Developers · Updated 19 Oct, 12:53 pm IST

Linux kernel 7.3 released with wide set of improvements

Why it matters for readers: If you use Linux, 7.3 brings visible filesystem, scheduling and virtualization improvements you might notice.

Kernel 7.3 includes 18,765 non-merge commits from 3,021 developers, with 807 first-time contributors.1
Notable additions include binfmt_misc extensions, group-scheduling work for large systems, and the new failfs filesystem that fails all operations.1
Other changes include a fchroot() system call, global per-CPU data for BPF programs, completion of the sched_ext subscheduler, and working-set tracking for virtual machines.1
Filesystem updates include alternative data-stream support in ntfs3 and many SMB server improvements.1
The release precedes the opening of the merge window for kernel 7.4, with Torvalds noting he will start merging while on vacation.1

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