{
  "id": 6078730,
  "title": "Kernel prepatch 7.3-rc2",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/kernel-prepatch-7-3-rc2",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-07T00:52:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "LWN",
    "slug": "lwn",
    "url": "https://lwn.net/Articles/1092757/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The 7.3-rc2 kernel prepatch is out for testing. Linus said: This didn't *feel* like a particularly busy rc2, but it clearly was. rc2 is usually the quietest time when people take a breather after the merge window and it takes a while to start finding bugs. But not this time - this is a \"full fat\" rc release. [...] Nothing looks particularly odd, even if the rc2 timing is a bit unusual. It might…",
  "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."
}