Linus Torvalds says 'huge' Linux kernel updates are now the status quo — and it's all thanks to AI
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AI review tools are shifting the constraint from human code review capacity to integration risk — if Linux can ship oversized kernels as the new normal, your own release trains will likely bloat too. Tighten your test, rollback, and observability story before you let AI scale your change volume.
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