Linux Kernel 6.14 Released
The latest Linux kernel has arrived with extra Rust support and more.
Although Linux kernel 6.14 arrived one day later than planned (thanks to the "personal incompetence" of its creator, Linus Torvalds), it still has plenty to offer.
One of the standout features for kernel 6.14 is that more options have been included for the writing of Rust drivers. Yes, it's the same feature that has recently caused a bit of a stir in the Linux community, as there has been some infighting among developers over adding Rust code to improve the kernel. The developers against this move feel that adding new code into the existing codebase could only create problems and make the code difficult to maintain. Those developers feel it's best to stick with C/C++ for the Linux kernel. Even so, the developers have moved forward with Rust.
Beyond the additional Rust-iness of the kernel, other features include support for the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite mobile CPU and a solution for the GhostWrite vulnerability (only effecting some RISC-V processors from T-Head Semiconductor).
There has also been movement on the Wine front, with the work on the NTSYNC driver now finished. By emulating Windows NT synchronization primitives, this driver offers much-improved running of Windows code on Linux. As a result, gaming on Linux should see a big improvement.
Other changes include AMD/Intel optimizations, an AMD XDNA mainlined driver, support for Intel Clearwater Forest servers, Btrfs RAID1 read balancing, XFS enhancements, uncached buffered I/O, and much more.
As far as upgrades, I would wait until your distribution of choice makes Linux kernel 6.14 available.
The official release notes have yet to be made public, but you can at least check out the official summary of changes.

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