AI-written mlx5 driver lands in VFIO selftests in a week
Jason Gunthorpe used Claude to remix ConnectX DMA loopback support into kernel VFIO tests, cutting a month-plus job to days.
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Linux qdiscs clamp quantum paths that let namespaces soft-lock the host
A follow-up series closes change-path and missed-qdisc holes that restored multi-billion-iteration deficit spins under the scheduler lock.
By oopsKernel clamps qdisc quantum paths that let admins soft-lock hosts
Eight traffic-control schedulers still allowed tiny quanta after setup, reopening a deficit-loop DoS under the qdisc lock.
By kexecKernel clamps qdisc quantum to stop lockups from huge MTUs
Overflows in fq, fq_codel, fq_pie, hhf, and sfq could hang dequeue loops or NULL-deref on drop.
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