This is the start of the stable review cycle for the 6.6.125 release.
There are 25 patches in this series, all will be posted as a response
to this one.  If anyone has any issues with these being applied, please
let me know.

Responses should be made by Sun, 15 Feb 2026 13:46:52 +0000.
Anything received after that time might be too late.

The whole patch series can be found in one patch at:
	https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/stable-review/patch-6.6.125-rc1.gz
or in the git tree and branch at:
	git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable-rc.git linux-6.6.y
and the diffstat can be found below.

thanks,

greg k-h

-------------
Pseudo-Shortlog of commits:

Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
    Linux 6.6.125-rc1

Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>
    gpio: omap: do not register driver in probe()

Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
    mptcp: fix race in mptcp_pm_nl_flush_addrs_doit()

Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) <matttbe@kernel.org>
    selftests: mptcp: pm: ensure unknown flags are ignored

Khairul Anuar Romli <khairul.anuar.romli@altera.com>
    spi: cadence-quadspi: Implement refcount to handle unbind during busy

Konstantin Shkolnyy <kshk@linux.ibm.com>
    vsock/test: verify socket options after setting them

Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
    netfilter: nft_set_pipapo: prevent overflow in lookup table allocation

Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
    netfilter: nf_tables: missing objects with no memcg accounting

Jeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org>
    nfsd: don't ignore the return code of svc_proc_register()

Marek Behún <kabel@kernel.org>
    net: sfp: Fix quirk for Ubiquiti U-Fiber Instant SFP module

Anil Gurumurthy <agurumurthy@marvell.com>
    scsi: qla2xxx: Query FW again before proceeding with login

Anil Gurumurthy <agurumurthy@marvell.com>
    scsi: qla2xxx: Free sp in error path to fix system crash

Anil Gurumurthy <agurumurthy@marvell.com>
    scsi: qla2xxx: Delay module unload while fabric scan in progress

Shreyas Deodhar <sdeodhar@marvell.com>
    scsi: qla2xxx: Allow recovery for tape devices

Anil Gurumurthy <agurumurthy@marvell.com>
    scsi: qla2xxx: Validate sp before freeing associated memory

Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>
    wifi: rtw88: Fix alignment fault in rtw_core_enable_beacon()

Edward Adam Davis <eadavis@qq.com>
    nilfs2: Fix potential block overflow that cause system hang

Bibo Mao <maobibo@loongson.cn>
    crypto: virtio - Remove duplicated virtqueue_kick in virtio_crypto_skcipher_crypt_req

Bibo Mao <maobibo@loongson.cn>
    crypto: virtio - Add spinlock protection with virtqueue notification

Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>
    crypto: omap - Allocate OMAP_CRYPTO_FORCE_COPY scatterlists correctly

Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@linux.dev>
    crypto: octeontx - Fix length check to avoid truncation in ucode_load_store

Zenm Chen <zenmchen@gmail.com>
    Bluetooth: btusb: Add USB ID 7392:e611 for Edimax EW-7611UXB

Gui-Dong Han <hanguidong02@gmail.com>
    driver core: enforce device_lock for driver_match_device()

Henrique Carvalho <henrique.carvalho@suse.com>
    smb: server: fix leak of active_num_conn in ksmbd_tcp_new_connection()

Namjae Jeon <linkinjeon@kernel.org>
    ksmbd: fix infinite loop caused by next_smb2_rcv_hdr_off reset in error paths

Henrique Carvalho <henrique.carvalho@suse.com>
    smb: client: split cached_fid bitfields to avoid shared-byte RMW races


-------------

Diffstat:

 Makefile                                           |   4 +-
 drivers/base/base.h                                |   9 ++
 drivers/base/bus.c                                 |   2 +-
 drivers/base/dd.c                                  |   2 +-
 drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c                          |   2 +
 drivers/crypto/marvell/octeontx/otx_cptpf_ucode.c  |   2 +-
 drivers/crypto/omap-crypto.c                       |   2 +-
 drivers/crypto/virtio/virtio_crypto_core.c         |   5 +
 .../crypto/virtio/virtio_crypto_skcipher_algs.c    |   2 -
 drivers/gpio/gpio-omap.c                           |  22 +++-
 drivers/net/phy/sfp.c                              |   2 +
 drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/main.c          |   4 +-
 drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gs.c                      |  41 +++---
 drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c                    |  28 ++--
 drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_isr.c                     |  19 ++-
 drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c                      |   3 +-
 drivers/spi/spi-cadence-quadspi.c                  |  34 +++++
 fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c                                   |   9 +-
 fs/nfsd/stats.c                                    |   4 +-
 fs/nfsd/stats.h                                    |   2 +-
 fs/nilfs2/sufile.c                                 |   4 +
 fs/smb/client/cached_dir.h                         |   8 +-
 fs/smb/server/server.c                             |   6 +-
 fs/smb/server/transport_tcp.c                      |   3 +-
 net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c                             |  16 ++-
 net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c                      |   2 +-
 net/netfilter/nft_compat.c                         |   6 +-
 net/netfilter/nft_log.c                            |   2 +-
 net/netfilter/nft_meta.c                           |   2 +-
 net/netfilter/nft_numgen.c                         |   2 +-
 net/netfilter/nft_set_pipapo.c                     |  64 ++++++---
 net/netfilter/nft_tunnel.c                         |   5 +-
 tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.sh    |   4 +
 tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/pm_nl_ctl.c      |  11 ++
 tools/testing/vsock/control.c                      |   9 +-
 tools/testing/vsock/util.c                         | 143 +++++++++++++++++++++
 tools/testing/vsock/util.h                         |   7 +
 tools/testing/vsock/vsock_test.c                   |  29 ++---
 38 files changed, 406 insertions(+), 115 deletions(-)

On Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:48:26 +0100 Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
>
> This is the start of the stable review cycle for the 6.6.125 release.
> There are 25 patches in this series, all will be posted as a response
> to this one.  If anyone has any issues with these being applied, please
> let me know.
> 
> Responses should be made by Sun, 15 Feb 2026 13:46:52 +0000.
> Anything received after that time might be too late.

Boot-tested under QEMU for Rust x86_64:

Tested-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@kernel.org>

Thanks!

Cheers,
Miguel

# Librecast Test Results

020/020 [ OK ] liblcrq
010/010 [ OK ] libmld
120/120 [ OK ] liblibrecast

CPU/kernel: Linux auntie 6.6.125-rc1-g171da0ae441e #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sat Feb 14 15:44:07 -00 2026 x86_64 AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core Processor AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux

Tested-by: Brett A C Sheffield <bacs@librecast.net>

On 2/13/26 05:48, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> This is the start of the stable review cycle for the 6.6.125 release.
> There are 25 patches in this series, all will be posted as a response
> to this one.  If anyone has any issues with these being applied, please
> let me know.
>
> Responses should be made by Sun, 15 Feb 2026 13:46:52 +0000.
> Anything received after that time might be too late.
>
> The whole patch series can be found in one patch at:
> 	https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/stable-review/patch-6.6.125-rc1.gz
> or in the git tree and branch at:
> 	git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable-rc.git linux-6.6.y
> and the diffstat can be found below.
>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h

Built and booted successfully on RISC-V RV64 (HiFive Unmatched).

Tested-by: Ron Economos <re@w6rz.net>

Am 13.02.2026 um 14:48 schrieb Greg Kroah-Hartman:
> This is the start of the stable review cycle for the 6.6.125 release.
> There are 25 patches in this series, all will be posted as a response
> to this one.  If anyone has any issues with these being applied, please
> let me know.

Builds, boots and works on my 2-socket Ivy Bridge Xeon E5-2697 v2 server. No dmesg oddities or regressions found.

Tested-by: Peter Schneider <pschneider1968@googlemail.com>


Beste Grüße,
Peter Schneider

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On Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:48:26 +0100, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> This is the start of the stable review cycle for the 6.6.125 release.
> There are 25 patches in this series, all will be posted as a response
> to this one.  If anyone has any issues with these being applied, please
> let me know.
> 
> Responses should be made by Sun, 15 Feb 2026 13:46:52 +0000.
> Anything received after that time might be too late.
> 
> The whole patch series can be found in one patch at:
> 	https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/stable-review/patch-6.6.125-rc1.gz
> or in the git tree and branch at:
> 	git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable-rc.git linux-6.6.y
> and the diffstat can be found below.
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h

All tests passing for Tegra ...

Test results for stable-v6.6:
    10 builds:	10 pass, 0 fail
    28 boots:	28 pass, 0 fail
    133 tests:	133 pass, 0 fail

Linux version:	6.6.125-rc1-g171da0ae441e
Boards tested:	tegra124-jetson-tk1, tegra186-p2771-0000,
                tegra186-p3509-0000+p3636-0001, tegra194-p2972-0000,
                tegra194-p3509-0000+p3668-0000, tegra20-ventana,
                tegra210-p2371-2180, tegra210-p3450-0000,
                tegra30-cardhu-a04

Tested-by: Jon Hunter <jonathanh@nvidia.com>

Jon

On 2/13/26 05:48, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> This is the start of the stable review cycle for the 6.6.125 release.
> There are 25 patches in this series, all will be posted as a response
> to this one.  If anyone has any issues with these being applied, please
> let me know.
> 
> Responses should be made by Sun, 15 Feb 2026 13:46:52 +0000.
> Anything received after that time might be too late.
> 
> The whole patch series can be found in one patch at:
> 	https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/stable-review/patch-6.6.125-rc1.gz
> or in the git tree and branch at:
> 	git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable-rc.git linux-6.6.y
> and the diffstat can be found below.
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h

On ARCH_BRCMSTB using 32-bit and 64-bit ARM kernels, build tested on 
BMIPS_GENERIC:

Tested-by: Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli@broadcom.com>
-- 
Florian