Torvalds Releases Hefty Linux Kernel UpdateLinus Torvalds this weekend announced Linux 4.9, which offers a number of significant upgrades to the kernel. "I'm pretty sure this is the biggest release we've ever had, at least in terms of commits," Torvalds wrote. "If you look at the number of lines changed, we've had bigger releases in the past but they've tended to be due to specific issues."
Source:
Torvalds Releases Hefty Linux Kernel Update