Welcome to the LWN.net Weekly Edition for March 11, 2021
This edition contains the following feature content:
- Python exception groups: a mechanism for those awkward times when more than one exception must be raised at once.
- A vulnerability in Git: this scary-looking hole may not actually affect many users, but upgrading seems like a good idea.
- BPF meets io_uring: the convergence of two of the most active areas of kernel development.
- Lockless patterns: full memory barriers: the third installment in the lockless-patterns series covers the functionality and use of full memory barriers.
- Linux 5.12's very bad, double ungood day: a nasty bug sneaks out of the merge window.
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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