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Features Expected For Linux 6.18: File-System Improvements, Sheaves, New Drivers & More Perf


With Linux 6.17 expected for release this weekend, the Linux 6.18 merge window will in turn kick-off for its usual two week dance

Here is a look at some of the features on our radar that are expected to be merged for Linux 6.18, which is also likely to be the 2025 LTS kernel version. In the monitoring of the different subsystem "-next" Git branches and mailing lists, below is a look at some of the material expected to be submitted for the Linux 6.18 merge window. Phew, Linux 6.18 is shaping up to be another very exciting kernel cycle.

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