As promised, Linux boss Linus Torvalds released version 4.6 of the Linux kernel on Sunday. This latest version adds support for the new distributed file system OrangeFS, more reliable out-of-memory handling, support for 802.1AE MACsec (MAC-level encryption), and support for Intel memory protection keys.
“It’s just as well I didn’t cut the rc cycle short, since the last week ended up getting a few more fixes than expected, but nothing in there feels all that odd or out of line,” Torvalds wrote on the mailing list.
