The 7.4-rc1 kernel prepatch is out, and
the merge window is closed for this development cycle.

This is a *BIG* merge window. I think the reason is the by now
	obvious one, but I'm actually taking it as a good sign: I'm *much*
	happier with the flood of AI triggered work going into the merge
	window than it showing up mainly as extra fixes during the -rc
	period. So I'm hoping that this merge window being larger than
	usual is a sign that the AI fixes are becoming more part of the
	"normal development" than a flood of fixes that go into the whole
	stabilization phase. I think that's a much healthier model.

There were 18,591 non-merge changesets brought in during this merge window
- this is not just a record, but it nearly matches the patch volume during
the entire (record-setting) 7.3 development cycle.  So far, 2,678
developers have contributed to 7.4; 625 of them are first-time kernel
contributors.  Subscribers can find more details in the KSDB 7.4 page.

https://lwn.net/Articles/1104654/
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