Status of Embedded Linux
summary
Kernel 6.4–6.8 adds concrete embedded features: perf data type profiling for per-field cache-hotspot measurement, deadline servers replacing coarse real‑time throttling, shadow stacks on Intel, and removal of multiple memory allocators leaving slub only. LTS policy changes to one kernel per year with two‑year upstream support affect long‑life devices. CI materials (GitLab pipelines) are proposed upstream, CVE assignment moves under kernel CNA control, and practical notes cover boot‑time work, MTD SPI NOR reads‑while‑write, HDMI driver openness, and Linux still running a base station on Mars.
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