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Linux 7.3-rc3
posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 14, 2026
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Another fairly large rc release, and again one with a bigger
filesystem footprint that we usually see. This time it's mainly xfs
and the smb client, with some netfs and afs fixes (but also erofs and
btrfs).
Of course, "bigger filesystem footprint that we usually see" doesn't
mean huge: the *bulk* of the rc3 patch is still the driver side.
Mainly sound and networking drivers this time around: gpu drivers show
up, but they aren't really all that big. And various other stragglers
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The rest is all over: various core kernel and networking fixes, some
landlock fixes (and selftests), arch fixes - mainly s390 and powerpc
this time around.
Please keep testing,
Linus
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The 7.3-rc3 kernel prepatch is out for testing. Linus said: "Another fairly large rc release, and again one with a bigger filesystem footprint that we usually see.
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