Linux 7.3 Preview: Btrfs Gets 5x Faster as Key Optimizations Land

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 17:50:19 +0800

Linux 7.3 Preview: Btrfs Gets 5x Faster as Key Optimizations Land

📋 Summary: Linux 7.3 is approaching its expected October 18 release and brings improvements across storage, memory management, scheduling, security, and hardware support. Btrfs and EXT4 receive notable performance work, while fixes to KSM, zsmalloc, and scheduling reduce latency under specific workloads. The release also contains substantial NTFS3, ksmbd, and BPF security hardening, with several important optimizations contributed by engineers from Chinese technology companies.

AMD Zen 6 Driver Support Lands in Linux 7.3: What We Know

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:10:49 +0800

AMD Zen 6 Driver Support Lands in Linux 7.3: What We Know

AMD’s next-generation Zen 6 client platform has entered another important stage of hardware enablement.

Linux 7.3 on KAD

Linux 7.3 Preview: Btrfs Gets 5x Faster as Key Optimizations Land

AMD Zen 6 Driver Support Lands in Linux 7.3: What We Know