Linux Kernel Daily: Release Candidate 4 Stabilization
Linus Torvalds merged three major subsystem fixes for Linux 7.0-rc4, addressing critical issues in Rust toolchain compatibility, USB driver stability, and multiple driver subsystems. The updates include significant USB gadget reverts and Rust build system improvements for upcoming compiler releases.
Duration: PT1M59S
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- Show: Linux Kernel Daily
- Published: 2026-03-15T10:03:08Z
- Audio duration: PT1M59S
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Good morning, this is Linux Kernel Daily for March 15th, 2026.
Today brings four commits focused on stabilizing the 7.0 release candidate. Linus Torvalds merged three substantial fix collections from subsystem maintainers.
The Rust subsystem received important toolchain updates from Miguel Ojeda. These changes prepare for upcoming Rust 1.95.0 and 1.96.0 releases by remapping build paths for better reproducibility and enabling new lint allowances. The updates also address soundness issues in the pin-init crate by removing unsafe field…
Greg Kroah-Hartman's USB subsystem merge brings 35 fixes for 7.0-rc4. Notable changes include multiple USB gadget reverts due to reported issues, followed by a targeted fix for network device lifecycle management. The xhci driver received critical fixes for NULL pointer dereferences and memory leaks, while USB core…
The char-misc-IIO driver collection addresses 28 reported issues. Key fixes include Rust binder improvements for VMA handling and lock management, multiple IIO driver corrections for buffer management and measurement calculations, and firmware driver updates for Stratix10 multi-client support.
Finally, staging drivers received three targeted…
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