linux-kernel - Re: Linux 6.18-rc6

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Message-ID: <efc4e3c8-1eda-471e-9bca-105ec3160b61@roeck-us.net>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2025 10:13:52 -0800
From: Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Linux 6.18-rc6

On Sun, Nov 16, 2025 at 02:42:18PM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> So we have a slightly larger rc6 than usual, but I think it's just the
> random noise and a result of pull request timings rather than due to
> any issues with the release. But I guess we have a couple of weeks
> remaining to find out....
> 

Build results:
	total: 163 pass: 162 fail: 1
Failed builds:
	i386:allyesconfig
Qemu test results:
	total: 612 pass: 607 fail: 5
Failed tests:
	arm:fuji-bmc:aspeed_g5_defconfig:net=nic:aspeed-bmc-facebook-fuji:initrd
	arm:fuji-bmc:aspeed_g5_defconfig:sd2:net=nic:aspeed-bmc-facebook-fuji:ext2
	arm:fuji-bmc:aspeed_g5_defconfig:usb1:net=nic:aspeed-bmc-facebook-fuji:ext2
	arm:fuji-bmc:aspeed_g5_defconfig:mem1G:mtd128:net=nic:aspeed-bmc-facebook-fuji:ext2
	arm:fuji-bmc:aspeed_g5_defconfig:mem1G:mtd128,0,8,1:net=nic:aspeed-bmc-facebook-fuji:f2fs
Unit test results:
	pass: 665747 fail: 0

The problems are all known, and fixes have been submitted.
>From my fixes branch:

1737339334d9 (fixes-v6.18) of: Skip devicetree kunit tests when RISCV+ACPI doesn't populate root node
f676380882c0 power: supply: intel_dc_ti_battery: fix 64bit divisions
286b0aaa6ff5 ARM: dts: aspeed: fuji-data64: Enable mac3 controller

SHAs are of course local. The unit tests affected by the devicetree patch
are disabled in my testbed and not reported.

Guenter