# More than 9,000 patches total in the seven stable kernels for Monday

DevFeed: [More than 9,000 patches total in the seven stable kernels for Monday](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/more-than-9-000-patches-total-in-the-seven-stable-kernels-for-monday-17389.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://lwn.net/Articles/1093985/>)

Author: jzb

Published: 2026-09-14T13:00:07Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [LWN.net](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/lwn-net.md>)

Topics: [kernels](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kernels.md>)

Tags: [kernels](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kernels.md>), [upgrade](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/upgrade.md>)

## AI overview

Seven stable Linux kernels have received updates totaling more than 9,000 patches, including over 1,800 patches in version 7.2.6. Users are advised to upgrade.

## Source excerpt

Greg Kroah-Hartman has announced the 7.2.6, 6.18.52, 6.12.110, 6.6.157, 6.1.188, 5.15.221, 5.10.270 stable kernels. According to Kroah-Hartman, this batch may set a record for the number of patches with more than 9,000 in total between them. There are more than 1,800 patches in 7.2.6 alone. Users of these kernels are, of course, advised to upgrade.