Linux Looks To Remove SHA1 Support For Signing Kernel Modules
13 November 2025 - SHA1 Module Signing

Patches posted to the Linux kernel mailing list this week are seeking to remove SHA1 support for signing of kernel modules. This is part of the larger effort in the industry for moving away from SHA1 given its vulnerabilities to hash collisions and superior hashing algorithms being available.

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KernelSU Update
2025-11-14
#KernelSU

Release tag:
v2.1.2

Assets:
There are too many, see here

Download apk:
KernelSU_v2.1.2_22084-release.apk (7.3 MB)

Linux 6.18-rc6 Released With Fix For ARM64 "Catastrophic Performance Issue"
16 November 2025 - Linux 6.18

Linus Torvalds is out today with the eighth weekly test release of the Linux 6.18 kernel in working toward the stable release at the end of the month.

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Sandboxie (By DavidXanatos) Update
2025-11-17
#Sandboxie

Release tag:
Release v1.16.7 / 5.71.7

Assets:
Sandboxie-Classic-x64-v5.71.7.exe (2.9 MB)
Sandboxie-Plus-ARM64-v1.16.7.exe (20.8 MB)
Sandboxie-Plus-x64-v1.16.7.exe (23.1 MB)
sha256-checksums.txt (296 bytes)

LLVM Update
2025-11-18
#LLVM

Release tag:
LLVM 21.1.6

Slim LLVM toolchains:
Here

More NVIDIA Nova Enablement For Linux 6.19 With Other Rust Graphics Driver Code
19 November 2025 - DRM Rust Code

Alice Ryhl of Google sent out the main set of Rust language code changes for the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) graphics/display driver subsystem ahead of Linux 6.19. Notable is continued DRM core infrastructure work for Rust plus the open-source NVIDIA "Nova" driver continues taking shape albeit isn't yet ready for end-user usage.

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Google already merged 5.10.246 into android12-5.10-lts

MEMINSPECT Proposed For The Linux Kernel To Help In Memory Analysis / Debugging
19 November 2025 - MEMINSPECT

A patch series sent out today on the Linux kernel mailing list proposes "MEMINSPECT" as a new mechanism for helping with memory analysis.

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目前的KernelSU环境（不考虑除MKSU以外的其他任何非官方版KernelSU）：
1. KernelSU上游的代码还在积极地变更，最近正在开发metamodule功能。
2. MKSU的开发者明确指出不会开发基于magic mount的metamodule模块。
3. susfs发布了支持最新版KernelSU的v2.0.0版本。
4. susfs4ksu模块尚不支持susfs v2.0.0。

因此，对于Glow Kernel的用户，我有以下几点建议：
0. metamodule仍然处于开发阶段，在稳定版出来之前，不建议尝鲜。
1. 如果你想尝鲜最新版的KernelSU（无论是v2.x，还是正在开发中的版本），请自行通过LKM安装。
2. 如果你非常依赖susfs，请停留在Glow Kernel v4.3版本，并配合使用旧版本的KernelSU管理器app。

关于Melt Kernel/Glow Kernel的开发计划：
1. 在susfs4ksu模块支持susfs v2.0.0之前，暂不考虑添加susfs。
2. 由于metamodule的开发过程中还伴随着内核层代码的变动，因此比起正在开发中的代码我会优先考虑采用稳定版KernelSU的代码。

The current KernelSU environment (excluding any unofficial versions of KernelSU other than MKSU):
1. The upstream code of KernelSU is still undergoing active changes, and metamodule features are currently under development.
2. MKSU developers have explicitly stated that they will not develop a metamodule based on magic mount.
3. susfs has released version v2.0.0 that supports the latest KernelSU.
4. The susfs4ksu module does not yet support susfs v2.0.0.

Therefore, for Glow Kernel users, I have the following suggestions:
0. metamodule is still under development; it is not recommended to try it before a stable version is released.
1. If you want to try the latest version of KernelSU (whether v2.x or under dev), please install it yourself via LKM.
2. If you heavily rely on susfs, please stay on Glow Kernel v4.3 and use an older version of the KernelSU manager app.

Regarding the development plan for Melt Kernel/Glow Kernel:
1. Adding susfs will not be considered until susfs4ksu module supports susfs v2.0.0.
2. Since the development of metamodule involves changes to the kernel-level code, I will prioritize using the stable version of KernelSU's code over the code currently under development.

Linux 6.18 Sees Late Improvements For Xbox Ally, Lenovo Legion Go, & Alienware Laptops
20 November 2025 - x86 Platform Drivers

We're closing in on the Linux 6.18 stable kernel release likely in little more than one week (30 November barring any delays) and today's batch of x86 platform driver updates is bringing some new hardware support as well as some notable consumer device fixes/improvements.

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Linux 6.19 Slated To Land "mm/cid" Rewrite That Has Very Positive Performance Potential
20 November 2025 - Improving Memory Management

A set of Linux kernel patches posted back in October for rewriting the kernel's memory-mapped concurrency ID code for some nice performance wins looks like it will land for Linux 6.19. This is the code that prominent Intel engineer Thomas Gleixner found to yield up to an 18% improvement for the PostgreSQL database. My testing of this "mm/cid" code has also shown some nice performance wins too.

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Raspberry Pi4 bootloader EEPROM Stable Update
2025-11-21
#RaspberryPi #eeprom

Build date:
20251121

Changelog:
https://github.com/raspberrypi/rpi-eeprom/blob/master/firmware-2711/release-notes.md

Download:
pieeprom-2025-11-21.bin

Size:
512.0 KB

Google Clang Prebuilt Update
#clang

Commit

Download tar.gz:
clang 21.0.0 (based on r574158) from build 14475230

Xiaomi.eu Multilang HyperOS ROM stable Update
2025-11-22
#Marble #XiaomiEU #HyperOS #Stable

Build date:
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 20:06:05 UT

MD5:
2be9ce542b7263224fc0a47c6cdd04f7

Download:
xiaomi.eu_MARBLE_OS2.0.213.0.VMRCNXM_15.zip

Size:
5.7 GB

Linux 6.18-rc7 Released With Late Hardware Improvements
23 November 2025 - Linux 6.18-rc7

Linux 6.18-rc7 just arrived in the Git tree as the newest weekly test build leading up to Linux 6.18 stable hopefully debuting next Sunday, 30 November.

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Sandboxie (By DavidXanatos) Update
2025-11-24
#Sandboxie

Release tag:
Release v1.16.8 / 5.71.8

Assets:
Sandboxie-Classic-x64-v5.71.8.exe (2.9 MB)
Sandboxie-Plus-ARM64-v1.16.8.exe (20.8 MB)
Sandboxie-Plus-x64-v1.16.8.exe (23.1 MB)
sha256-checksums.txt (296 bytes)

Raspberry Pi OS (64-bit) Update
2025-11-24
#RaspberryPi #RaspberryPiOS

Build date:
2025-11-24

Changelog:
https://downloads.raspberrypi.org/raspios_arm64/release_notes.txt

Download:
2025-11-24-raspios-trixie-arm64.img.xz

Size:
1.2 GB

Google Clang Prebuilt Update
#clang

Commit

Download tar.gz:
clang 22.0.0 (based on r584948) from build 14488419

Urgent ACPI Revert For Linux 6.18 To Deal With Some Hardware Crashing
26 November 2025 - Kernel Crash

The Linux 6.18 kernel is anticipated for release this coming Sunday while this week a last-minute crisis was averted following reports of a kernel crash from recent ACPI code changes.

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