Linux 7.0 debuts as Linus Torvalds ponders AI's bug-finding powers and their impact on release process

2026-04-14

Linux kernel 7.0 shipped with official Rust support, self-healing XFS, and expanded ARM/RISC-V/Loongson and AMD EPYC 5 KVM improvements, as Torvalds flagged AI tooling as a likely driver of the uptick in late-cycle corner-case fixes.