Qualcomm engineers submitted a set of 15 patches to the Linux kernel today, August 10, 2026. These patches enable initial support for the Qualcomm Kuno System-on-Chip (SoC) and its associated reference development platform. The Kuno SoC is identified as a Cortex-A7 platform, indicating its core architecture. This upstreaming effort provides the foundational kernel integration required for future software development and broader adoption of Qualcomm's 2026 Kuno platform within the Linux ecosystem.