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FOSS activity in August 2024
- For the Debian firmware-nonfree package:
- I opened the MR:
- I reviewed the MRs:
- I responded to a query about backporting.
- For the Debian linux package:
- I opened or updated the MRs:
- I reviewed the MRs:
- !964: tools/arch/x86/intel_sdsi: Add sdsi package for Intel SDSi provisioning tool (merged)
- !1136: Compile with gcc-14 on all architectures (merged)
- !1148: [arm64] drivers/phy/marvell: Enable PHY_MVEBU_CP110_UTMI as module (merged)
- !1149: [arm64] Include modules for Lenovo Yoga C630 and Lenovo Miix 630 (merged)
- !1150: Draft: debian/lib/python/debian_linux/debian.py: allow more liberal revision suffixes than just \+b\d+
- !1155: [ia64] Purge ia64 from installer (merged)
- !1156: [x86] enable mfd components for BXT pmic (merged)
- !1157: [x86] Enable IPU6 and related camera options (merged)
- !1163: riscv64 kernel config update for 6.11 (merged)
- !1173: Update to 6.11-rc5 (merged)
- !1165: [amd64] Enable DRM_ACCEL_HABANALABS and DRM_ACCEL_IVPU (merged)
- !1176: [riscv64] fix conflict between kernel-image and mtd-core-modules (merged)
- I merged my own MRs:
- !1161: Fix and clean up Build-Depends
- !1164: d/config: Fix broken configs that were being resolved differently by kconfig
- !1175: Fix perf build failure on many architectures
- I uploaded:
- linux version 6.11~rc4-1~exp1 to experimental.
- linux version 6.11~rc5-1~exp1 to experimental.
- linux version 6.10.6-1~bpo12+1 to bookworm-backports.
- Upstream, I commented on additional backports required to address CVE-2024-26621 and CVE-2024-42258.
- I responded to bug reports:
- Upstream, I submitted the patch aacraid: Fix double-free on probe failure which should fix part of bug #1075855.
- Upstream, I pointed out that the fix in !1175 is needed in Linux 6.11.
- I updated the bullseye-security branch to upstream version 5.10.224, but didn’t make a new upload.
- I updated the bullseye-security-6.1 branch, merging changes from version 6.1.106-3.
- For initramfs-tools:
- I opened and later merged the MRs:
- I reviewed the MRs:
- I uploaded:
- version 0.144 to Debian unstable.
- version 0.145 to Debian unstable.
- version 0.142+deb12u1 to Debian bookworm.
- I responded to Debian bug reports:
- For the Debian iproute package, I reverted the recent removal of the
/usr/sbin/ipsymlink and uploaded version 6.10.0-2. - For kernel-wedge:
- I fixed a bug in duplicate detection that linux !1176 had revealed.
- I added support for packages installing modules under
/usr/lib/modules, and a test case for this. - I uploaded version 2.106 to Debian unstable, including the above and some other bug fixes.
- For the Debian sgt-puzzles package, I responded to and wrote a patch for bug #1079717: sgt-puzzles: [Mozaic] crashes when copying the game.
- For the Debian firmware-nonfree package:
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FOSS activity in July 2024
- I continued participating in Debian kernel team meetings.
- For the Debian linux package:
- I investigated a regression for nftables introduced in my final upload of linux to buster-security, and passed on the information to the Freexian ELTS team.
- I uploaded:
- linux version 6.1.94-1~bpo11+1 to bullseye-backports.
- linux version 6.8.12-1~bpo12+1 to bookworm-backports.
- linux version 6.9.7-1~bpo12+1 to bookworm-backports.
- linux version 6.10-1~exp1 to experimental.
- linux version 6.1.99-1~bpo11+1 to bullseye-backports (but it was never accepted).
- linux version 6.10.1-1~exp1 to experimental.
- linux version 6.9.10-1~bpo12+1 to bookworm-backports.
