Linux 7.2 kernel development statistics
The gist
Linux creator Linus Torvalds released the 7.2 kernel with 16,418 non-merge commits from 2,652 developers.
Only 6.7 had more commits, and 7.2's volume is more broad-based.
How it unfolded
- Aug 17, 2026Torvalds released the 7.2 kernel, noting the number of fixes still coming in was "bigger than I would have wished for."
- Aug 17, 2026The release brought 16,418 non-merge commits, the second-busiest in kernel history, adding nearly 600,000 lines of code.
- Aug 17, 2026Commits came from 2,652 developers, up from the previous record of 2,479 in 7.1; just over 8% of commits carried Tested-by tags and 48% included Reviewed-by tags.