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.