Linux Kernel Daily: SMB Server and Platform Fixes
Linus Torvalds merged four fix collections for kernel version 7.1-rc3, addressing SMB server vulnerabilities, PA-RISC build issues, EFI boot problems, and a Chrome platform crash.
Duration: PT1M56S
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- Show: Linux Kernel Daily
- Published: 2026-05-07T10:01:44Z
- Audio duration: PT1M56S
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Good morning, this is Linux Kernel Daily for May 7th, 2026.
Today's activity centers on four merge commits from Linus Torvalds, all targeting fixes for kernel 7.1 release candidate 3.
The largest merge addresses critical SMB server issues in the ksmbd component. Steve French's pull request resolves several security and stability problems, including memory leaks in connection cleanup, inherited ACL validation flaws, and race conditions in durable handle management. The fixes also improve SMB…
Helge Deller's PA-RISC fixes tackle build failures that emerged when enabling separate 32-bit and 64-bit VDSO builds. The changes include compatibility fixes for 64-bit kernels, PA2.0 instruction set support for 32-bit builds, and an IRQ leak resolution in the LASI driver. The merge also reverts a problematic LED…
The EFI subsystem receives attention from Ard Biesheuvel with fixes for x86 graceful recovery mechanisms that broke due to FPU API changes. Additional improvements include instruction cache coherency fixes for LoongArch EFI stubs and locking corrections in the EFI pstore implementation.
Finally, Tzung-Bi Shih contributed a single-line fix for Chrome platform code, preventing a NULL…
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