The latest version of the Linux kernel cleans out nearly 100K lines of code, adds file encryption and the Berkeley Packet Filter, plus makes a nod to gamers and mobile devices. The recent release of ...

The Linux kernel provides support for memory management, interprocess communication mechanisms, interrupt management, and TCP / IP networking. The directory structure separates architecture-dependent ...

In an historic move, Microsoft Monday submitted driver source code for inclusion in the Linux kernel under a GPLv2 license. The code consists of four drivers that are part of a technology called Linux ...

Linus Torvalds is not known for suffering fools when it comes to Linux kernel development. And he recently proved that again by going on an epic rant about some code he considered useless. Silviu ...

The Linux kernel is made up of a huge number of source code, and it is necessary to load the code considerably in order to make a mistake as to where and what processing is written. "Interactive map ...

developed while many engineers interact on the mailing list and respect the way the kernel is developed. The Linux kernel did not previously support NTFS writing, but software developer Paragon ...

Exploit code will soon become available for a critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel that a security researcher discovered and reported to Linux administrators in mid-June. The bug, which the ...

The Linux Foundation has released the 2011 edition of its kernel development study. The report provides insight into the status of Linux kernel programming and the level of developer participation. It ...