Linus Torvalds Calls AI Code Review the New Normal as Linux 7.2 Nears Release
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Linus Torvalds calls AI code review the new normal as Linux 7.2 nears release
Linus Torvalds released Linux 7.2-rc7 on August 9, 2026, and the seventh release candidate arrived far heavier than the kernel project usually sees one week before a stable debut. The build carries more than 400 fixes signed by over 230 contributors, a volume Torvalds attributes to AI and large language model tools that now scan kernel code continuously and surface bugs human reviewers missed or deprioritized for years. "I can't say that I'm exa…
Intel has filed patches for Linux 7.3, which correct the load distribution via core clusters on processors with P-cores and E-cores. Several already delivered generations are affected, measured values are not yet available.
The last release candidate for Linux 7.2 is much more "big" than it should be at this stage of the cycle, but that didn't prevent Linus Torvalds from publishing it on Sunday by assigning this overflow to the IA tools that reread the kernel code. "I can't say that the size of all this enthusiasm me, but that's how it is: the new normality, with a lot of patches, many of which come from the review by various IA tools." Nothing seems frightening to…
Linus Torvalds says AI has made 'huge' Linux kernel updates the new normal
Linux kernel boss Linus Torvalds thinks the project has reached a new normal of supersized updates, thanks to AI. Torvalds posts a weekly state of the kernel update, and last week's message opened with his observation that "This rc is huge." "Even by the 'new normal' standards this is a big rc, and I think it's the biggest rc6 we've had in years at least by commit count," he wrote on August 2. Fast forward a week and the size of the release cand…
AI Reviews Bring 'New Normal' to Linux Release Candidates: Lots of Bug Fixes
Linux Torvalds expects Linux 7.2 should be released next weekend "unless something really bad pops up," Torvalds said while announcing today's release candidate. But there's something interesting about Linux 7.2-rc7, writes Phoronix. "By the time the Linux kernel typically hits a -rc7 release th...
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