Linux Kernel 6.10 has been officially released, here's what's new

Linus Torvalds has announced the release of Linux Kernel 6.10, introducing several significant enhancements and new features. This version offers faster AES-XTS disk/file encryption on recent Intel and AMD CPUs by leveraging AVX-512, VAES, and other modern CPU capabilities. A new mseal() system call has been added for memory sealing, along with Rust language support for the RISC-V architecture.

The release also includes Zstandard compression support for the EROFS file system and shadow stack support for the x32 subarchitecture. TPM bus encryption and integrity protection are now part of the kernel, as well as initial support for setting up PFCP (Packet Forwarding Control Protocol) filters. Bcachefs continues to mature as a promising copy-on-write file system within the mainline kernel.

Enhancements for Intel Core and AMD Ryzen laptops have been made, and the Panthor DRM driver has been upstreamed to support newer Arm Mali graphics requiring the firmware-based Command Stream Frontend (CSF).