The kernel handles the filesystem, manages processes and loads drivers, implements networking, userspaces, memory and storage. And surprisingly, for the normal user, there isn't that much to see.

The Linux kernel and any updates to it within Windows 10's Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 will now be handled via Windows Update, Microsoft said Friday.

Instead, we've opted for a top-down view, tackling each stratum of Linux technology from the desktop to the kernel as it appears to the average user.

AI tools can help Linux maintainers, but they can also cause chaos. Here's what needs to be addressed - fast - before things get out of control.

Linux is more secure than most operating systems, but that doesn't mean it can take security for granted. So, Google and the Linux Foundation are funding a pair of top Linux kernel developers to ...

A year after Linux kernel development was cleft in three, users and vendors report the process has improved the speed and quality of development.

Linux Kernel Testing Philosophy Testing is an integral and important part of any software development cycle, open or closed, and Linux kernel is no exception to that. Developer testing, integration ...

Confusingly, Linux offers many mechanisms for implementing bottom halves. Currently, the 2.6 kernel provides softirqs, tasklets and work queues as available types of bottom halves. In previous kernels ...