Kernel release status
The plan remains the same: if everything continues normally, I'll release 4.20 just before christmas, and then just have a more leisurely merge window than normal."
Stable updates have not been in short supply.
4.19.9, 4.14.88, 4.9.145, 4.4.167, and 3.18.129 were released on December 13;
4.19.10,
4.14.89,
4.9.146,
4.4.168, and
3.18.130 on December 17;
and 4.19.11 on December 19.