The Linux 7.2 merge window has commenced, with early preparations for NVIDIA's future "Blackwell-Next" GPU architecture now appearing in the kernel. Recently, patches targeting the VFIO subsystem were observed to include the first mentions of "Blackwell-Next" enablement. This signals NVIDIA's ongoing work to integrate forthcoming GPU generations into the open-source Linux kernel, particularly for virtual machine pass-through capabilities. While these initial changes are foundational and not immediately impactful for current end-users, they mark the beginning of official Linux kernel support for the "Blackwell-Next" hardware.