# 6 Reasons to Love Linux 6.12

URL: /show/linux-unplugged/589/
> The Linux 6.12 kernel isn't just another update — it's a game-changer that deserves our full attention, from performance improvements to fascinating new features.

- Show: [LINUX Unplugged](/show/linux-unplugged/)
- Episode: 589
- Date: 2024-11-17
- Hosts: chris, wes, brent
- Duration: 01:13:03
- Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f31a453c-fa15-491f-8618-3f71f1d565e5/fa9d89ac-aa19-4e50-9761-d8d43dfed940.mp3



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### Episode Links

* [💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike](https://strike.me/ "💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike")
* [📻 LINUX Unplugged on Fountain.FM](https://www.fountain.fm/show/dWiuBeqpDSM86AwXRXov "📻 LINUX Unplugged  on Fountain.FM")
* [Linux 6.12 Features Are Super Exciting With Real-Time, Sched_ext, Intel Xe2 & Raspberry Pi 5 - Phoronix](https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-612-features "Linux 6.12 Features Are Super Exciting With Real-Time, Sched_ext, Intel Xe2 & Raspberry Pi 5 - Phoronix")
* [Release v6.12 · torvalds/linux](https://github.com/torvalds/linux/releases/tag/v6.12 "Release v6.12 · torvalds/linux")
* [LKML: Linus Torvalds: Linux 6.12](https://lkml.org/lkml/2024/11/17/326 "LKML: Linus Torvalds: Linux 6.12")
* [The 6.12 kernel has been released](https://lwn.net/Articles/997958/#Comments "The 6.12 kernel has been released")
* [Linux_6.12 - Linux Kernel Newbies](https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_6.12 "Linux_6.12 - Linux Kernel Newbies")
* [Linux Kernel Release Model](http://kroah.com/log/blog/2018/02/05/linux-kernel-release-model/ "Linux Kernel Release Model")
* [How do kernel version numbers work? : r/linux4noobs](https://www.reddit.com/r/linux4noobs/comments/1beximu/how_do_kernel_version_numbers_work/ "How do kernel version numbers work? : r/linux4noobs")
* [2\. How the development process works — The Linux Kernel documentation](https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v4.19/process/2.Process.html "2. How the development process works — The Linux Kernel documentation")
* [oracle/bpftune: bpftune uses BPF to auto-tune Linux systems](https://github.com/oracle/bpftune "oracle/bpftune: bpftune uses BPF to auto-tune Linux systems")
* [What's scheduled for sched_ext](https://lwn.net/Articles/974387/ "What's scheduled for sched_ext")
* [Sched_ext at LPC 2024](https://lwn.net/Articles/991205/ "Sched_ext at LPC 2024")
* [sched_ext: scheduler architecture and interfaces (Part 2)](https://blogs.igalia.com/changwoo/sched-ext-scheduler-architecture-and-interfaces-part-2/ "sched_ext: scheduler architecture and interfaces \(Part 2\)")
* [sched-ext/scx: sched_ext schedulers and tools](https://github.com/sched-ext/scx "sched-ext/scx: sched_ext schedulers and tools")
* [Raspberry Pi 5 Initial Patch](https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/a40b4b3a-5d61-4bef-b367-745ba058be9e@app.fastmail.com/ "Raspberry Pi 5 Initial Patch")
* [Printk Changes Submitted For Linux 6.12 Finish NBCON Console Preparations - Phoronix](https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.12-Printk-Pull-Request "Printk Changes Submitted For Linux 6.12 Finish NBCON Console Preparations - Phoronix")
* [Real-Time "PREEMPT_RT" Support Merged For Linux 6.12 - Phoronix](https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.12-Does-Real-Time "Real-Time "PREEMPT_RT" Support Merged For Linux 6.12 - Phoronix")
* [Real-time programming with Linux, part 1: What is real-time? - Shuhao's Blog](https://shuhaowu.com/blog/2022/01-linux-rt-appdev-part1.html "Real-time programming with Linux, part 1: What is real-time? - Shuhao's Blog")
* [realtime:documentation:howto:applications:preemptrt_setup [Wiki]](https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/realtime/documentation/howto/applications/preemptrt_setup "realtime:documentation:howto:applications:preemptrt_setup \[Wiki\]")
* [Annual Membership](https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=117630 "Annual Membership") — Put your support on automatic with our annual plan, and get one month of membership for free!
* [binary boost sound](http://www.sndup.net/hd5s8 "binary boost sound")
* [LINUX Unplugged 563: Nix's People Problem](https://linuxunplugged.com/563 "LINUX Unplugged 563: Nix's People Problem")
* [Btrfs Assistant](https://gitlab.com/btrfs-assistant/btrfs-assistant "Btrfs Assistant") — Btrfs Assistant is a GUI management tool to make managing a Btrfs filesystem easier.
* [kernelconfig.io](https://www.kernelconfig.io/index.html "kernelconfig.io") — search config information for linux kernel modules