--- title: Kernel prepatch 7.2-rc3 | daily.dev description: The Linux 7.2-rc3 kernel prepatch is available for testing. Linus Torvalds notes development continues at a normal pace, with slightly elevated commit rates,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/kernel-prepatch-7-2-rc3-tmdmbwr0x twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Kernel prepatch 7.2-rc3 | daily.dev og:description: The Linux 7.2-rc3 kernel prepatch is available for testing. Linus Torvalds notes development continues at a normal pace, with slightly elevated commit rates,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/kernel-prepatch-7-2-rc3-tmdmbwr0x og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/TmDMbwr0X.png og:image:alt: Kernel prepatch 7.2-rc3 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Kernel prepatch 7.2-rc3 **[LWN.net](https://daily.dev/sources/lwn)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The Linux 7.2-rc3 kernel prepatch is available for testing. Linus Torvalds notes development continues at a normal pace, with slightly elevated commit rates, though summer vacations are beginning to balance that out. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Linux 7.2-rc3 Released: Close To The "New Normal"](https://daily.dev/posts/linux-7-2-rc3-released-close-to-the-new-normal--zwu8dbfzo) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Linux 7.2-rc2 Released: "Things Look Very Normal"](https://daily.dev/posts/linux-7-2-rc2-released-things-look-very-normal--flqxi6evj) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#kernel-development](https://daily.dev/tags/kernel-development) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/kernel-prepatch-7-2-rc3-tmdmbwr0x) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Kernel prepatch 7.2-rc3","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/kernel-prepatch-7-2-rc3-tmdmbwr0x","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/kernel-prepatch-7-2-rc3-tmdmbwr0x"},"datePublished":"2026-07-12T23:33:16.864Z","dateModified":"2026-07-12T23:33:28.023Z","description":"The Linux 7.2-rc3 kernel prepatch is available for testing. Linus Torvalds notes development continues at a normal pace, with slightly elevated commit rates,...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--CxzD6vbw--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2005","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--CxzD6vbw--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2005","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"LWN.net","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"LWN.net","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--4jjE7GIK--/f_auto,q_auto/v1774960833/logos/lwn?_a=BAMAMiWQ0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/lwn"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/kernel-prepatch-7-2-rc3-tmdmbwr0x","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"linux,kernel-development","timeRequired":"PT1M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"LWN.net","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/lwn"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Kernel prepatch 7.2-rc3"}]} ```