Kernel and System Libraries

The following notable features, enhancements, and changes apply to the Red Hat Compatible Kernel (RHCK) that's shipped with Oracle Linux 10.1.

Perf Tool Updated to Version 6.15

The perf tool and kernel backend are updated to version 6.15 with additional enhancements and support for new hardware, extended python-perf features, and improved reporting.

See https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/[e-mail]/ for more information.

eBPF Subsystem Updated to Version 6.14

The eBPF subsystem in RHCK is updated to version 6.14, introducing various upstream enhancements from the Linux kernel v6.14.

Crash Utility Updated to Version 9.0.0

The crash package, which provides a kernel analysis utility for live systems and various types of dump files, is updated to upstream version 9.0.0. This version provides several fixes and enhancements, including:

• The internal gdb database is updated to version 16.2.
• The crash utility now supports cross-compilations.