- I opened or updated MRs:
- !1077: d/b/gencontrol.py, d/rules.real: Restore config checks on kernels to be signed
- !1112: Update d/l/p/debian_linux/firmware.py for current WHENCE format
- !1115: Update to 6.10-rc7
- !1119: Update d/b/test-patches to work with current package
- !1126: [alpha] scsi: Disable SCSI_IMM (fixes FTBFS)
- !1133: Draft: Fix sh4/sh7785lcr flavour
- I reviewed MRs:
- !675: [arm64] drivers/usb/host: Enable USB_XHCI_PCI_RENESAS as module (Closes: #1032671)
- !732: [x86] linux-cpupower: Add intel-speed-select command
- !957: debian/bin/gencontrol.py: allow adding a custom suffix to the abiname (closed)
- !964: tools/arch/x86/intel_sdsi: Add sdsi package for Intel SDSi provisioning tool
- !1037: debian/rules.real: set absolute bpftool path for linux 6.8+ (closed)
- !1038: debian/rules.real: export LANG = C.UTF-8 for sphinx
- !1041: Add “-b” flag to genorig.py
- !1051: [x86] drivers/platform/x86: Enable MSI_EC as module (merged)
- !1059: [amd64/cloud] drivers/watchdog: Enable I6300ESB_WDT as module (merged)
- !1074: MIPS64EL: add mips64r6el flavor (merged)
- !1084: Remove unused check for image size
- !1093: d/rules.d/t/perf/Makefile: Enable debuginfod support. (merged)
- !1094: [arm64] drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys: Enable DRM_DW_HDMI_I2S_AUDIO as module (merged)
- !1095: [arm64] Enable config options for Qualcomm boards (merged)
- !1100: kernel/power: enable CONFIG_HIBERNATION_COMP_LZ4
- !1118: [x86] sound/soc/intel/avs/boards: Enable SND_SOC_INTEL_AVS_MACH_MAX98927 as a module (merged)
- !1122: Enable snd_soc_pcm5102a as a module (merged)
- !1123: [ppc64*] Switch default kernel to 4k page size (merged)
- !1128: drivers/md/dm-vdo: Enable DM_VDO as module (merged)
- !1129: Backport Microsoft Azure Network Adapter from 6.10
- !1134: debian/rules: sort control.md5sums to improve reproducibility (merged)
- !1135: [arm64] Re-enable RELR (merged)
- !1136: Compile with gcc-14 on all architectures
- !1139: [arm64] enable CONFIG_QCOM_LMH, another SDM845-related option (merged)
- !1141: drivers/net: Enable NETKIT (BPF-programmable network device)
- !1142: fs/erofs: Enable more EROFS compression algorithms (merged)
- I merged my own MRs:
- !1110: d/l/p/debian_linux/firmware.py: Handle RawFile fields
- !1112: Update d/l/p/debian_linux/firmware.py for current WHENCE format
- !1119: Update d/b/test-patches to work with current package
- !1126: [alpha] scsi: Disable SCSI_IMM (fixes FTBFS)
- To support Debian ELTS, I created branches of the Linux 5.10 and 6.1 packaging with backports of the change to use an ephemeral module signing key.
- I answered a query about use of the linux-image-*-unsigned packages.
- I responded to bug reports:
- #989229: grub-install: warning: Cannot read EFI Boot* variables
- #1039883: linux: ext4 corruption with symlinks
- #1063754: fat-modules: SD corruption upon opening file on Linux desktop
- #1075855: Kernel panic caused by aacraid module prevents normal boot
- #1072063: one of the external monitors randomly blank for 2-3 seconds with 6.8/6.9 Linux kernels (regression)
- #1072311: linux-perf can (and should) link against libdebuginfod
- Upstream, I commented on how to detect 32-bit architectures in order to fix CVE-2024-42258.
- Upstream, I submitted the patch xhci-pci: Make xhci-pci-renesas a proper modular driver which is a prerequisite for merging MR !675.
- I asked the Debian Super-H porters whether the sh7785lcr kernel flavour was useful.
- In dput-ng, I merged my own MR !36: rsync, scp: Fix username lookup.
- In devscripts, I updated and merged my own MR !292: uscan: Allow compression of VCS exports to be disabled. This can make uscan a lot faster for packages that use a VCS as upstream and exclude some files from it.
