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Linux 7.2-rc7 is out for testing with many small fixes across drivers, filesystems (notably Btrfs), memory management, and networking, plus AI-driven patches and a patch for the Safe RET Interrupt Vulnerability. Linus Torvalds says the week has been unusually busy but expects the 7.2 final near next weekend unless something major pops up; Ubuntu 26.10 is expected to default to this kernel when released.
CachyOS's first 2026 ISO switches to Wayland by default and uses KDE Plasma Login Manager, replaces SDDM, and makes Limine the default bootloader. The release also enables Btrfs compression level 1, adds nouveau-fw for older NVIDIA GPUs to support VA-API, and includes fixes for Framework laptops with AMD Zen 5, alongside GNOME package handling improvements.
Linux 6.3 has been released as the newest stable kernel version, with no Linux 6.3-rc8 warranted. The release includes more Meteor Lake enablement, Zen 4 auto IBRS, and a fix for an important Btrfs regression issue. The merge window for Linux 6.4 will open tomorrow.
The Btrfs scrub code used for verifying checksums and repairing damaged blocks is seeing improvements in the upcoming Linux 6.4 release. SUSE engineer Qu Wenruo has streamlined the code to address existing problems and improve performance, including reducing jumps and inefficient IOPS for fragmented extents. Expect to see these and other Btrfs improvements in the Linux 6.4 merge window in a few weeks.