Longterm supported Linux kernels get a longer life https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/longterm-supported-linux-kernels-get-a-longer-life/
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boosted
Support period lengthened for the 6.6, 6.12, and 6.18 kernels
Support period lengthened for the 6.6, 6.12, and 6.18 kernels
After years without compiling a kernel, I'm giving it another shot! 馃惂
Building Linux kernel 6.19.3 on Slackware using Patrick's official SlackBuilds, starting from my 6.18.13 config as a base.
-> 6.19 brings some nice ext4 improvements that caught my attention:
- Support for block sizes larger than page size (can improve buffered write performance in some workloads)
- Faster online defragmentation using folios instead of legacy buffer heads
- Smarter POSIX ACL caching, avoiding redundant permission checks on files without ACLs
Nothing revolutionary, but solid incremental polishing.
Let's see how it goes! 馃
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