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title: "Linus Torvalds's first LLM-assisted patch series"
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published_at: "2026-10-14T16:55:07.000Z"
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summary: "Linus Torvalds used a large language model to develop a patch series enhancing folio lookup by delaying folio release until after an RCU period, resulting in an order-of-magnitude speedup for read-heavy benchmarks. The ten-patch series was posted for review at the Maintainers Summit, though reviewers identified a race condition requiring further work."
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# Linus Torvalds's first LLM\-assisted patch series

> [Open the canonical story](<https://aidr.today/e86502df?lang=en>)

**Published:** 2026-10-14T16:55:07.000Z
**Category:** Open Source
**Topics:** llm, open\-source

## Summary

Linus Torvalds used a large language model to develop a patch series enhancing folio lookup by delaying folio release until after an RCU period, resulting in an order\-of\-magnitude speedup for read\-heavy benchmarks\. The ten\-patch series was posted for review at the Maintainers Summit, though reviewers identified a race condition requiring further work\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://lwn.net/Articles/1100449/>)
- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50090842>)