Welcome to the LWN.net Weekly Edition for September 26, 2019
This edition contains the following feature content:
- Better guidance for database developers: a Linux Plumbers Conference session on how to improve communications between kernel and database developers.
- 5.4 Merge window, part 1: the first set of patches merged for the next major kernel release.
- Many uses for Core scheduling: what was once just a defense against covert channels is finding a number of other uses.
- System-call wrappers for glibc: the long period where the GNU C Library would not add system-call wrappers is coming to an end.
- Monitoring the internal kernel ABI: tools for preventing unwanted kernel ABI breaks.
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.
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