Linux Kernel 6.7 comes with a new bcachefs file system, and numerous changes and fixes

The Linux Kernel has recently unveiled its first new version of 2024, Linux 6.7, just a few months following the release of version 6.6. The release was delayed by a week to circumvent a New Year's Eve launch, a decision made due to holiday timing rather than complications with the larger release, according to Linus Torvalds.

Key features of the 6.7 version include the removal of support for the Itanium architecture and the introduction of the first part of the futex2 API. Other significant updates include futex support in io_uring, the BPF exceptions mechanism, the bcachefs filesystem, the TCP authentication option, the kernel samepage merging smart scan mode, and networking support for the Landlock security module.

With the 6.7 version now released, the focus shifts to the forthcoming Linux 6.8 merge window.