The development of Linux 5.2 is not being the most normal in the history of the Linux kernel. After a first Release Candidate, Linus Torvalds released another 4 in which calm reigned, until the rc6 from last week. At the time, Torvalds seemed to run into all the problems he hadn't encountered in over a month. In his email he said that the rc7 would be delayed, but that has not gone as expected either and he has launched Linux 5.2-rc7... as he could.
It seems that Torvalds doesn't like to take it easy, at least when it comes to Linux kernel development. Almost anyone in the world would have forgotten what to do when on a ship in the middle of nowhere, but not Torvalds. The father of Linux expected to be totally isolated, without internet, but he got a mobile with which he could create an access point fast enough to launch a new one. Linux v5.2 Release Candidate.
Linux 5.2-rc7 does not delay its release
Apart from having to "make a living" to get a minimal internet connection, everything has returned to calm. The rc7 is smaller than the rc6, so Torvalds is satisfied with the work done this week. Everything could have been calmer, but not if we take into account the connection with which he was working.
If everything goes as before, and we can think that it will be taking into account where rc7, Linux 5.2 has come from. should officially arrive on July 14, after the eighth Release Candidate. It will be a major release with new features like support for the GCC9 Live Patch optiona support for case-insensitive file and folder names. But that will be with Torvalds on the ground. Have a safe trip back.