Linus Torvalds says 'huge' Linux kernel updates are now the status quo — and it's all thanks to AI

Linux release candidates are supposed to get smaller, but AI review tools have made oversized ones the new normal.

The new rules for AI-assisted code in the Linux kernel: What every dev needs to know

The new rules for AI-assisted code in the Linux kernel: What every dev needs to know ...
Tech Times

Linux at 35: Rust Now Permanent in Kernel After Memory Bugs Drove 80 Percent of CVEs

Linux kernel Rust adoption is now permanent after memory safety bugs drove an estimated 80 percent of kernel CVEs, Greg Kroah ...
XDA Developers

The Linux kernel now allows AI-written code, but you're on the hook for it

Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After working for an indie game studio and acting as the family's go-to ...
Ars Technica

As the Kernel Turns: Rust in Linux saga reaches the “Linus in all-caps” phase

Rust, a modern and notably more memory-safe language than C, once seemed like it was on a steady, calm, and gradual approach into the Linux kernel. By late 2024, however, Rust enthusiasts were ...
techtimes

Linux 7.2 Closes Memory Bug Class With strncpy Removal After Six Years

Phoronix Linux 7.2's merge window closed out a cleanup campaign on Friday that most kernel developers had stopped expecting to see end: the complete removal of strncpy(), a C string-copy function that ...
ZDNet

The new rules for AI-assisted code in the Linux kernel: What every dev needs to know

Torvalds and the Linux maintainers are taking a pragmatic approach to using AI in the kernel. AI or no AI, it's people, not LLMs, who are responsible for Linux's code. If you try to mess around with ...