- For the Debian firmware-nonfree package:
- I opened MRs:
- I reviewed MRs:
- I merged my own MRs:
- !96: Update to 20240610
- !98: Include or exclude most unpackaged firmware
- !101: Update to 20240709 and remove some file exclusions
- I uploaded versions 20240610-1 and 20240709-1 to unstable.
- I responded to bug reports:
- In the kernel-team repository:
- I reviewed MRs:
- I deleted the obsolete script that !2 would have updated.
- For the Debian wireless-regdb package:
- I reviewed MRs:
- !4: merge stretch-elts 2022.04.08-1~deb9u1 upload (closed)
- !5: Upload For LTS (buster) (merged)
- I reviewed MRs:
- For the Debian nfs-utils package:
- I opened MR !31: Fixes for handling of state files in /var/lib/nfs in response to bug #1074359: nfs-kernel-server: Updating package unexports all filesystems, and later merged it.
- I reviewed and merged MR !15: A couple more DEP8 tests.
- For the Debian klibc package:
- For the Debian ktls-utils package:
- I updated to upstream version 0.11 and uploaded version 0.11-1 to unstable.
- For the Debian initramfs-tools package:
- I uploaded version 0.143.1 to unstable, with no changes from version 0.143. One of the changes in 0.143 happened to fix the newly reported #1076539: plymouth: Updating plymouth fails with “No space left on device” (and its many duplicates).
- I reviewed MRs:
- !70: Support MODULES=dep usage when root was mounted from root specified on kernel command line (closed)
- !78: feature: safely close devices on shutdown (closed)
- !84: Allow providing UDEV_WAIT and ROUNDTTT times in environment variables
- !89: init: Remove tmpfs from rootfstype option
- !96: mkinitramfs: Do not store intermediate main cpio archive (merged)
- !107: Replace copy_modules_dir by manual_add_modules calls (merged)
- !116: autopkgtest: Enable KVM if available (merged)
- !117: install hid-multitouch module for Surface Pro 4 Keyboard (merged)
- !118: fsck: Mention file system name in failed identification warning (merged)
- !119: Fix resume device type check
- !120: hook-functions: auto_add_modules: Add onboard_usb_hub, onboard_usb_dev (merged)
- !121: hook-functions: add_loaded_modules: Walk bound devices for suppliers (merged)
- !122: d/gbp.conf: Set gbp-dch options matching existing changelog entries (merged)
- !123: mkinitramfs: Add -m argument to override MODULES setting (merged)
- !124: mkinitramfs: Add MODULES=all option to add every module (closed)
- !126: Move shellcheck configuration to .shellcheckrc (merged)
- I responded to bug reports:
- #961395: initramfs-tools: failed hardlink initrd.img
- #980021: initramfs-tools: Upgrading a LVM2 system with separate /usr to buster breaks booting
- #1027749: update-initramfs could diagnose attempt to run with /dev not mounted
- #1054991: initramfs-tools: failed to make backup on esp directory /boot
- #1065698: update-initramfs: -k all stopped working
- #1068195: USB keyboard unusable when booting with init=/bin/bash
- I reported Debian bugs:
- For the Debian a56 package, which is a build-dependency of firmware-free, I made an NMU fixing a build failure with gcc-14 and many compiler warnings. These changes were included in version 1.3+dfsg-11.
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FOSS activity in June 2024
- I continued participating in Debian kernel team meetings.
- For initramfs-tools:
- I reviewed several more merge requests and merged some of them.
- I released version 0.143 and uploaded it to Debian experimental.
- For the Debian firmware-free package:
- I responded to an update on the bug report “firmware-linux-free uses prebuilt blobs instead of building from source” and the accompanying merge request “Build some firmware files from source”.
- I split off the new issue into a separate bug report “firmware-free: Incomplete source for carl9170-1.fw”, and merged the MR.
- I made some other necessary changes to the package and uploaded version 20240610-1 to unstable.
- For the Debian linux package:
- I responded to the following bug reports:
- linux: ext4 corruption with symlinks I bisected this and (re-)reported it upstream. I tested the upstream fix for this, but it hasn’t yet been applied.
- I answered questions about its required build environment.
- I uploaded:
- linux version 6.9.2-1~exp1 to experimental.
- linux version 4.19.316-1 to buster-security, for which I issued DLA 3840-1.
