Completely accurate and trustworthy predictions of the Linux kernel releases based on a single data point. Not.
Based on v6.9-rc7 having been tagged on 2024-05-05, the tea leaves say:
v6.8 2024-03-10
Merge window for features heading to v6.9
v6.9-rc1 2024-03-24
v6.9-rc2 2024-03-31
v6.9-rc3 2024-04-07
v6.9-rc4 2024-04-14
v6.9-rc5 2024-04-21
The drm subsystem deadline for features heading to v6.10 release.
v6.9-rc6 2024-04-28
v6.9-rc7 2024-05-05
v6.9 release predicted 2024-05-12/2024-05-19
Merge window for features heading to v6.10
v6.10-rc1 predicted 2024-05-26/2024-06-02
v6.10-rc2 predicted 2024-06-02/2024-06-09
v6.10-rc3 predicted 2024-06-09/2024-06-16
v6.10-rc4 predicted 2024-06-16/2024-06-23
v6.10-rc5 predicted 2024-06-23/2024-06-30
The drm subsystem deadline for features heading to v6.11 release.
v6.10-rc6 predicted 2024-06-30/2024-07-07
v6.10-rc7 predicted 2024-07-07/2024-07-14
v6.10 release predicted 2024-07-14/2024-07-28
Merge window for features heading to v6.11
v6.11-rc1 predicted 2024-07-28/2024-08-11
v6.11-rc2 predicted 2024-08-04/2024-08-18
v6.11-rc3 predicted 2024-08-11/2024-08-25
v6.11-rc4 predicted 2024-08-18/2024-09-01
v6.11-rc5 predicted 2024-08-25/2024-09-08
The drm subsystem deadline for features heading to v6.12 release.
v6.11-rc6 predicted 2024-09-01/2024-09-15
v6.11-rc7 predicted 2024-09-08/2024-09-22
v6.11 release predicted 2024-09-15/2024-10-06