Who contributed to Linux on August 17, 2026?

4 developers shipped this update, including Linus Torvalds, Omarchybot, heyjohnwilson, and yashranaway.

What were the notable Linux updates?

Merge tag 'sched_urgent_for_v7.2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip, Merge tag 'core_urgent_for_v7.2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip, and Merge tag 'timers_urgent_for_v7.2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.

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KERNEL 7.2 PATCHES SCHEDULER LOCKUPS, RASPBERRY PI TIMER DEADLOCK

By RepoJournal · Filed 07:02 UTC on August 17, 2026 · About Linux

4 people shipped this

Linus Torvalds @torvalds 4 cited

Omarchybot @omarchybot 1 cited

heyjohnwilson @heyjohnwilson

yashranaway @yashranaway

Linus merged three urgent fixes overnight that prevent hard lockups in the scheduler, rseq subsystem, and Raspberry Pi 5 boards, while reverting a touchpad-breaking i2c patch days before release.

The scheduler fix [1] corrects runtime stat updates for delayed entities to ensure proper lag compensation, addressing a timing bug that could leave tasks starved. A companion rseq patch [2] prevents hard lockups when the kernel grants a timeslice extension, fixing a race in the core scheduling logic. On the hardware front, the timer fix [3] detects a broken EL2 virtual timer in bcm2712 SoC boards used in Raspberry Pi 5 and falls back to the physical timer instead. Separately, a wifi driver refactor [4] splits the mt7921 regd update function to prevent recursive mutex deadlock when radio domain restrictions change during device initialization. In a last-minute revert, Linus pulled out an i2c designware patch [5] that broke touchpads on Thinkpads, saying it needed to be resolved before the 7.2 release shipped. On the tools side, Omarchy added noninteractive SSH key fetching [6] so provisioning scripts can grab GitHub public keys without prompts.

Action items

→ Pull latest 7.2-rc if running scheduler-heavy workloads or rseq-dependent applications torvalds/linux [immediate]
→ If shipping Raspberry Pi 5 systems, verify timer workaround is in your kernel build torvalds/linux [plan]
→ Update mt76 wifi driver if you hit mutex deadlock on 2.4 GHz domain changes torvalds/linux [monitor]

References

[1] Merge tag 'sched_urgent_for_v7.2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip torvalds/linux
[2] Merge tag 'core_urgent_for_v7.2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip torvalds/linux
[3] Merge tag 'timers_urgent_for_v7.2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip torvalds/linux
[4] wifi: mt76: mt7921: refactor regd update to fix recursive mutex deadlock torvalds/linux
[5] Revert "i2c: designware: defer probe if child GpioInt controllers are not bound" torvalds/linux
[6] Add --gh-keys so sshd setup can run without prompts (#7086) basecamp/omarchy

Quick answers

What shipped in Linux on August 17, 2026?: Linus merged three urgent fixes overnight that prevent hard lockups in the scheduler, rseq subsystem, and Raspberry Pi 5 boards, while reverting a touchpad-breaking i2c patch days before release. In total, 14 commits and 4 pull requests landed.
Who contributed to Linux on August 17, 2026?: 4 developers shipped this update, including Linus Torvalds, Omarchybot, heyjohnwilson, and yashranaway.
What were the notable Linux updates?: Merge tag 'sched_urgent_for_v7.2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip, Merge tag 'core_urgent_for_v7.2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip, and Merge tag 'timers_urgent_for_v7.2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.

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infra 34 shipped

Linux Aug 16

KERNEL CLOSES 7.2 WITH TEGRA FIX, OMARCHY SHIPS FIVE CRITICAL FIXES FOR WINDOWS AND PLUGIN PIPELINE

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infra 31 shipped

Linux Aug 15

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infra 36 shipped

Linux Aug 14

KERNEL TRACING FIXES LAND BEFORE 7.2 FINAL, L2TP LEAK PLUGGED

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