Who contributed to Linux on August 11, 2026?

6 developers shipped this update, including Linus Torvalds, David Heinemeier Hansson, Vivek, Nathan Marley, codefiles, and Martin.

What were the notable Linux updates?

Merge tag 'regmap-fix-v7.2-rc7' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/broonie/regmap, Merge tag 'v7.2-p3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/herbert/crypto-2.6, and Swap terminaltexteffects for ttfx (#6670).

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REGMAP CACHE FIXES LAND AS OMARCHY CUTS PYTHON BLOAT

By RepoJournal · Filed 06:57 UTC on August 11, 2026 · About Linux

6 people shipped this

Linus Torvalds @torvalds 2 cited

David Heinemeier Hansson @dhh 2 cited

Vivek @vivek7405 1 cited

Nathan Marley @nmarley 1 cited

Martin @C0rn3j 1 cited

codefiles @codefiles

The kernel closes a suspend-resume race while a Linux desktop overhaul swaps Python tooling for a compiled Rust binary, cutting frame render times in half.

Linus pulled regmap fixes [1] that address cache resync failures after suspend, a problem that went unnoticed because drivers were supposed to sort register defaults but many don't. The same window brought crypto fixes [2] covering rhashtable lockdep warnings, RFC4309 auth sizing, and tegra GCM calculations. Over in Omarchy, the bigger story is swapping terminaltexteffects for ttfx [3], a Rust port that renders identical frames as a single binary with zero dependencies. Python couldn't hold 120fps on heavy effects (beams pegged at 14.1ms per frame against an 8.3ms budget), but ttfx ships it. The desktop also extracted shared setup forms [4] between the ISO installer and first-boot, ending drift on keyboard layouts and validation rules, and made the bar reveal instant [5] by keeping it mapped while hidden instead of rebuilding the layer surface on every show. Down in archinstall, a WiFi scan bug [6] that silently dropped SSIDs with spaces is fixed by parsing the last field as a remainder instead of splitting on all whitespace. The installer also stopped hardcoding dependency versions [7], letting pip accept newer releases.

Action items

→ Pull the regmap and crypto fixes into your 7.2-rc builds torvalds/linux [immediate]
→ Test the archinstall WiFi scan fix if you ship this to systems with spaced SSIDs archlinux/archinstall [plan]
→ Monitor Omarchy's bar reveal for latency on your target screen resolutions basecamp/omarchy [monitor]

References

[1] Merge tag 'regmap-fix-v7.2-rc7' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/broonie/regmap torvalds/linux
[2] Merge tag 'v7.2-p3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/herbert/crypto-2.6 torvalds/linux
[3] Swap terminaltexteffects for ttfx (#6670) basecamp/omarchy
[4] Extract the setup form shared with the ISO installer (#6669) basecamp/omarchy
[5] Keep the bar mapped while hidden so revealing it is instant (#6677) basecamp/omarchy
[6] Fix WiFi SSIDs with spaces missing from scan list (#4634) archlinux/archinstall
[7] fix: Stop hardcoding dependency versions ↗ archlinux/archinstall

Quick answers

What shipped in Linux on August 11, 2026?: The kernel closes a suspend-resume race while a Linux desktop overhaul swaps Python tooling for a compiled Rust binary, cutting frame render times in half. In total, 33 commits and 17 pull requests landed.
Who contributed to Linux on August 11, 2026?: 6 developers shipped this update, including Linus Torvalds, David Heinemeier Hansson, Vivek, Nathan Marley, codefiles, and Martin.
What were the notable Linux updates?: Merge tag 'regmap-fix-v7.2-rc7' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/broonie/regmap, Merge tag 'v7.2-p3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/herbert/crypto-2.6, and Swap terminaltexteffects for ttfx (#6670).

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