Download Linux Kernel 3.7

Version 3.7 of the Linux Kernel has been released. The kernel is the heart of the operating system and, simply put, it sits as a layer between the hardware and the applications. New in this release include support for 64-bit arm processors, supervisor mode access prevention, which can protect portions of memory, and further improvements to the btrfs file system. More information about the improvements in this release can be found at Kernel newbies, The H and on our own front page.

Prominent features in Linux 3.7

• ARM multi-platform support
• ARM 64-bit support
• Cryptographically-signed kernel modules
• Btrfs updates
• perf trace, an alternative to trace
• TCP Fast Open (server side)
• Experimental SMB 2 protocol support
• NFS v4.1 support no longer experimental
• Virtual extensible LAN tunneling protocol
• Intel “supervisor mode access prevention” support