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Linux 6.19-rc7 has been released with an extra week before the final release due to holiday scheduling. This release candidate includes a kernel continuity planning document, an AMDGPU revert addressing reported issues, disabling of NEXT_BUDDY scheduler functionality, a fix for page fault handling code that was incorrect for 5 years, an ATA power management regression fix, and expanded ASUS laptop support. The RC is larger than typical for this stage but not concerning, with most changes in drivers (networking and GPU) and the usual mix of tooling, architecture fixes, VM, and filesystem work.

Linux 6.19-rc7 Released With Kernel Continuity Plan, A Few Important Fixes