Who contributed to Linux on May 11, 2026?

1 developer shipped this update, including svartkanin.

What were the notable Linux updates?

rxrpc: Also unshare DATA/RESPONSE packets when paged frags are present, Merge tag 'clk-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/clk/linux, and Merge tag 'edac_urgent_for_v7.1_rc3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ras/ras.

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KERNEL PLUGS RXRPC MEMORY CORRUPTION, RC3 SHIP STEADY

By RepoJournal · Filed 06:01 UTC on May 11, 2026 · About Linux

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svartkanin @svartkanin 1 cited

Linux 7.1-rc3 landed overnight with a critical rxrpc fix that patches memory safety issues in packet handling when fragments are shared across sockets.

The rxrpc patch [1] closes a gap where DATA and RESPONSE packets with externally-owned paged fragments would bypass security operations entirely—a scenario that splice() and chained skbs can trigger without setting skb_cloned(). This is the kind of subtle memory corruption that sits quietly until it explodes. The RC3 cycle [4] is otherwise steady: clock driver fixes [2] restore boot on SpaceMiT and Mobile EyeQ hardware, and EDAC [3] plugged a device name leak in versalnet. Over in userland, Arch Install enhanced its configuration type system [5] with a new SubConfig abstraction that unifies how all sub-configurations expose their JSON and summary views—cleaner API surface for the install flow.

Action items

→ Cherry-pick rxrpc packet unshare fix if you're running UDP-based RPC workloads [ref:1] torvalds/linux [immediate]
→ Test 7.1-rc3 [ref:4] in your lab before the final release window closes torvalds/linux [plan]
→ Review Arch Install's SubConfig changes [ref:10] if you maintain downstream installers archlinux/archinstall [monitor]

References

[1] rxrpc: Also unshare DATA/RESPONSE packets when paged frags are present torvalds/linux
[2] Merge tag 'clk-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/clk/linux torvalds/linux
[3] Merge tag 'edac_urgent_for_v7.1_rc3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ras/ras torvalds/linux
[4] Linux 7.1-rc3 torvalds/linux
[5] Enhance config types and summary ↗ archlinux/archinstall

Quick answers

What shipped in Linux on May 11, 2026?: Linux 7.1-rc3 landed overnight with a critical rxrpc fix that patches memory safety issues in packet handling when fragments are shared across sockets. In total, 27 commits and 3 pull requests landed.
Who contributed to Linux on May 11, 2026?: 1 developer shipped this update, including svartkanin.
What were the notable Linux updates?: rxrpc: Also unshare DATA/RESPONSE packets when paged frags are present, Merge tag 'clk-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/clk/linux, and Merge tag 'edac_urgent_for_v7.1_rc3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ras/ras.

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