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KERNEL 7.3 MERGE WINDOW POURS IN

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Caleb Maclennan Linus Torvalds Andreas Radke Lorenzo Bianconi Pablo Neira Ayuso codefiles correctmost
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Caleb Maclennan @alerque 4 cited Linus Torvalds @torvalds 3 cited Andreas Radke @andyrtr 1 cited Lorenzo Bianconi @LorenzoBianconi 1 cited Pablo Neira Ayuso @ummakynes 1 cited codefiles @codefiles 1 cited correctmost @correctmost 1 cited renovate @renovate

The merge window for Linux 7.3 is delivering a deluge of upstream patches, and Arch is on the receiving end.

The Linux 7.3 merge window is in full swing with Linus Torvalds pulling in major subsystem updates, including a substantial MM overhaul that introduces VMA anonymous page offset tracking to eliminate reverse-mapping index conflicts [1]. The MFD branch brings new support for MediaTek MT6397 AUXADC and EFUSE, plus a Spreadtrum SC2730 regulator cell [2], while backlight updates add a Silergy SY7758 driver and fix property names in the AW99706 [3]. On the networking front, a stmmac fix drops gso_enabled_types to prevent IPv6 GSO frames from falling through to the slow path when only IPv4 TSO is disabled [4], and a netfilter cleanup removes an unused onstack set_update_list [5]. Meanwhile, archinstall tightened its linting posture by enabling Ruff's mutable-argument-default rule and removing the corresponding Pylint exclusion [6][7]. State updates are mostly routine bumps: calibre 9.14.0, croc 11.3.3, biome 2.5.11, and qpdf 12.4.1, all heading to extra or testing [8][9][10][11]. One notable addition is the updated glaze 8.2.0, which will interest anyone using its serialization libraries [12].

Action items

References

  1. [1] Merge tag 'mm-stable-2026-08-26-15-22' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm archlinux/linux
  2. [2] Merge tag 'mfd-next-7.3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lee/mfd archlinux/linux
  3. [3] Merge tag 'backlight-next-7.3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lee/backlight archlinux/linux
  4. [4] net: stmmac: drop gso_enabled_types and rely on netdev features archlinux/linux
  5. [5] netfilter: nf_tables: remove leftover set_update_list archlinux/linux
  6. [6] Enable Ruff mutable-argument-default rule ↗ archlinux/archinstall
  7. [7] Remove the Pylint dangerous-default-value exclusion (#4733) archlinux/archinstall
  8. [8] update calibre to 9.14.0-1 in extra-x86_64 archlinux/state
  9. [9] update croc to 1:11.3.3-1 in extra-x86_64 archlinux/state
  10. [10] update biome to 2.5.11-1 in extra-x86_64 archlinux/state
  11. [11] update qpdf to 12.4.1-1 in extra-testing-x86_64 archlinux/state
  12. [12] update glaze to 8.2.0-1 in extra-any archlinux/state
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Quick answers

What shipped in Arch Linux on August 28, 2026?
The merge window for Linux 7.3 is delivering a deluge of upstream patches, and Arch is on the receiving end. In total, 102 commits, 3 pull requests, and 2 releases landed.
Who contributed to Arch Linux on August 28, 2026?
8 developers shipped this update, including Caleb Maclennan, Andreas Radke, Linus Torvalds, Lorenzo Bianconi, Pablo Neira Ayuso, codefiles, correctmost, and renovate.
What were the notable Arch Linux updates?
Merge tag 'mm-stable-2026-08-26-15-22' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm, Merge tag 'mfd-next-7.3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lee/mfd, and Merge tag 'backlight-next-7.3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lee/backlight.

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