{
  "id": 416540,
  "title": "Kernel prepatch 7.2-rc7",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/kernel-prepatch-7-2-rc7",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-09T22:39:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "LWN",
    "slug": "lwn",
    "url": "https://lwn.net/Articles/1087961/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The 7.2-rc7 kernel prepatch is out for testing. It is still bigger than Linus would like, but he said nonetheless: \" I don't currently see any value in delaying the 7.2 release, so I would expect that to happen next weekend unless something really bad pops up. \"",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}