Linux kernel 7.1 released with new NTFS driver and hardware improvements
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Liam Squires-Hand
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Summary
Linux kernel 7.1 has been released with new and improved hardware support, including a new NTFS driver. The release announcement notes the timing is irregular due to the maintainer being in a different timezone, and the merge window for the next version opens soon.
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This obviously means that the merge window opens tomorrow, but I'll be in yet another timezone by then, so timing will all be a bit irregular.
Normally I try to front-load the merge window and do as much as possible the first few days - this time I'm not sure
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