Linux 7.0 Review: MAJOR Performance, GPU, CPU, and Networking Upgrades

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We're exploring patches that are getting submitted for the Linux Kernel 7.0 merge window. These include major improvements to performance, gpu, cpu, and networking on Linux systems using the kernel. This in-depth review is going to take us through some of the most important things to look out for. My Linux Bundle is here: 📚 https://savvynik.com Share this free tool and support Small YouTubers https://editbulk.com (I made this tool to help creators) Useful Commands/Links: Discord: https://discord.gg/P9QC2km References: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=wh0Fj7yE7iuW8awFCFt53s9T186qNbZX673E+oNCeQSFg@mail.gmail.com/T/#u https://lore.kernel.org/rust-for-linux/[email protected]/ https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net-next.git/commit/?id=d8f87aa5fa0a4276491fa8ef436cd22605a3f9ba https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?h=x86/cpu&id=f8c7600d468bdb6e44ed3b3247c6e53f5be5d8de https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?h=sched/core&id=7dadeaa6e851e7d67733f3e24fc53ee107781d0f https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/driver-core/driver-core.git/commit/?h=driver-core-next&id=62eb557580eb2177cf16c3fd2b6efadff297b29a https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/ https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/ https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260106-asphalt-lasziv-e830a46e8287@brauner/ https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/ https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/ https://lore.kernel.org/dri-devel/[email protected]/ https://lore.kernel.org/dri-devel/[email protected]/ https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/char-misc.git/log/?h=char-misc-next https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/ https://airlied.blogspot.com/2026/02/nouveau-tale-of-two-bugs.html https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/commit/b524bf368e8efa7cd024bc8497c3a09dcab71f85 https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/[email protected]/T/#u https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rafael/linux-pm.git/commit/?h=linux-next&id=229ecbaac6b31f89c554b77eb407377a5eade7d4 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/groeck/linux-staging.git/commit/?h=hwmon-next&id=c1fff92d808bb41064b783a072dee834bcc29f33 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net-next.git/commit/?id=ff420c568b4cda293d9ef516a85c2f29fafc41d6 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound.git/commit/?h=for-next&id=a8b1ccef0a3cedcdc907b7c4f473c23eec8fc83c https://www.armadeus.org/wiki/index.php?title=Linux_Boot_Logo 00:00 Linux Kernel 7.0 00:26 Rust is OFFICIAL 01:01 Networking Cleanup (30-40 yo code) 01:45 Intel TSX 02:38 Premept CPU Scheduler Changes 04:01 USB Hotplug w/o CRASHES 05:18 PER CPU Caching (Sheaves) 07:18 Better Mounting Trees for Containers 09:13 Dev & Maintiner Tooling Improvments 10:41 C & Rust Link Time Optimizations 12:22 AMD GPU Driver Updates 13:21 Intel GPUs Better Thermal Readings 14:38 Intel Xe GPU Driver WiN 15:26 Nouveau Driver Updates 16:26 Apple Silicon USB C and More 17:43 Microsoft Wake Bug Fixed 18:46 Framework Smarter Fan & Temp 19:21 CAKE Networking Improved 20:06 Focusrite Forte (Too Late?) 20:58 Customize TUX Boot Logo easily #linux #pc #tech