FOSS activity in May 2025

• Debian packages:
  • apt:
    • Bugs:
      • replied to #1078608: apt update silently leaves old index data
  • cis-tools:
    • Merge requests:
      • opened and merged !1: Initial Debian packaging
  • firmware-free:
    • Bugs:
      • replied to #890601: firmware-linux-free uses prebuilt blobs instead of building from source
    • Merge requests:
      • opened !10: Draft: Build CIS files and keyspan_pda firmware from source
  • firmware-nonfree:
    • Bugs:
      • closed #1106282: firmware-nonfree: Update stable-bpo to testing version
    • Uploads:
      • uploaded version 20250410-2~bpo12+1 to bookworm-backports
  • initramfs-tools:
    • Bugs:
      • closed #980021: initramfs-tools: Upgrading a LVM2 system with separate /usr to buster breaks booting
    • Merge requests:
      • merged !142: Handle simple-framebuffer drivers and framebuffer_coreboot built as modules
      • merged !167: hook-functions: Print error message on copy_file failure
      • merged !169: unmkinitramfs: Stop splitting into “early” and “main” subdirectories
      • merged !170: Fix inclusion of panel drivers
  • ktls-utils:
    • Uploads:
      • uploaded version 1.0.0-1 to unstable
  • linux:
    • Bugs:
      • replied to #763547: firmware-linux: please include ihex2fw tool into one of linux-* packages
      • replied to #1103397: Kernel Panic: copy_fpstate_to_sigframe crashes
      • replied to #1104080: linux: Please build with CONFIG_KERNEL_GZIP=y instead of CONFIG_KERNEL_XZ=y on sh4
    • Merge requests:
      • reviewed !1461: Fix some Lintian findings
      • merged !1466: Fix various lintian errors and warnings
      • merged !1471: [arm64] udeb: Add mtk-cmdq-mailbox to kernel-image
      • merged !1488: net/ipv6: Enable IPV6_RPL_LWTUNNEL
      • opened and merged !1489: Fix sh4 build and disable broken flavour
      • opened !1502: Add linux-misc-tools package for bootconfig, ihex2fw, thermometer, and tmon
      • merged !1506: [sparc64/smp] Enable NUMA
      • reviewed !1507: Drop “yama: Disable by default” and use upstream default to restrict ptrace
      • (LTS) opened !1524: Include target Debian release number in ABI name
    • Uploads:
      • (LTS) uploaded version 5.10.237-1 to bullseye-security
  • linux-6.1:
    • Uploads:
      • (LTS) uploaded version 6.1.137-1~deb11u1 to bullseye-security
  • linux-base:
    • Bugs:
      • closed #572712: use hardened sysctl net.* settings per default
      • closed #1076510: procps: “vm.max_map_count = 65530” : Value too small for gaming
      • closed #1095744: kernel-img.conf.5: Some remarks and a patch with editorial changes for this man page
      • closed #1099472: linux-base: manpage refers to long-gone version numbers
      • closed #1100702: linux-update-symlinks.1: Some remarks and a patch with editorial changes for this man page
    • Merge requests:
      • opened !14: Add linux-run-hooks command for use by package maintainer scripts
      • opened !15: Clarify that version parameters are not package version strings
      • opened and merged !16: Manual page updates
      • opened and merged !17: linux-sysctl-defaults: Increase vm.max_map_count to 1048576
    • Uploads:
      • uploaded version 4.12 to unstable
  • procps:
    • Bugs:
      • replied to #1092550: procps: Addback/Provide example of sysctl.d/*.conf like the old sysctl.conf under /usr/share/doc/
  • reform-tools:
    • Bugs:
      • opened and replied to #1104639: Kernel hook installed in wrong directory / missing dependency
  • wireless-regdb:
    • Uploads:
      • uploaded version 2025.02.20-1~deb12u1 to bookworm
      • (LTS) uploaded version 2025.02.20-1~deb11u1 to bullseye-security
• Debian non-package bugs:
  • release.debian.org:
    • replied to #1104052: bookworm-pu: package initramfs-tools/0.142+deb12u2
    • opened #1106559: unblock: linux-base/4.12
    • opened #1106788: unblock: ktls-utils/1.0.0-1
  • wnpp:
    • replied to #1072579: ITP: cis-tools – CIS file tools from pcmcia-cs
    • replied to #1105145: ITP: linux-board-support-package-rb3gen2 – Firmware for RB3Gen2
    • replied to #1105839: ITP: ovpn-dkms – OpenVPN data channel offload (ovpn)
• Mailing lists:
  • debian-devel:
    • posted and replied to Adding Pre-Depends from linux-image packages to linux-base
  • debian-events-eu:
    • replied to Debian BSP near Leuven, 26-27 April
  • debian-kernel:
    • posted Agenda items for kernel-team meeting on 2025-05-21
  • debian-lts:
    • replied to linux-image-6.1-* in Debian Bookworm
  • debian-lts-announce:
    • posted [SECURITY] [DLA 4171-1] wireless-regdb new upstream version
    • posted [SECURITY] [DLA 4178-1] linux security update
    • posted [SECURITY] [DLA 4193-1] linux-6.1 security update
  • debian-release:
    • posted Upstream kernel maintenance lifetime for bookworm and trixie
  • initramfs:
    • posted initramfs-tools 0.147 release
    • posted initramfs-tools 0.148 release