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Apr 8, 2026 · Industry Insights

Linux 7.0 RC7 Clears Hurdles – What the Patch Surge Reveals About the Upcoming Release

Linus Torvalds confirmed that Linux 7.0 RC7 arrived without major issues, despite an unusually large patch influx driven by holiday‑delayed features and AI‑assisted development, while Greg Kroah‑Hartman’s new fuzzing tool helped uncover numerous driver and core kernel fixes ahead of the final release.