This article documents the version history of the Linux kernel.
Each major version – identified by the first two numbers of a release version – is designated one of the following levels of support: The CFS scheduler was the de facto standard for 16+ years ReiserFS is now declared to be obsolete and flagged for removal in 2025.
The one last minute change was made to the credits of ReiserFS as requested from the original developer.
[206] 3.16.1 was named Museum of Fishiegoodies[226] RHEL 7.x Named Unicycling Gorilla[266][267] 3.8.5 was named Displaced Humerus Anterior[268] 3.2 to 3.5 was named Saber-toothed Squirrel[294] Versions 2.6.16 and 2.6.27 of the Linux kernel were unofficially given long-term support (LTS),[303] before a 2011 working group in the Linux Foundation started a formal long-term support initiative.
2.4.10: Featured a complete rewrite of the Virtual Memory Management (VMM) subsystem.