March 2025 performance-focused update: Consolidated dependency upgrades and feature tuning across oxidecomputer/crucible and oxidecomputer/maghemite to improve stability, reduce build bloat, and strengthen compatibility with the evolving omicron ecosystem. Delivered targeted changes to upgrade Omicron and rename DNS crates, and tuned reqwest features while updating Falcon to minimize unused components. These changes improve maintainability, reduce risk from external updates, and elevate build performance and reliability for downstream services.

February 2025 monthly summary for home-assistant/buildroot: Focused on expanding hardware support by enabling Chelsio T6 CXGB4 firmware in linux-firmware. Implemented a new configuration option and build-system logic to include the required CXGB4 firmware files, enabling Chelsio T6 adapters to operate on systems built with this firmware. This work reduces manual firmware provisioning, accelerates hardware provisioning, and improves platform coverage for network-intensive deployments.