Re: [PATCH 6.18 000/309] 6.18.21-rc1 review

[Dileep malepu]

On Tue, Mar 31, 2026 at 10:33 PM Greg Kroah-Hartman
<gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> This is the start of the stable review cycle for the 6.18.21 release.
> There are 309 patches in this series, all will be posted as a response
> to this one.  If anyone has any issues with these being applied, please
> let me know.
>
> Responses should be made by Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:16:56 +0000.
> Anything received after that time might be too late.
>
> The whole patch series can be found in one patch at:
>         https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/stable-review/patch-6.18.21-rc1.gz
> or in the git tree and branch at:
>         git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable-rc.git linux-6.18.y
> and the diffstat can be found below.
>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h
>
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Build and Boot Report for 6.18.21-rc1

Build and boot testing was performed on version 6.18.21-rc1 using the
default configuration on both x86_64 and arm64 architectures in
a virtual environment. The kernel built and booted successfully,
and no dmesg regressions were observed.

kernel version: 6.18.21-rc1
Configurations: x86_64_defconfig, defconfig
Architectures: arm64, x86_64
Kernel Source: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable-rc.git
Commit: 489a397a6e94bf636650e210b0ed749a3cdf1e9f

Tested-by: Dileep Malepu <dileep.debian@xxxxxxxxx>

Best regards,
Dileep Malepu.