v7.2.0released 2026-07-28● stable
Kernel 7.2 API Reference
Annotated function signatures, struct definitions, and usage notes for the Linux 7.2 kernel internal API — organised by subsystem.
240+Functions & macros
80+Key structs
8Subsystems
[mm]
mm/Memory Management
[sched]
kernel/sched/Scheduler
[vfs]
fs/Virtual File System
[net]
net/Network Stack
[syscall]
arch/x86/entry/System Call Interface
[ipc]
ipc/ kernel/IPC & Synchronisation
7.2 API changelog
git log --oneline v7.1..v7.2f3a1c09[mm]maple_tree: complete migration of VMA tree from rbtree; remove legacy rbtree shims
a9e4d72[sched]sched/deadline: implement CBS server replenishment for SCHED_DEADLINE group scheduling
c7b2f18[net]tcp: add per-socket pacing with fq_codel integration for BBRv3 congestion control
e1d5a34[vfs]fs/dcache: introduce sharded dentry hash table to reduce global lock pressure
b8c3e56[mm]mm/mmap: add guard pages for stack VMAs by default; controlled via vm.stack_guard_gap
d2f7a91[syscall]seccomp: add SECCOMP_RET_USER_NOTIF_ADDFD for file descriptor injection into supervised processes