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Linux's New "Transitional" Feature A Long Overdue Improvement For Kernel Configurations


Merged as part of the kernel hardening updates for Linux 6.18 is not a direct hardening improvement but rather a long overdue enhancement to the kernel configuration 'Kconfig' system

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