LWN: The LWN.net Weekly Edition for October 29, 2026 is available

The LWN.net Weekly Edition for October 29, 2026 is available

We are happy to announce that the LWN.net Weekly Edition for October 29, 2026 is now available in both regular and "one big page" formats.

This edition contains the following feature content:

• Python's experimental JIT to be removed: after much discussion, the JIT work will be moved out of C Python main.
• The end of __get_user() and __put_user(): a large patch series directly from Linus Torvalds to perform some long-delayed cleanup.
• Guidelines for panics in kernel code: a discussion on when Rust code is allowed to panic, and how it should do error handling.
• Rust features in the future: a look at some in-progress Rust features, such as a smarter borrow checker.
• The campaign to push Northstar into Linux distributions: maintainers are not eager to include a vibe-coded web browser in distribution repositories.
• The first part of the 7.4 merge window: noteworthy changes coming to the next kernel release.
• Seeking smaller kernel stacks: one possible path to reducing memory usage.

This week's edition also includes these inner pages:

• Brief items: Brief news items from throughout the community.
• Announcements: Newsletters, conferences, security updates, patches, and more.

Please enjoy this week's edition, and, as always, thank you for supporting LWN.net.