O kernel 7.1 do Linux agora inclui nova documentação que define bugs de segurança de forma mais clara. Ele também estabelece diretrizes para o tratamento de relatórios gerados com ferramentas de inteligência artificial.
Desenvolvedores atualizaram a documentação do kernel após um aumento nas submissões relacionadas à segurança. As mudanças abordam tanto o volume crescente de relatórios de bugs quanto o aumento daqueles criados com auxílio de IA.
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The Linux 7.0 kernel development has incorporated updates to AppArmor, AMDGPU, Ceph, and eCryptfs. These changes include security and hardware support improvements. The merges signal ongoing progress toward the kernel's release.
The Linux kernel project has officially documented its policy on AI-assisted code contributions with the release of Linux 7.0. The guidelines require human accountability, disclosure of AI tool use, and a new 'Assisted-by' tag for patches involving AI. Sasha Levin formalized the consensus reached at the 2025 Maintainers Summit.
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Linus Torvalds has announced the latest Linux release candidate while calling attention to a growing issue with AI-generated bug reports. The flood of such reports has rendered the kernel security mailing list nearly impossible to manage.
The Linux kernel project has begun using Sashiko, an AI-powered system, to automatically review patches. This agentic, LLM-driven tool is identifying bugs that human reviewers overlooked. The initiative aims to enhance code quality and maintainability.
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The Linux kernel 7.1 includes updates to the AMDGPU driver, introducing support for AMD DCN 4.2 IP and GFX 12.1. These enhancements also cover GCN 1.1 APU DC. The developments were reported by Phoronix.
Linux kernel maintainers have extended long-term support (LTS) for several key releases through 2026-2028, partially reversing a 2023 decision to limit support to two years amid contributor burnout. Stable maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman updated the schedule following feedback from users, vendors, and fellow maintainer Sasha Levin, providing more time for security fixes in servers, Android devices, and appliances.