# Linux 7.4 Merge Window Saw Nearly 20k Commits, Source Tree Approaching 42 Million Lines

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Linux 7.4 Merge Window Saw Nearly 20k Commits, Source Tree Approaching 42 Million Lines Written by Michael Larabel in Linux Kernel on 1 November 2026 at 05:28 AM EST. Add A Comment Linux 7.3 started out just under 41 million lines in total in the kernel source tree. In the end the Linux v7.3 tag came in at 41,019,555 lines as measured by cloc while now with Linux 7.4 we are inching ever closer to 42 million lines. On a Git commit basis, the Linux 7.4 merge window has been the busiest on record. Linux 7.4-rc1 will likely be released later today. The kernel merge window is typically two weeks bu

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