Kernel release status [LWN.net]

The current development kernel is 3.2-rc6, released on December 16. Linus was a bit grumpy about late merge requests, but sees the series calming down soon. "We're at -rc6 now, and while I can see myself doing an -rc7, I probably won't do an -rc8 unless something bad pops up. There doesn't seem to be any real reason to drag out this release any more, and we'll probably have the real 3.2 around new years."

Stable updates: the 2.6.32.51, 3.0.14, and 3.1.6 stable kernels were released on December 21. Each contains another long list of important fixes; upgrading is recommended.