Well-known Linux kernel developer Greg Kroah-Hartman announced: Linux 5.4 kernel series the first release (5.4.1), is now officially launched the stable version, and is ready for large scale deployments.
November 24, Linus Torvalds has announced , users will be able to install the latest on their favorite releases, most secure Linux 5.4 kernel series branch, we introduced the long-awaited support for Microsoft's exFAT file system, a provision for the new "lock" security features highly anticipated, as well as many other hardware improvements.
At the same time, Linux Kernel 5.4 brings improved memory management for Android applications. This is a new high-performance driver virtio a technique called virtio-fs can be used to share files between the host and guest.
Another dm-clone (clone block devices for real-time), fs-verity security features (file tampering can be detected), and many improvements AMD GPU and the APU.
Currently, Linux 5.4 kernel series is ready for large-scale deployment, the first stable version (5.4.1) is available for download on the official website Kernel.org.
(From: Kernel.org , Via Softpedia )
This means that the GNU / Linux OS vendors can begin the Linux 5.4 kernel packaged into their latest Linux releases, and push it to the repository for use by the end user.
It should be noted is that, Linux Kernel 5.4.1 is a maintenance update, a total of 69 changes to the file, including the 1090 insertion and removal of 472. You can go to GitHub , to view Linux Kernel 5.4.1 code.
The official recommended that users update to the latest stable version as soon as possible, and experienced Linux users can immediately go Kernel.org download and compile their favorite GNU / Linux distributions.
From: cnBeta