AI Makes Linux 7.4 Merge Window the Largest in Kernel History

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By EditorDavidNov 1, 2026, 3:14 pm194 ptsTrendingTop
"On a Git commit basis, the Linux 7.4 merge window has been the busiest on record," writes Phoronix," with 19,671 commits since Linux 7.3: As of this morning in Linux Git ahead of v7.4-rc1, the kernel source tree is up to 41,605,120 lines. That's from 5,193,578 blank lines, 4,993,604 lines of comments, and…

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