Changelog in Linux kernel 6.12.73

 
Linux: Linux 6.12.73 [+ + +]
Author: Greg Kroah-Hartman <[email protected]>
Date:   Mon Feb 16 17:09:13 2026 +0100

    Linux 6.12.73
    
    Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <[email protected]>

 
Revert "driver core: enforce device_lock for driver_match_device()" [+ + +]
Author: Greg Kroah-Hartman <[email protected]>
Date:   Mon Feb 16 16:41:21 2026 +0100

    Revert "driver core: enforce device_lock for driver_match_device()"
    
    This reverts commit cd0e0a76e40c2e77bcfc88291d00dca22b00158e which is
    commit dc23806a7c47ec5f1293aba407fb69519f976ee0 upstream.
    
    It causes boot regressions on some systems as all of the "fixes" for
    drivers are not properly backported yet.  Once that is completed, only
    then can this be applied, if really necessary given the potential for
    explosions, perhaps we might want to wait a few -rc releases first...
    
    Cc: Danilo Krummrich <[email protected]>
    Cc: Rafael J. Wysocki (Intel) <[email protected]>
    Cc: Danilo Krummrich <[email protected]>
    Cc: Gui-Dong Han <[email protected]>
    Cc: Qiu-ji Chen <[email protected]>
    Reported-by: Mark Brown <[email protected]>
    Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/[email protected]
    Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <[email protected]>