"The 6.15 kernel brought in 14,612 changesets, making it the busiest release since 6.7, indicating a return to full speed in kernel development."
"This release drops support for x86 CPUs before the Intel Pentium, effectively limiting the kernel's compatibility to i586 and above."
Linus Torvalds released the Linux kernel 6.15, which marks the end of support for 486-class CPUs, now only supporting i586 and above. The release saw a significant uptick in development activity with 14,612 changesets, compared to only 11,003 in the previous cycle, signaling a return to robust kernel development. Notably, the kernel will now not allow more than eight x86-32 CPUs in a machine or utilize 32-bit PAE support. Key contributor Kent Overstreet continues improvements on bcachefs, suggesting its increasing maturity.
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