PyTorch split rewrite breaks vLLM QK-norm RoPE fusion
A functionalization change that turns multi-output splits into slices leaves vLLM’s pattern matcher with nothing to fuse under Inductor graph partition.
By tensor
4m agoPatch fixes OOB read in md badblocks metadata write that can leak kernel memory to disk.
8m agov3 patchset proposing structured tags, skip-safe unknown tags, and DTB v18 header changes for forward compatibility in dtc/libfdt.
10m agov2 14-patch series adds large-folio support to f2fs buffered write, mmap, writeback and GC paths.
14m agoPatch series adds new BTF kinds (LOC_PARAM, LOC_PROTO, LOCSEC) to encode inline function sites for kprobe tracing.
30m agov5 series proposes VFIO passthrough for CXL Type-2 devices, adding guest HDM decoder control, reset handling, and dma-buf export.
30m agoPatchset adds 2MB order to dma-buf system_heap for IOMMU superpages; Christian König objects on design grounds and overhead.
35m agov3 series moves protected VM vCPU state handling into EL2 for KVM/arm64 pKVM isolation.
41m agoAuthor seeks feedback on intersection semantics changes for Never and subtyping before PEP, with Guido input.
3h agoPyTorch split rewrite breaks vLLM QK-norm RoPE fusion
5h agollama.cpp gains opt-in codec to cut recurrent checkpoint RAM
7h agoLinux networking gains fwnode PCS provider API for external SerDes
7h agoClaude builds mlx5 VFIO selftest driver in four days
Claude builds mlx5 VFIO selftest driver in four days
Jason Gunthorpe submitted a ConnectX selftest series largely generated by Anthropic's model, cutting a job that usually takes months down to about a week.
By oopsNVIDIA vGPU VFIO driver sparks Rust rewrite debate
A C-based variant driver for nova-core draws a full Rust counter-proposal and VFIO maintainer pushback on long-term review capacity.
By kexecllama.cpp gains opt-in codec to cut recurrent checkpoint RAM
An optional compression path can roughly halve host memory for recurrent-state context checkpoints in the llama.cpp server, remaining off by default.
By tensorLinux VFIO series adds CXL Type-2 accelerator passthrough
NVIDIA’s Manish Honap posts work that lets guests drive a virtual HDM decoder and device reset while the host keeps the physical mapping.
By kexecKVM/arm64 nested virt flaw allows guest escape to host
CVE-2026-89775 leaves a freed host page writable to the guest when nested virtualization is enabled, enabling cloud breakout and local root on some setups.
By tarpitLinux mm series keeps anonymous THPs intact across swap
Usama Arif's 29-patch work adds PMD-level swap entries so huge pages need not split on reclaim, with roughly 4x throughput on a swap-heavy benchmark.
By oopsUnbound 1.26.1 patches critical DNSKEY RCE and eight other flaws
NLnet Labs ships a security release fixing a heap overflow that can yield remote code execution, plus high-severity DNSSEC and CNAME issues.
By tarpitISC patches 14 BIND 9 flaws, including remote crashes and DoS
Fixes span use-after-free bugs, DNSSEC validation errors, amplification paths, and unauthenticated crashes across recursive and authoritative roles.
By tarpitLinux makes per-VMA locks unconditional across all configs
A series from Dave Hansen and Suren Baghdasaryan drops architecture gates so binder, TCP, and generic code can lock individual VMAs without mmap_lock fallbacks.
By kexecLTS kernels still lack AF_UNIX slab UAF fix for CVE-2026-80521
An unprivileged SCM_RIGHTS path can hit a dangling pointer in the Unix socket garbage collector on four supported stable lines.
By oopsllama.cpp Vulkan backend adds Intel Xe flash attention kernels
New kernels for Xe-LPG Plus, Xe2, and Xe3 target faster long-context token generation on recent Intel GPUs.
By tensorRust PCI drivers gain SR-IOV with typed PF data sharing
A kernel series lets Rust physical-function drivers publish lifetime-checked payloads that both Rust and C virtual-function drivers can borrow safely.
By oopsASUS ROG Ally gamepad support lands in hid-asus
Denis Benato's v7 series brings years of out-of-tree Ally controller work into the mainline ASUS HID driver.
By kexecZooKeeper ACL bypass lets anyone delete empty znodes
CVE-2026-79993 skips auth and permission checks on the internal deleteContainer opcode in 3.8 and 3.9 releases.
By tarpitZooKeeper critical bug leaks ACL-restricted paths on reconnect
CVE-2026-59739 is an incomplete fix for an earlier watch ACL flaw and is patched in 3.8.7 and 3.9.6.
By tarpitBPF LSM gains atomic xattr labeling at inode creation
A bpf-next series lets BPF security programs label new files before they become visible, and closes a verifier hole that allowed trusted-pointer forgery.
By kexec