Linux Kernel 6.12 Confirmed As LTS, Will Be Supported For 'Multiple Years'

Slashdot reader prisoninmate shared this report from the blog 9to5LinuxRenowned Linux kernel developer Greg Kroah-Hartman announced Thursday that the Linux 6.12 kernel series has been officially marked as LTS (Long Term Support) on the kernel.org website with a predicted life expectancy of at least two years.
Linux kernel 6.12 was released on November 17th, 2024, and introduces new features like real-time "PREEMPT_RT" support, a new scheduler called sched_ext, and DRM panic messages as QR codes,