LKML News v5.5-rc1
Splitting the mmap_sem
https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20191203222147.GV20752@bombadil.infradead.org
The mmap_sem
is a big scalability bottleneck and there are several projects
for solving it. In this mail, Matthew Wilcox suggests his plan for his
solution and asks whether a exceptional case in his solution is acceptable to
other people.
Linux 5.5-rc1
https://lkml.kernel.org/r/CAHk-=wiEJK=yo9vEhX_4b4ROvCqUA_rjK7g996h-5MbfOMeDrw@mail.gmail.com
Linux 5.5 merge window closed and the -rc1 has released.
It was a tiny bit larger release compared to recent several releases, but
fairly regular overall.
perf
and kselftest
was a standout, but Torvalds says it is normal in these
days.
My favorite new feature in 5.5-rc1 is kunit
. Now you can do unit test of the
kernel in very fast and convenient way!