Linux Kernel 6.2life cycle ends, developers urge users to upgrade to Linux 6.3,

CTOnews.com May 18, the end of the Linux Kernel 6.2 life cycle, developers are urging users to upgrade to Linux Kernel 6.3. Linux 6.3 is already the default kernel in Arch Linux and openSUSE Tumbleweed, and it will appear in Fedora Linux soon.

The kernel.org website has marked the Linux kernel 6.2 series as EOL (end of life cycle), which means that it will no longer support error Bug and security fixes.

In February 2023, Linux kernel 6.2 introduced new features, including IPv6 stack protective load balancing (PLB), a new FineIBT control flow integrity mechanism for x86, support for Intel's "asynchronous exit notification" mechanism, and more Rust infrastructure.

As a short-lived kernel offshoot, Linux 6.2 is now out of EOL. Kernel developer and maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman today released Linux 6.2.16 and urged users to upgrade to the latest Linux 6.3 kernel series as soon as possible.

As a result, the GNU / Linux distribution using the Linux 6.2 kernel family is expected to upgrade to the latest Linux 6.3 kernel family soon. Most rolling distributions, such as Arch Linux or openSUSE Tumbleweed, and some of their derivatives, are already using the Linux kernel 6.3 series.

Linux kernel 6.3 was released in April 2023, with new features including the new Intel VPU DRM acceleration driver, BIG TCP support for IPv4, Rust code support for x86 kernel 64 user-mode Linux, extension support for RISC-V kernel "ZBB" bit manipulation, and native Steam Deck controller support.

It should be noted that Linux kernel 6.3 is also not a LTS series and is expected to end its life cycle at the end of July, when it will be urged to upgrade to the new Linux 6.4 series-which is expected to be available in late June or early July 2023.