
Linus Torvalds Says He Likes Using AI, While His New Kernel Branch Credits Claude Code
His eight-patch series takes advantage of AI assistance to cut the extra work the kernel does when many threads read the same file.

His eight-patch series takes advantage of AI assistance to cut the extra work the kernel does when many threads read the same file.

Linus Torvalds experiments with AI-generated Linux kernel code, using Claude Code to optimize memory operations and improve read performance.
PhoronixKernelAfter using Claude Code to draft code to help make a fundamental improvement to the Linux kernel, Linux creator Linus Torvalds continued using AI this weekend and talking up its benefits.
PhoronixKernelLinux creator Linus Torvalds has been known to use AI to help with kernel debugging and outside of the kernel tree has also done some vibe coding with Google's Antigravity.