What siderolabs/talos shipped
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Week of September 21, 2026
What shipped
- Added CPU frequency scaling controller to manage scaling governor, energy performance preference, and min-max frequency per CPU policy with CEL selector support for hybrid cores. Pull request #14430
- Separated virtual machine configuration projection from libvirt rendering to produce backend-neutral CPU, memory, and ballooning resources with validation and tracked domain XML specs. Pull request #14437
- Added SecureBoot fingerprint reporting by parsing TPM event logs to extract EFI DB key certificates used during boot verification. Pull request #14431
- Fixed boot partition detection for hybrid ISO installations by publishing discovered volumes for ISO partitions. Pull request #14458
- Added support for partitions on device-mapper backed devices through go-blockdevice library updates. Pull request #14313
- Introduced StoragePoolConfig document for libvirt directory pool configuration backed by User, Existing, or External volumes. Pull request #14406
- Updated Linux kernel to 6.18.53 and systemd to v262. Pull request #14447
- Fixed config merge command to reject extra paths instead of silently dropping them. Pull request #14463
- Added optional integrity verification and automatic hash calculation (sha256, sha512) for Content Library uploads. Pull request #14427
- Added bounded exponential retry timer for LVM volume-group and logical-volume reconciliation transient failures. Pull request #14395
Why it matters
This week brings significant hypervisor support improvements with virtual machine configuration implementation and CPU frequency scaling. Infrastructure reliability improves through boot partition detection fixes, device-mapper support, and LVM retry handling. Security enhancements include SecureBoot fingerprint reporting and Wireguard key protection.
Changelog entry
- feat: add CPU frequency scaling controller Pull request #14430
- feat: translate virtual machine configuration into domain specs Pull request #14437
- feat: provide SecureBoot fingerprints used during boot Pull request #14431
- feat: detect and publish hybrid ISO partitions Pull request #14458
- feat: support partitions on device mapper devices Pull request #14313
- feat: add libvirt storage pool configuration Pull request #14406
- feat: Content Library upload digest verification Pull request #14427
- fix: reject extra config merge paths Pull request #14463
- fix: retry transient LVM reconciliation failures Pull request #14395
- fix: handle correctly routes without outlinkname set Pull request #14438
- feat: update Linux to 6.18.53 Pull request #14447
Week 38: CPU frequency scaling controller, virtual machine config rendering, SecureBoot fingerprints, hybrid ISO boot fixes, device-mapper partition support, and LVM retry improvements in Talos.
This week in Talos: Added CPU frequency scaling controller for fine-grained CPU management across hybrid cores. Implemented virtual machine configuration projection with backend-neutral rendering. Enhanced security with SecureBoot fingerprint reporting from TPM event logs. Fixed boot partition detection for hybrid ISO installations and added device-mapper partition support. Improved reliability with LVM transient failure retry handling. Updated to Linux 6.18.53 and systemd v262.
Week of September 14, 2026
What shipped
- Talos 1.14.1 released with Linux 6.18.51, containerd 2.3.5, and Go 1.26.8. Release
- ContentLibrary API added with talosctl support for uploading, listing, and deleting virtual machine images. Pull request #14400
- Boot device wait implemented in volume manager to prevent failures when STATE and boot partitions are on the same disk. Pull request #14393
- LLDP neighbor reporting added on physical links, publishing chassis and system information with automatic expiration handling. Pull request #14289
- Container dependency status propagation refactored to prevent desync between ContainerStatus and ContainerInstance. Pull request #14390
- ContainerStatusController implemented with support for dependsOn.containers enabling container dependency evaluation. Pull request #14122
- Fixed CRI and sandboxd dependency conditions to ensure sandboxd starts early and unconditionally. Pull request #14392
- USB settle code extended to MMC subsystem for SD card enumeration with timeout handling. Pull request #14370
- Debug controller and resource tracer implemented for recording and analyzing controller operations. Pull request #14401
- SideroLink library updated to v0.3.18 with upstream improvements. Pull request #14388
Why it matters
Talos 1.14.1 stabilizes device enumeration and boot reliability while introducing ContentLibrary for virtual machine image management. Container dependency tracking improvements and LLDP neighbor reporting enhance cluster networking visibility and operational reliability.
Changelog entry
- ContentLibrary API added with talosctl support for uploading, listing, and deleting virtual machine images Pull request #14400
- LLDP neighbor reporting on physical links with chassis, system, port, and management address information Pull request #14289
- Boot device wait implemented in volume manager to handle late block device enumeration Pull request #14393
- ContainerStatusController implemented with support for container dependencies via dependsOn.containers Pull request #14122
- Container dependency status propagation refactored to prevent ContainerStatus vs ContainerInstance desync Pull request #14390
- Fixed CRI and sandboxd dependency conditions to ensure proper startup order Pull request #14392
- USB and MMC subsystem settle code extended for comprehensive device enumeration waiting Pull request #14370
- Linux updated to 6.18.52 Pull request #14389
- SideroLink library updated to v0.3.18 Pull request #14388
- Debug controller and resource tracer added for recording and analyzing controller operations Pull request #14401
Talos 1.14.1 is out. Boot device handling, ContentLibrary API, container dependencies, and LLDP neighbor reporting. Linux 6.18.51, containerd 2.3.5.
Talos 1.14.1 is now available. This release improves boot reliability with better device enumeration handling, introduces the ContentLibrary API for managing VM images, and enhances container orchestration with dependency tracking. Network observability gets a boost with LLDP neighbor reporting on physical links. Updated with Linux 6.18.51 and containerd 2.3.5.