Last year, at Linux Plumbers Conference 2018, Google announced its initial investigation into bringing the Android kernel closer to mainline Linux. This year it shared a bit more detail on its ...

It seems that many changes from Android made their way into version 3.3 of the Linux kernel. This may not sound like much, but it’s a great example of the power of open source.

This difference with “PC Linux” was reflected in the fact that Android code was removed from the kernel in 2010 (Linux 2.6.33), leaving the two to diverge somewhat.

Google Android has always been based on a version of the Linux kernel, but Google has made a number of changes over the years, and the Linux kernel 3.3 will incorporate some of those changes into ...

Android is based on the Linux kernel because it’s a forked Linux-based operating system. When it comes to Android, Linux kernel development is split into three distinct stages.

The newest Linux kernel, version 3.3, includes code from Google's Android project. That should help both Android and other Linux-based projects.

For Android, Google grabs a Linux LTS kernel and changes it into the "Android Common" kernel. This can then go to an SoC vendor like Qualcomm, which modifies it to work on a particular SoC.

Google kernel developer Ted Ts’o said that he didn’t think it was that big a deal that Android included some non-standard software. “I can’t think of any shipping Linux distro, including ...

To harden the Linux kernel in Android, Google is also removing a number of its possible entry points. The reduction in attack surfaces includes blocking access to the perf measurement and analysis ...

There’s a major update to the Linux kernel released once every 70 days or so. If you’re using a Linux-based PC that’s probably good news, since you can look forward to new features and ...