Ka dib sii deynta kernel 4.16, xilliga kala guurka ayaa loo furay horumarinta nooca xiga. Xilligan kala guurka ah ama daaqadda midowga ayaa la xiray oo waxaa lagu sii daayay nooca murashaxa ee kernel 4.17. Kernel-ka soo socda ee ku imaan doona kombuyuutarradeena sannadkan. Si kastaba ha noqotee, Linus Torvalds, abuuraha iyo hogaamiyaha mashruuca, kuma faraxsana nambarka ay soosaarayaan noocyadiisa udambeeyay dhawaanahanna waa la badali karaaLinux Torvalds ayaa sheegay via liiska boostada ee iniinyaha in ma doonayo inuu noqdo mid la saadaalin karo iyo in nooca soo socda uu noqon karo nooca 5 ama laga yaabee inuusan aheyn. Runtu waxay tahay in xilligan la joogo ay noqon doonto nooca 4.17 ee xarkaha, kaas oo lagu gaadhay taariikh kale oo ku dhex taal bakhaarka Git taasina waa wax la yaab leh.
Inta soo hartay, nooca cusub ee loo yaqaan 'kernel' ma soo bandhigi doono wax war ah oo wanaagsan walina waa nooc dayactir ah. Noocan, cayayaanka u muuqday in la saxay iyo aaladaha qalabka ee gaboobay waa la tirtiray. Liistada meelihii laga saaray waa blackfin, cris, frv, m32r, metag, mn10300, dhibco iyo leben. Dhinaca kale, barxadda nds32 ama sidoo kale loo yaqaan dhismaha RISC Andes Technology 32-0bit ayaa lagu daray.
Koodhkan yar yar ayaa durba laga heli karaa barta kernel.orgSi kastaba ha noqotee, laguma talinayo in loo isticmaalo wax soo saarka ama kombiyuutarada xasilan maadaama kernel uusan degganeyn. Laakiin tan ugu cajiibka badan waa ereyada Linus Torvalds, hogaamiyaha mashruuca. Erayo kooban oo augur isbeddel baaxad leh ku leh nambarka tirada iyo gudaha taas oo horumariyayaal badani ku raacsan yihiin Linus Torvalds, maadaama lambarrada nambarku aysan macno ka samaynayn in loo isticmaalo magaca xirmada.