# GNU/Hurd developments and fixes in Q1 2026

DevFeed: [GNU/Hurd developments and fixes in Q1 2026](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/2026-q1-32749.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/news/2026-q1.html>)

Published: 2026-03-02T06:07:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [GNU Hurd](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/gnu-hurd.md>)

Topics: [GNU/Hurd](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/gnu-hurd.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [kernels](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kernels.md>), [Debian](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/debian.md>), [bug](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bug.md>), [C](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/c.md>), [Deadlock](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/deadlock.md>), [Documentation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/documentation.md>), [Claude](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/claude.md>), [qemu](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/qemu.md>)

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## AI overview

A Q1 2026 GNU/Hurd project update reports debugging and fixes across SMP, threading, filesystem, IPC, networking, and related components, along with wiki documentation and hardware-installation guidance.

## Source excerpt

Hello! Welcome to a new qoth. This qoth covers new and interesting GNU/Hurd developments in Q1 of 2026! Details. Brent W. Baccala debugged some x86_64 SMP issues with a Claude AI bot. The bot did not contribute any code. It just found some incorrect code that Damien then fixed. It did get some things wrong, but it was incredibly helpful pointing out several problems. You can read its report here. Joshua Branson tweaked the hurd wiki. The most helpful addition is this page, which documents how to flash a working qemu hurd image directly to an HDD or SSD. This is a really easy way to install the Hurd on real hardware! Buy a supported machine from this page and give it a shot! Consider this another reminder that the Hurd project could use more documentation writers. It's an easy way to contribute. As a fun fact, Joshua wrote this qoth on the Hurd running on a T420 with 12 GB of RAM! Running Debian GNU/Hurd on bare metal these days is largely fairly stable. Emacs, i3, netsurf, and luakit all work just fine and most of the Debian package archive compiles without issue on the Hurd. Etienne Brateau fixed a compilation error. He also provided a simple test program that exposed a rather serious threading bug, which Samuel promptly fixed. This is a good reminder that writing simple C test programs that successfully run on Linux, but fail on the Hurd can have a large impact. Gianluca Cannata worked on our httpfs translator. Diego Nieto Cid added a daemon-wait option for console-client. This can help users with slow machines avoid a broken Hurd console. He also fixed a rumpdisk compilation issue. Mike Kelley fixed a deadlock in SMP enabled GNU Mach kernels. He also fixed a page fault in amd64 SMP kernels. He fixed another deadlock in the alarm () function. He fixed a panic when running large builds without the mach-defpager. He also fixed some of our signal related code. He worked with Samuel to investigate an odd bug. Their detailed investigation uncovered and lead to a fix in