A Look At The Plethora Of Linux 4.16 Kernel Features & Changes | Linux Today

A Look At The Plethora Of Linux 4.16 Kernel Features & Changes

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Michael Larabel
Feb 12, 2018

The Linux 4.16 merge window has brought changes to 11,329 files with 490,486 lines of code added and 304,188 lines of code deleted. In other words, the Linux 4.16 kernel will be heavier by about 186 thousand lines of code. There’s even a new subsystem in Linux 4.16 for controlling commercial refrigeration systems from a German vendor, among other new subsystems and more.

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Michael Larabel

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