🐧 Linux Kernel 6.12 LTS

Regional Contribution Analysis - Kernel Development

13,344
Total Commits
2,074
Contributors
218
Companies
335
First-time Contributors

🔑 Key Finding: US Dominates Linux Kernel Development

Regional Distribution - Linux 6.12

Year-Long LTS Cycle (6.7-6.12)

Linux 6.12 Regional Breakdown

US
~52%
ROW
~12%
Europe
~9%
Other
~27%

Year Cycle (6.7-6.12)

US
~45%
ROW
~11%
Europe
~7%
Other
~37%

Top 20 Companies - Linux 6.12 Release

Rank Company Region Commits % Visual

Top Companies by Commits (6.12)

Lines Changed by Company (Year)

Regional Summary

Region Est. Contribution Key Companies Focus Areas
United States ~52% Intel, Google, AMD, Red Hat, Meta, NVIDIA, Oracle x86, drivers, graphics, networking, containers
Rest of World ~12% Huawei, Linaro, Renesas, Samsung Arm, embedded, mobile, automotive
Europe ~9% SUSE, Arm, NXP, Linutronix, Pengutronix Real-time, Arm architecture, embedded
Unknown/Individual ~27% Independent developers, academics, consultants Various subsystems, bug fixes