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LINUS PULLS FIVE TIP BRANCHES IN ONE DAY

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Linus Torvalds omarchybot Tobias Lütke
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Linus Torvalds @torvalds 5 cited omarchybot @omarchybot 3 cited Tobias Lütke @tobi 1 cited

Linus Torvalds merged five tip branches into the kernel in a single day, pulling futex, IRQ, and entry code updates that reshape how the kernel handles interrupts and syscalls.

The kernel's interrupt and entry machinery got a major refresh overnight. Thomas Gleixner's futex pull [1] improves the selftests and adds new tests for robust and PI futex owner-exit scenarios, while the irq-drivers merge [2] adds multi-domain support to the realtek-rtl driver and drops the orphaned IMGPDC driver. The irq-core merge [3] cleans up legacy NULL checks in kstats_irqs and adds Radu Rendec as a reviewer of the interrupt core. Most notably, the core-entry merge [4] makes syscall user dispatching configurable per-architecture and consolidates stack randomization, which tightens security posture across architectures. On the x86 front, the documentation merge [5] brings minor doc fixes and kernel-doc cleanups. Meanwhile, over in basecamp/omarchy, Tobias Lütke's Quake-style scratchpad presentation [6] finally landed after iteration: the latest PR slices the console into its own file, seeds it with a default agent, and gives it half a screen [7][8]. The team also shaved 20 MB off theme backgrounds by re-encoding over-encoded wallpapers at quality 85, with no visible difference [9]. This is the kernel update you can pull with confidence; the omarchy console work is worth a close look if you run Hyprland.

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  1. [1] Merge tag 'locking-futex-2026-08-17' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip torvalds/linux
  2. [2] Merge tag 'irq-drivers-2026-08-17' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip torvalds/linux
  3. [3] Merge tag 'irq-core-2026-08-17' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip torvalds/linux
  4. [4] Merge tag 'core-entry-2026-08-17' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip torvalds/linux
  5. [5] Merge tag 'x86-documentation-2026-08-17' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip torvalds/linux
  6. [6] Give scratchpad a Quake-style console presentation (#7409) basecamp/omarchy
  7. [7] Give the Quake console its own file, an agent, and half a screen ↗ basecamp/omarchy
  8. [8] Give the Quake console its own file, an agent, and half a screen (#7420) basecamp/omarchy
  9. [9] Shrink theme backgrounds without touching resolution (#7266) basecamp/omarchy

Quick answers

What shipped in Linux on August 19, 2026?
Linus Torvalds merged five tip branches into the kernel in a single day, pulling futex, IRQ, and entry code updates that reshape how the kernel handles interrupts and syscalls. In total, 55 commits and 3 pull requests landed.
Who contributed to Linux on August 19, 2026?
3 developers shipped this update, including Linus Torvalds, omarchybot, and Tobias Lütke.
What were the notable Linux updates?
Merge tag 'locking-futex-2026-08-17' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip, Merge tag 'irq-drivers-2026-08-17' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip, and Merge tag 'irq-core-2026-08-17' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.

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