LinuxCon+ContainerCon Europe 2016

This presentation provides an overview of recent and current developments in the Linux kernel, which is the heart of any Linux system. The talk will discuss what major changes recent kernel versions brought and thus now show up in the latest Linux distributions. It will also discuss improvement the next kernel version will contain or are currently being discussed for later releases. In that scope the presentation sometimes will discuss changes in software which interacts closely with the kernel or its drivers (Mesa, nft, …)

In addition to new features this talk will sometimes take a metalevel look on kernel development: what is working well, how fast is it, what is done to improve things and what are the biggest challenges the kernel developers face right now.