Re: [PATCH 6.18 000/198] 6.18.24-rc1 review

Dileep malepu
2026-04-21T15:37:14Z

On Mon, Apr 20, 2026 at 9:28 PM Greg Kroah-Hartman
<gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
>
> This is the start of the stable review cycle for the 6.18.24 release.
> There are 198 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 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:38:57 +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-6.18.24-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
>
> -------------

tested kernel version 6.18.24-rc1 by building and booting it in a virtual
environment on both x86_64 and arm64 architectures.

Build:
The kernel was built using the default configurations:

x86_64_defconfig for x86_64
defconfig for arm64

The build completed successfully on both architectures without any errors.

Boot:
The generated kernel images were booted in a QEMU-based virtual
environment. The system booted successfully to userspace on both
x86_64 and arm64.

Post-boot checks:

No kernel panics were observed.
No obvious errors or regressions were seen in dmesg.
Basic system functionality appears to be working as expected.

Overall, 6.18.24-rc1 builds and boots successfully on x86_64 and arm64
in a virtual setup.

Regards,
Dileep Malepu.