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KERNEL RC8 FLOOD MEETS OMARCHY'S BIGGEST SHIFT YET

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Linus Torvalds dhh shrijit37
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Linus Torvalds @torvalds 5 cited dhh @dhh 4 cited shrijit37 @shrijit37 1 cited

Linux 7.2 enters its final release candidate with a deluge of subsystem fixes, while Omarchy 4 ships a complete desktop shell rewrite that kills off eight separate projects.

Linus pulled regmap fixes for SoundWire MBQ support that remove a faulty readable_reg callback assumption [1], alongside VFS corrections that prevent warnings when mounts complete from user namespaces [2]. Input driver fixes landed for sur40 touchscreen registration ordering [3], while DRM took a major reversal on its fair scheduler, demoting it back to optional after a regression surfaced in rc1 [4]. Clock driver fixes address Rockchip audio hangs and SpacemiT USB2 data issues [5]. Meanwhile, Omarchy shipped v4.0.0, the biggest release in the project's history, consolidating eight desktop components into a single Quickshell-based process [6]. The release exposed drift in preinstall packages that had diverged from what actually ships [7], while two separate PRs tackled pacman package conflicts that broke every update when retired packages conflicted during install [8] [9]. A migration bug that deadlocked on browser profiles got fixed by waiting on actual repairs instead of every running instance [10].

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  1. [1] Merge tag 'regmap-fix-v7.2-rc7-2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/broonie/regmap torvalds/linux
  2. [2] Merge tag 'vfs-7.2-rc8.fixes' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vfs/vfs torvalds/linux
  3. [3] Merge tag 'input-for-v7.2-rc7' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dtor/input torvalds/linux
  4. [4] Merge tag 'drm-fixes-2026-08-15' of https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/kernel torvalds/linux
  5. [5] Merge tag 'clk-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/clk/linux torvalds/linux
  6. [6] v4.0.0 ↗ basecamp/omarchy
  7. [7] Restore preinstalls from the menu, and match the lists to what quattro ships ↗ basecamp/omarchy
  8. [8] Put a blocked package upgrade back to whoever is updating (#6830) basecamp/omarchy
  9. [9] Ask about a package conflict instead of guessing at it ↗ basecamp/omarchy
  10. [10] Wait on the profile being repaired, not on every browser ↗ basecamp/omarchy

Quick answers

What shipped in Linux on August 15, 2026?
Linux 7.2 enters its final release candidate with a deluge of subsystem fixes, while Omarchy 4 ships a complete desktop shell rewrite that kills off eight separate projects. In total, 29 commits, 6 pull requests, and 1 releases landed.
Who contributed to Linux on August 15, 2026?
3 developers shipped this update, including Linus Torvalds, dhh, and shrijit37.
What were the notable Linux updates?
Merge tag 'regmap-fix-v7.2-rc7-2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/broonie/regmap, Merge tag 'vfs-7.2-rc8.fixes' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vfs/vfs, and Merge tag 'input-for-v7.2-rc7' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dtor/input.

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