drivers, improvements to file systems and networking, and more.

Highlights of Linux 6.19 include support for the AMD Smart Data Cache Injection (SDCI) feature, support for multiple processors for User-mode Linux (UML), a new listns() system call that lets user space iterate through the namespaces on the system, and support for the PCIe link encryption and device authentication.

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