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KVM reverts a struct size regression, netfilter crash fixes land for 7.3-rc6

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Linux 7.3's late-rc cycle is now dominated by KVM and networking fixes, while Omarchy rounds out its agents panel and archinstall drops a deprecated API.

Merge tag 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm torvalds/linux

by Linus Torvalds

Paolo Bonzini's pull reverts a 7.3-rc1 commit that made struct kvm a bit too large and fixes the same issue another way; Torvalds quotes Bonzini saying the number of commits is "not small but I don't expect much more for 7.3 due to people travelling to Plumbers next week." ARM also picks up a fix that takes a reference on the last IRQ loaded into an LR.

Merge tag 'net-7.3-rc6' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net torvalds/linux

by Linus Torvalds

Paolo Abeni's net-7.3-rc6 pull carries Bluetooth, WiFi and netfilter fixes with no known outstanding regressions, and notes non-urgent fixes are being actively retargeted toward the next release. One current-cycle regression already addressed: a netfilter nft_set_rbtree transaction element skip.

Merge tag 'nf-26-09-30' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netfilter/nf torvalds/linux

by Paolo Abeni

Pablo Neira Ayuso's netfilter batch fixes crashes reported as recent feature regressions, including one caused by a dependency pulled into -stable. One fix expands the existing ipset bitmap-set fix to disallow comment updates from kernel-side adds.

Bring Grok up to par with Claude and Codex in the agents panel basecamp/omarchy

by dhh

Grok is now a full provider in Omarchy's agents panel: it gains a usage collector, an icon, support for multiple accounts under ~/.local/state/omarchy/agents/accounts/grok/<id>/, and the account subcommands. Its mise integration is fixed too, since the updater previously kept machines on the release they first unpacked.

Switch between several Claude and Codex subscriptions, and build apps the Omarchy way basecamp/omarchy

by dhh

omarchy agent account add | use | rename | remove | list | mode keeps multiple Claude and Codex logins on one machine and selects which one new sessions start as, with the existing login left in place at ~/.claude or ~/.codex. The panel shows each subscription's limits on one page.

Remove os.system deprecated ignores (#4819) archlinux/archinstall

by codefiles

archinstall drops its deprecated os.system-mocking ignores, a small cleanup in line with the rest of the quiet end of the wire.

Quick answers

What shipped in Linux on October 2, 2026?
Linux 7.3's late-rc cycle is now dominated by KVM and networking fixes, while Omarchy rounds out its agents panel and archinstall drops a deprecated API. In total, 14 commits and 4 pull requests landed.
Who contributed to Linux on October 2, 2026?
5 developers shipped this update, including Linus Torvalds, Mostafa Saleh, Bartosz Golaszewski, dhh, and codefiles.
What were the notable Linux updates?
Merge tag 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm, Merge tag 'net-7.3-rc6' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net, and Merge tag 'nf-26-09-30' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netfilter/nf.