Linux 7.3 Released

SMB improvements (https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/lin...), I've moved to borg, but depending on how this goes may give time machine another try:

   - Add opt-in Apple Time Machine support

     Implement the AAPL negotiation and related Finder, stream,
     COPYCHUNK, sparse-file, CHANGE_NOTIFY, and RPC compatibility
     required for Time Machine shares, allowing macOS backupd to use
     ksmbd for backups

Still sucks that it has to be reverse-engineered

> This release is a record-breaker on all fronts; it brought in 18,765 non-merge commits from 3,021 developers, 807 of whom were first-time kernel developers.

I'm reading that as many new AI assisted code patches. Not everyone does an obviously bad job at submitting AI assisted code.

Not a criticism, just an observation.

I'm excited because of https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/lin..., which is the first kernel driver to use the new Wi-Fi HaLow (s1g/900MHz Wi-Fi) support.

(Disclosure: I work for Morse)

>ARM

> Device Tree Updates

> Apple platform gains support for M3 Pro, Max and Ultra SoC

Incredible how fast support for Apple silicon is progressing.

> This release is a record-breaker on all fronts; it brought in 18,765 non-merge commits from 3,021 developers, 807 of whom were first-time kernel developers.

hopefully without kernel-slops :P good job everyone btw!

It’d be interesting to see if rust pickup is improving or not.

First time hearing about failfs. Does it have a niche use case or is it just for testing?

Can someone explain to me what failfs is relevent for?

Number of CVEs fixed at an all-time high:

https://pages.skybrian.com/2026/kernel-cve-fixes/

Is anyone already running this seeing /dev/input/events appear as usual? Last rc didn't work for me, events was gone :( same config 7.2.10 was fine

Linux has an in-kernel SMB server like Solaris? When the hell did this happen?

I wonder how many people nowadays see something like this, clicking on it and expecting a "Download and Install" button.

How big change is this?

nice

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Beware - this was Torvalds' fever dream of suddenly discovering vibe coding and unleashing it on the kernel like a five year old with candy.

Expect catastrophic problems. There is likely a lot of slop in the code now + testers already found race conditions.

Torvalds' behavior in the past few weeks has been alarming.