Linux Kernel: Linux 6.19 Ships with Critical I2C Fix
We're celebrating a major milestone today as Linux 6.19 officially ships! This release includes a last-minute but important fix for the i2c-imx driver that preserves error state handling during SMBus block read operations, ensuring more reliable hardware communication on i.MX platforms.
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Episode overview
This episode is a short developer briefing from Linux Kernel.
It explains recent repository work in plain language.
- Show: Linux Kernel
- Published: 2026-02-09T11:03:26Z
- Audio duration: PT4M2S
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Hey there, kernel enthusiasts! Welcome back to another episode of Linux Kernel – I'm your host, and wow, do we have something special to talk about today. Grab your favorite beverage because we're witnessing history in the making.
So picture this: it's February 9th, 2026, and Linus Torvalds just dropped Linux 6.19 into the world. That's right, folks – we've got a brand new kernel release, and I'm absolutely buzzing about it! There's something magical about those moments when a new kernel version officially ships, knowing that millions of…
Now, what makes this release particularly interesting isn't just the version bump – though that single line change in the Makefile going from 6.19-rc to just plain 6.19 never gets old. What really caught my attention is the story behind what made it into this final release.
Just before sealing the deal on 6.19, Linus pulled in one more crucial fix from Wolfram Sang's i2c tree. And this isn't just any random fix – this is exactly the kind of change that shows how the kernel development process works at its finest. We're talking about a targeted, surgical improvement to the i2c-imx…
Here's the deal: when your system is doing SMBus block reads – think…
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