Who contributed to Linux on June 29, 2026?

4 developers shipped this update, including svartkanin, Softer, ScarletEmanu, and utuhiro78.

What were the notable Linux updates?

Linux 7.2-rc1, Merge tag 'input-for-v7.2-rc0-2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dtor/input, and Merge tag 'ntb-7.2' of https://github.com/jonmason/ntb.

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LINUX 7.2-RC1 OPENS WITH INPUT SUBSYSTEM FIXES AND NTB CLEANUP

By RepoJournal · Filed 06:02 UTC on June 29, 2026 · About Linux

4 people shipped this

svartkanin @svartkanin 1 cited

Softer @Softer 1 cited

ScarletEmanu @ScarletEmanu 1 cited

utuhiro78 @utuhiro78 1 cited

The kernel's input drivers got critical OOB access patches while NTB pulled in device removal fixes, as Linus opens the 7.2 merge window.

Linux 7.2-rc1 is live [1], and the first wave of pulls landed hard on two fronts. The input subsystem merged Synaptics RMI4 driver fixes [2] addressing potential out-of-bounds accesses in F30 and F3A keymap handling, plus a workaround for buggy firmware on ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 that was causing probe failures on otherwise solid hardware. Meanwhile, the NTB subsystem pulled in an EPF device removal bug [3] that was triggering invalid pci_iounmap() calls, alongside documentation fixes and AMD driver cleanups. On the installation side, archinstall 4.4 shipped with console font auto-selection and a full refactor of its configuration layer [4] [5], making the codebase tighter. The team also added a loud warning before enabling Plymouth in the bootloader [6], since that splash screen still breaks boots on NVIDIA and disk-encrypted setups. Plugin loading got overhauled too [7], splitting local paths from remote URLs to handle both cleanly. Translation work continues steady with Japanese at 100% [8].

Action items

→ Test 7.2-rc1 if you maintain input drivers or NTB hardware support torvalds/linux [plan]
→ Review archinstall 4.4 if shipping Arch ISOs; note Plymouth warning behavior change archlinux/archinstall [plan]
→ Watch for Synaptics RMI4 regressions on ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 systems torvalds/linux [monitor]

References

[1] Linux 7.2-rc1 torvalds/linux
[2] Merge tag 'input-for-v7.2-rc0-2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dtor/input torvalds/linux
[3] Merge tag 'ntb-7.2' of https://github.com/jonmason/ntb torvalds/linux
[4] 4.4 ↗ archlinux/archinstall
[5] Refactor configuration file ↗ archlinux/archinstall
[6] Warn before enabling Plymouth in the bootloader menu ↗ archlinux/archinstall
[7] Fix plugin ↗ archlinux/archinstall
[8] Update Japanese translation ↗ archlinux/archinstall

Quick answers

What shipped in Linux on June 29, 2026?: The kernel's input drivers got critical OOB access patches while NTB pulled in device removal fixes, as Linus opens the 7.2 merge window. In total, 9 commits, 6 pull requests, and 1 releases landed.
Who contributed to Linux on June 29, 2026?: 4 developers shipped this update, including svartkanin, Softer, ScarletEmanu, and utuhiro78.
What were the notable Linux updates?: Linux 7.2-rc1, Merge tag 'input-for-v7.2-rc0-2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dtor/input, and Merge tag 'ntb-7.2' of https://github.com/jonmason/ntb.

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