- linux-5.10 version 5.10.218-1~deb10u1 to buster-security, for which I issued DLA 3843-1.
- I issued DLA 3841-1 and DLA 3842-1 for the earlier uploads of linux-5.10 that I had failed to announce.
- I reviewed and merged the following merge requests:
- I opened merge requests:
- I started a backport of Linux 6.1 to bullseye, for when bullseye enters LTS and bullseye-backports is closed.
- I responded to the following bug reports:
- For the Debian linux-base package:
- Following discussion on a systemd merge request and in a kernel team meeting, I added the linux-sysctl-defaults package to provide a default sysctl configuration independent of which init system or kernel packages are used. I also requested that procps Depend on or Recommend it.
- I updated the debian/copyright file and fixed most of the open bugs.
- I uploaded version 4.10 and version 4.10.1 to unstable.
- For the Debian firmware-nonfree package:
- I finished reviewing and merged Diederik de Haas’s major (non-upstream) update to firmware-nonfree.
- I uploaded version 20230625-3~exp1 to experimental, but it was auto-rejected. I fixed a lintian override to satisfy the older lintian version on ftp-master, then uploaded version 20230625-3~exp2.
- I merged my changes to support and use wildcards in file lists.
- Diederik’s changes included package splits that could cause file loss in conjunction with the /usr-move in this release cycle. I applied Helmut Grohne’s fix from the above bug report, then uploaded version 20230625-3~exp3 to unstable.
- I prepared an update to the latest upstream version.
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FOSS activity in May 2024
- For the Debian kernel security tracker:
- I implemented some static checks in CI.
- I continued work on automated handling of kernel CVEs, but it is still not quite ready to merge.
- I implemented improved reporting on top of those changes.
- For the Debian linux package:
- I reviewed and merged the following merge requests:
- Update to 6.8.X + 6.8.X-rtY
- [arm*,riscv64] drivers/pps/clients: Enable PPS_CLIENT_GPIO as module
- [arm64,riscv64] drivers/leds/rgb: Enable LEDS_GROUP_MULTICOLOR and LEDS_PWM_MULTICOLOR as modules
- [arm64] Further improve support for SolidRun HoneyComb
- sound: Enable TAS2781 Smart Amp modules
- [arm64] net/rfkill: Enable RFKILL_GPIO as module
- [arm64] Increase max CPU count to 512
- Enable SND_VIRTIO as module
- d/templates: Change firmware-linux-free from Recommends to Suggests
- I reviewed but did not merge:
- I responded to the following bug reports:
- I opened my own merge requests:
- I uploaded:
- linux-5.10 version 5.10.216-1~deb10u1 to buster-security.
- linux version 6.1.90-1~bpo11+1 to bullseye-backports.
- linux version 6.7.12-1~bpo12+1 to bookworm-backports.
- linux version 6.8.9-1 to unstable.
- I reviewed and merged the following merge requests:
- I attended the mini-DebConf in Berlin and very much enjoyed it. Thanks to all the organisers, volunteers and presenters.
- I supported Salvatore Bonaccorso’s proposal of regular kernel team meetings, and attended the first one.
- I answered Andreas Tille’s questions about the kernel team.
- I uploaded ktls-utils version 0.10-1 to unstable.
- I uploaded wireless-regdb version 2024.05.08-1 to unstable.
- I reviewed all open merge requests for initramfs-tools, and merged most of them.
- For the Debian firmware-nonfree package:
- I started reviewing Diederik de Haas’s major (non-upstream) update to firmware-nonfree.
- I opened a merge request intended to simplify future work: Add support for and start using wildcards in package file lists.
- I uploaded iw version 6.9-1 to unstable.
- For the Debian kernel security tracker:
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FOSS activity in April 2024
- I answered a query about the continued need for an executable stack on Linux/m68k.
- I reported and fixed some regressions on the Linux 4.19-stable branch.
- I proposed a fix for the regression of rsync and scp support in dput-ng.
- I updated the linux (4.19) package for Debian 10 “buster” to upstream version 4.19.311, but didn’t make an upload this month.
- I started work on more automated handling of kernel CVEs for Debian.
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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.
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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:
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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.
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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.
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