Archive of posts from 2024
FOSS activity in March 2024
- I updated the Linux (4.19) package for buster to upstream version 4.19.311, but I did not make an upload this month.
- I triaged recent CVE IDs assigned for kernel security issues, and queried some duplicate and trivial issues, which have now been rejected.
- I reviewed and applied a fix for klibc’s inet_pton() function. I then added some test cases for it, and made further fixes.
FOSS activity in February 2024
- I updated the Linux kernel packages in various Debian suites:
- buster: Updated linux-5.10 to the latest security update for bullseye, and uploaded it, but it still needs to be approved.
- bullseye-backports: Updated linux (6.1) to the latest security update from bullseye, and uploaded it.
- bookworm-backports: Updated linux to the current version in testing, and uploaded it.
- I reported a regression in documentation builds in the Linux 5.10 stable branch.
- I updated the Linux kernel packages in various Debian suites:
Converted from Pyblosxom to Jekyll
I’ve been using Pyblosxom here for nearly 17 years, but have become increasingly dissatisfied with having to write HTML instead of Markdown.
FOSS activity in January 2024
- I fixed a bug in my merge request adding the rsync method to dput-ng. (This has now been merged and included in the dput 1.38 release.)
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I updated the Linux kernel packages in various Debian suites:
- buster: Updated linux (4.19) to upstream version 4.19.304, uploaded it, and issued DLA-3710-1.
- buster: Updated linux-5.10 to the latest security update for bullseye, uploaded it, and issued DLA-3711-1.
- bullseye-backports: Updated linux to the latest security update for bookworm, and uploaded it.
- bookworm-backports: Updated linux to the latest version in sid, but didn't upload it as that version is not yet in testing.
- I uploaded kernel-wedge to bookworm-backports as it will be needed by later updates to the linux backport.
- I reviewed the enablement of bcachefs in Debian.
- I updated the Debian kernel upload checklist in line with recent changes to kernel ABI handling.
- I reviewed (again) Bastian's proposal to change the use of Git branches for the Debian kernel package.
- I discussed the support status of armel in the Debian kernel package.
FOSS activity in December 2023
- I made a merge request to get rid of the manual split between old and current changelogs in the Debian linux source package. As there wasn't agreement on this I've since closed it.
- I updated the linux (4.19) package for buster to upstream version 4.19.302, but didn't upload it.
- I reported a bug in libnfsidmap packages involving aliased file locations that can (in principle) result in file loss on upgrade.