Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
We're exploring patches and merge requests that are getting submitted for the Linux Kernel 7.2 merge window. These include major improvements to performance, gpu, cpu, storage, and networking on Linux systems using the kernel. This in-depth review is going to take us through some of the most important things to look out for.
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00:00 Linus Sets up 7.2
01:29 AMD HDMI 2.1 Support
03:02 Nvidia GPU Rust Driver (NOVA)
04:02 LOTS of AMD GPU Driver Updates
04:47 Cache Aware Scheduling COMING
06:33 Pipes See Performance Improvements
08:07 Containers See BOOST
09:17 Better Memory Performance with SLABS
10:38 Virtual File System WIN
12:09 Btrfs Large Folio Support
14:24 Btrfs Regression FIXED
15:17 EXT4 Fast Commits
16:42 EXT4 & XFS Wins
17:51 XFS Zone Allocator Upgrade
18:26 ExFAT Improves
19:16 NTFS Dev Is FINALLY Back
20:48 File Servers See Better NAME Handling
22:07 Deprecating Crypto AF_ALG
23:14 MD5 Specific Code Got DROPPED
24:20 Intel TDX BIG WIN
25:09 Strcpy Eliminated
26:08 Zerocpy Rust Library Added
27:27 Protecting Opening Regular FILES
28:58 Apple M3 Bootable
29:59 AI/LLM Patches Causing Issues
31:20 i486 Being REMOVED
31:55 RISC-V has a Problem
32:31 DDOS Protection in Timers
33:17 HUGE Networking Updates
35:30 USB4STREAM Protocol Introduced
36:35 Encryption While Storing/Moving Keys
37:18 Sound & Audio Updates
38:34 More Nvidia Contribution?
39:35 Finally AMD ISP4 Driver..
40:46 40+ Year Old Graphics Card Support Dropped
#linux #pc #tech
We're exploring patches and merge requests that are getting submitted for the Linux Kernel 7.2 merge window. These include major improvements to performance, gpu, cpu, storage, and networking on Linux systems using the kernel. This in-depth review is going to take us through some of the most important things to look out for.
My Linux Bundle is here:
📚 savvynik.com
Think your Ready for Linux? Take my quiz:
readyforlinux.com
Share this free tool and support Small YouTubers
editbulk.com
(I made this tool to help creators)
Useful Commands/Links:
Discord: discord.gg/P9QC2km
References/Sources:
All the source links here
readyforlinux.com/sources/m-AO7rFSSrdXU3TD
(too many to paste into desc)
00:00 Linus Sets up 7.2
01:29 AMD HDMI 2.1 Support
03:02 Nvidia GPU Rust Driver (NOVA)
04:02 LOTS of AMD GPU Driver Updates
04:47 Cache Aware Scheduling COMING
06:33 Pipes See Performance Improvements
08:07 Containers See BOOST
09:17 Better Memory Performance with SLABS
10:38 Virtual File System WIN
12:09 Btrfs Large Folio Support
14:24 Btrfs Regression FIXED
15:17 EXT4 Fast Commits
16:42 EXT4 & XFS Wins
17:51 XFS Zone Allocator Upgrade
18:26 ExFAT Improves
19:16 NTFS Dev Is FINALLY Back
20:48 File Servers See Better NAME Handling
22:07 Deprecating Crypto AF_ALG
23:14 MD5 Specific Code Got DROPPED
24:20 Intel TDX BIG WIN
25:09 Strcpy Eliminated
26:08 Zerocpy Rust Library Added
27:27 Protecting Opening Regular FILES
28:58 Apple M3 Bootable
29:59 AI/LLM Patches Causing Issues
31:20 i486 Being REMOVED
31:55 RISC-V has a Problem
32:31 DDOS Protection in Timers
33:17 HUGE Networking Updates
35:30 USB4STREAM Protocol Introduced
36:35 Encryption While Storing/Moving Keys
37:18 Sound & Audio Updates
38:34 More Nvidia Contribution?
39:35 Finally AMD ISP4 Driver..
40:46 40+ Year Old Graphics Card Support Dropped
#linux #pc #tech
