--- title: "Linux Networking Still Seeing \"Significantly Bigger\" Pull Requests Due To AI" url: https://daily.dev/posts/linux-networking-still-seeing-significantly-bigger-pull-requests-due-to-ai-oioxzy7qy source_url: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Net-Significantly-Bigger type: article source: "Phoronix" published: 2026-05-29T13:46:00.986Z updated: 2026-06-05T12:00:14.240Z tags: ["open-source", "linux", "ai-coding", "claude-code"] reading_time: 2 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Linux Networking Still Seeing "Significantly Bigger" Pull Requests Due To AI **[Phoronix](https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The Linux kernel networking subsystem is experiencing significantly larger pull requests than in previous cycles, attributed to AI/LLM coding agents like Claude Code and ChatGPT Codex generating increased patch activity. Maintainer Paolo Abeni noted the current networking pull request for Linux 7.1 is bigger than the same point in the prior cycle, despite being smaller than the previous week. This comes even after Linus Torvalds expressed disappointment in Linux 7.1-rc5 about unnecessary churn caused by AI-assisted patches. The pull request includes fixes for regressions in netfilter, netlink, bridge, sched, ipv4, and various ethernet drivers. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Today's Linux Networking Fixes: "Craziness Continues With No End In Sight"](https://daily.dev/posts/today-s-linux-networking-fixes-craziness-continues-with-no-end-in-sight--sqj8ukcok) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Linux 7.1-rc5 Released With Fixes Ramping Up From AI Coding Agents](https://daily.dev/posts/linux-7-1-rc5-released-with-fixes-ramping-up-from-ai-coding-agents-olhjj2rem) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#ai-coding](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-coding), [#claude-code](https://daily.dev/tags/claude-code) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/linux-networking-still-seeing-significantly-bigger-pull-requests-due-to-ai-oioxzy7qy)