Linux 6.1 stable lands as Linus Torvalds frets over a frantic pre-holidays 6.2 merge
Image: Amanda Lucier/For The Washington Post via Getty ImagesLinus Torvalds on Sunday announced the availability of Linux kernel 6.1 stable, the first version to bring initial Rust infrastructure, and says he's "much happier" about its state than he was a few weeks ago.In October, during a Linux 6.1 release candidate, Torvalds complained about kernel developers submitting code at the last minute, comparing their submissions to students who "do an all-nighter to get the paper in the day before the deadline". While…