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Kernel self tests [LWN.net]

Linux 6.8 Landing A Tantalizing Optimization For Common $PATH-Based Searches

For the execve() system call to execute a program by pathname, the Linux 6.8 kernel is set to land a new optimization to 'dramatically' speed-up PATH searches.

Debian discusses vendoring—again [LWN.net]

Debian still having trouble with merged /usr [LWN.net]

The addition of the "/usr merge" feature has been something of longstanding mess in the Debian world. It seems like a relatively innocuous change, which is in keeping with the practice of most other distributions at this point; it effectively eliminates the top-level /bin, /sbin, and /lib directories in order to move their contents to the corresponding locations under /usr. But ever since we first covered the feature introduction for Debian more than six years ago it has a been a recurring series of headaches within that community. Recent events have seemingly simply prolonged the pain, though perhaps the end is in sight.

Following Windows ReFS improvements, Linux getting F2FS, Btrfs, EXT4 performance boosts

As Microsoft makes more progress with ReFS on Windows 11, Linux is also getting performance optimizations and improvements on some of its major file systems, namely, F2FS, Btrfs, and EXT4.

Rust Foundation apologizes for trademark policy confusion

Rust Programming Language Announces New Team to Evolve Official Coding Style

"The Rust programming language is getting so popular that the team behind it is creating a team that s dedicated to defining the default Rust coding style," reports ZDNet: Each language has style guides and, if they re popular enough, may have multiple style guides from major users, like Google, wh.

systemd, 10 years later: a historical and technical retrospective