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Linux 7.2-rc4
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Linux 7.2-4c4 [Ed: Linus too drunk on slop to do the subject line right?]
This whole week I had the feeling that people were starting to go on summer vacation, but running the numbers shows that I must have been wrong - it all looks pretty normal.
And by "pretty normal" I obviously mean the "new normal" with a fair number of fixes all over. It's not a small rc4.
The stats look pretty normal too, with most of it being small one- and few-liners. There's a couple of bigger fixes (can/bcm stands out for syzbot and sashiko fixes, and the selftests get some extra tests too that show up in the diffs), but nothing that looks odd. There's some larger amd gpu noise, but the size of that is largely some code movement and extra comments - and nothing like the occasional big header drops...
Go forth and test,
Linus
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Kernel prepatch 7.2-rc4
The 7.2-rc4 kernel prepatch is out for testing. Linus said: "
This whole week I had the feeling that people were starting to go on summer vacation, but running the numbers shows that I must have been wrong - it all looks pretty normal.
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Neowin:
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Linux 7.2-rc4 drops with critical fixes for gaming handhelds, Wi-Fi, and car systems
Linux 7.2 passes the halfway mark as Linus Torvalds rolls out rc4. Here is what is changing for CAN bus, Wi-Fi security, filesystems, and popular gaming handhelds.
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Linux Kernel 7.2 RC4 Released: Steady Progress in the "New Normal"
In the Linux 7.2-rc4 release announcement mail, Linus Torvalds noted that he expected things to slow down during July. However, the number of code changes remains high, which Linus now describes as the "new normal" for the project.
This version is not a small update. Most of the changes are small "one-liners," but they add up to a significant amount of polish for the system. For example, the CAN/BCM (Broadcast Manager) system received several important fixes.
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Linux 7.2-rc4 finally fixes audio issues with the Asus ROG Ally X
With Linux 7.2's release coming in about a month, people have been hard at work testing it and fixing issues. As it turns out, the Asus ROG Ally X is experiencing weird audio issues with headphones and microphones. Fortunately, someone has uploaded fixes to the fourth release candidate, so it shouldn't be long until it's fixed for good.