Linux Kernel Daily: Memory Hotfixes Lead, HID and Remoteproc Fixes Follow
Four Linus merges landed with no open pull request chatter. The dominant pattern is memory-management stability, with 14 hotfixes for corruption, panics and hangs, backed by HID device support and Qualcomm remoteproc corrections.
Duration: PT2M19S
Episode overview
This episode is a short developer briefing from Linux Kernel Daily.
It explains recent repository work in plain language.
- Show: Linux Kernel Daily
- Published: 2026-09-23T06:01:34Z
- Audio duration: PT2M19S
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Good morning, it's Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026.
The lead story is memory stability. A 14-patch memory management pull addresses memory corruption, kernel panics, and hung tasks across core subsystems.
First theme is memory management reliability, from commit A 5 2 A 9 3 3. Five Damon monitoring fixes are included, notably an Arm 64 contiguous page table bug where Damon could write past the end of a page table page, risking corruption and crashes. Two huge page fixes stand out, including an address calculation bug…
Second theme is input hardware coverage and cleanup, from commit F E 2 E C 8 3. The H I D pull adds new device IDs and quirks for the Logitech G 502 X, Elecom trackball, SteelSeries Arctis 7, Asus R O G Z 13 Folio, and Lenovo Yoga Slim Gen 11. Alongside support, it fixes use-after-free issues in Alps touchpad and…
Finally, smaller but high-risk driver fixes. Commit 3 4 E 3 4 7 3 corrects Qualcomm remote processor handling, including an unbalanced handover interrupt on attach, overwritten shutdown errors, modem secure service requirements, and incorrect addresses passed to I O M M U unmap. Commit C 4 E 9 F 7 4 fixes an H MAC…
What's next: if you run Damon on Arm 64, use…