Kernel release status
It's still not all that big by historical standards, since 4.10 has generally been pretty calm, but it's a bit distressing. I was hoping to do the usual 'rc7 is the last rc' release schedule for once (with both 4.8 and 4.9 pushing out to rc8), and I really want things to calm down for that to happen." The codename has changed again, now it's "Fearless Coyote".
Stable updates: 4.9.6 and 4.4.45 were released on January 26. The
4.9.7 and 4.4.46 updates are in the review process as of
this writing; they can be expected on or after February 2.