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CachyOS adopts bpftune-gaming, kernel handheld patches roll on

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witchlliee Peter Jung github-actions Piotr Gorski
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witchlliee @witchlliee 2 cited Peter Jung @ptr1337 1 cited github-actions @github-actions 1 cited Piotr Gorski @sirlucjan 1 cited

CachyOS added a gaming-specific kernel tuner that cuts network jitter, refreshed its handheld patchset, and pushed a routine stack of package bumps across mesa, nodejs and the AUR-derived repos.

bpftune-gaming: Adopt package CachyOS/CachyOS-PKGBUILDS

by witchlliee

CachyOS-PKGBUILDS picked up bpftune-gaming, a tuner built off oracle/bpftune PR #190 that watches for bursty UDP from known gaming launchers and retunes the network stack around it. The pull requests say the goal is lower jitter, measured at roughly 20% to 30% in games like CS2.

7.2: Update handheld patchset CachyOS/kernel-patches

by Peter Jung

Peter Jung updated the 7.2 handheld patchset in kernel-patches, keeping the CachyOS kernel's handheld-specific patches current against the 7.2 series.

mesa: Update to v26.2.3 CachyOS/CachyOS-PKGBUILDS

by witchlliee

mesa moved to v26.2.3 in CachyOS-PKGBUILDS, along with adjacent desktop and tooling bumps. The same batch carries dms-shell v1.6.2, stacer v1.8.0 and nodejs v26.9.0, plus heroic-games-launcher v2.22.3 in cachyos-aur-derived.

scx-scheds-git: bump version and tag CachyOS/copr-linux-cachyos

by Piotr Gorski

Piotr Gorski bumped the scx-scheds-git version and tag in copr-linux-cachyos, moving the sched_ext scheduler packaging forward.

chatgpt-desktop-bin: update to 26.915.31029 CachyOS/cachyos-aur-derived

by github-actions

The long tail is routine automation: chatgpt-desktop-bin advanced to 26.915.31029 and helium-browser-bin to 0.17.2.1 via bot-updated checksums, and the statuspage bot logged USTC and Nanjing China mirrors responding 200 in 973 ms and 1264 ms.

$ ls cachyos/reviews/ # the step-back reads

the week in review CachyOS 7.2.5-1 lands, cachy-update hardens temp files the month in review CachyOS ships Linux 7.2.0 stable, expands translator and mirror reach
Topics: Infrastructure Full archive → Weekly reviews →

Quick answers

What shipped in CachyOS on September 18, 2026?
CachyOS added a gaming-specific kernel tuner that cuts network jitter, refreshed its handheld patchset, and pushed a routine stack of package bumps across mesa, nodejs and the AUR-derived repos. In total, 42 commits and 10 pull requests landed.
Who contributed to CachyOS on September 18, 2026?
4 developers shipped this update, including witchlliee, Peter Jung, github-actions, and Piotr Gorski.
What were the notable CachyOS updates?
bpftune-gaming: Adopt package, 7.2: Update handheld patchset, and mesa: Update to v26.2.3.
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$ log @CachyOS --recent

CachyOS AUR adds PipeWire capture for OBS, bumps sysd-manager 61 shipped drm-awaiter recovers a black screen, hardened support lands in 7.2 63 shipped CachyOS 6.18.52-1 lands as cachy-update hardens temp file handling 77 shipped CachyOS kernel 7.3-rc3-4 reverts gud TV mode validation, ADIOS 3.3.0 lands 39 shipped

$ log --all # elsewhere on the wire

@openclaw Cold-start Gateway diagnostics stop crying wolf, doctor repairs plugin drift Agentic Coding Cline desktop bundles shrink, goose unblocks its own clicks

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