Linux
- Category
- Infrastructure and DevOps
- Latest
- 7.3.1
- Released
- Oct 30, 2026
- Docs outline
- 14 sections
Official docs outline
docs.kernel.org- The Linux Kernel User's and Administrator's Guide
Boot parameters, sysctl, module loading, and administering a running kernel.
- Development Process
How kernel development, patches and releases are organized.
- Core API
Core kernel data structures, memory allocation, locking primitives, and workqueues.
- CPU Scheduler
CFS/EEVDF scheduling, real-time policies, and scheduling classes.
- Memory Management
Virtual memory, page cache, swap, hugepages, NUMA and OOM handling.
- Filesystems and the VFS
Virtual filesystem layer, inodes, dentries, and mounting.
- Block Layer
Block devices, I/O schedulers, and request queues.
- Networking
Network stack, sockets, netfilter, traffic control and routing.
- Control Groups v2
Resource control for CPU, memory, I/O and PIDs via the cgroup hierarchy.
- Namespaces and Containers
Process, network, mount and user namespaces underpinning containers.
- Security Subsystem
Capabilities, LSM, SELinux/AppArmor, seccomp and credentials.
- BPF and Tracing
eBPF programs, maps, verifier and kernel tracing facilities.
- Device Driver API
Device model, drivers, interrupts and DMA.
- Locking and Concurrency
Spinlocks, mutexes, RCU and lock debugging.
Each section links to the official page. Titles and summaries by Extra Credit; the docs belong to their authors.
Versions and support
6 release lines| Line | Released | Latest | Support |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.3 | Oct 18, 2026 | 7.3.1 | Supported |
| 7.2 | Aug 16, 2026 | 7.2.15 | Ended Nov 1, 2026 |
| 7.1 | Jun 14, 2026 | 7.1.13 | Ended Sep 2, 2026 |
| 7.0 | Apr 12, 2026 | 7.0.14 | Ended Jun 27, 2026 |
| 6.19 | Feb 8, 2026 | 6.19.14 | Ended Apr 22, 2026 |
| 6.18 | Nov 30, 2025 | 6.18.60 | Until Dec 31, 2028 LTS |
Source: endoflife.date