Linux 5.10 is a bigger kernel release than expected and sees the removal of setf_fs()

With first release candidate of version 5.10 of the Linux kernel now available, Linus Torvalds says that it "looks to be a bigger release" than he expected. Linux kernel 5.10-rc1 includes 14-15,000 merge commits -- depending on how you count them -- Torvalds notes in his weekly update to the Linux community. He shares the news that, for him, the most interesting change in this release is the removal of the setf_fs() addressing tool. See also: System76's Pop!_OS 20.10 Ubuntu-based Linux distro now available for download Ubuntu Linux 20.10 'Groovy Gorilla' is here with renewed Raspberry Pi focus 1Password for… [Continue Reading]