Development statistics for the 7.2 kernel

The Linux Foundation's 2023 kernel statistics show that the 7.2 kernel has been under development for 25 weeks and has experienced 3,013 changes, including 2,570 non-merge changes and 443 merge changes. The merge window for the 7.2 kernel closed on March 1, and the release is expected to be available in the next few weeks. The 7.2 kernel has received contributions from 1,200 developers, with the top 10 contributors being from companies such as Google, Intel, and Linaro. The 7.2 kernel includes 137 new features, with the most significant being the addition of the 'perf stat' command, which provides detailed performance statistics for the Linux kernel.