Linus Torvalds released Linux Kernel 7.1 RC6, noting that while patch volumes remain at a new normal, the code is settling ...

It used to be that building the Linux kernel was not easy. Testing and debugging were even worse. Nowadays, it is reasonably easy to build a custom kernel and test or debug it using virtualization.

I have a newly up and runnning sparc 5, thanks to help on this forum ;-) I am having a few problems with it, and thought I would try to update teh kernel as I am running a fairly old one. I came ...