FOSS activity in November 2025

• Debian packages:
  • debian-cd:
    • Bugs:
      • replied to #1120055: Please include ifenslave, vlan and possibly bridge-utils to netinst CD
  • firmware-nonfree:
    • Bugs:
      • closed #1106074: include potentially non-redistributable C\&M firmware
      • replied to and closed #1112208: firmware-nvidia-graphics: Missing gsp symlink for nvidia ad107
      • closed #1116997: firmware-amd-graphics: Please update to current VCN firmware on gitlab
      • closed #1118195: firmware-misc-nonfree: no longer actually ships Arm Mali firmware, only link to non-existing file
      • closed #1118199: firmware-mediatek: mt7921e stops working with latest version (20250917-1)
    • Merge requests:
      • reviewed !128: Draft: Add Provides: based ABI versioning mechanism
    • Uploads:
      • uploaded version 20251011-1 to unstable
      • uploaded version 20251021-1 to unstable
      • uploaded version 20251021-1~bpo13+1 to trixie-backports
      • uploaded version 20251111-1 to unstable
  • initramfs-tools:
    • Bugs:
      • closed #894294: Comment in the source of unmkinitramfs is ambiguous
      • replied to #944779: initramfs-tools-core: debug setting does not turn on tracing for scripts called by init
      • replied to #945854: Please include additional virtio modules used for boot into initramfs for MODULES=most
      • closed #1003427: COMPRESS=zstd and COMPRESS=lz4 hard-coded to bad COMPRESSLEVELs
      • closed #1020718: should at least suggest the expected compressors
      • replied to #1032610: reliably composable initramfs - zero-pad output to allow concatenation
      • replied to #1042094: initramfs-tools: Please support systemd-cryptsetup unlocked root filesystem
      • closed #1062968: initramfs-tools-core: Use zstdmt instead of zstd by default
      • closed #1065698: update-initramfs: -k all stopped working
      • closed #1084232: initramfs-tools: update-initramfs fails with “No space left on device” due to 2 temporary initrd copies in /boot
    • Merge requests:
      • reviewed !172: Use 3cpio for unmkinitramfs/lsinitramfs if available
      • merged !185: Run wrap-and-sort
      • reviewed !186: update-initramfs: support loading post-update hooks from /usr/share/ too
      • merged !189: silence incorrect shellcheck SC2329
  • ktls-utils:
    • Merge requests:
      • merged !1: Update for version 1.3.0
      • opened and merged !2: Move config to new upstream preferred name /etc/tlshd/config on upgrade
    • Uploads:
      • uploaded version 1.3.0-1 to unstable
  • linux:
    • Bugs:
      • replied to #1000966: amdgpu: output to VR headset fails with “*ERROR* dc_stream_state is NULL for crtc ‘1’!”
      • closed #1117256: linux-image-6.12.48+deb13-amd64: Kernel can no longer activate ethernet on Dell WD19S docking station
      • closed #1118653: linux-image-6.17.2-amd64: Please restore CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_MASQUERADE
      • replied to #1120277: linux: I’m filing this because I have a serious, persistent bug with my Intel AX210 Bluetooth audio on Debian. The problem isn’t configuration; it’s a kernel driver failure. My Bluetooth headset connects, but I get absolutely no sound.
      • replied to #1120854: linux-image-arm64: Enable dma engine for Renesas RZ platform
    • Merge requests:
      • reviewed !1661: Introduce a base package for version sync
      • opened !1698: CI: Backport source package handling changes to 6.1
    • Uploads:
      • uploaded version 6.12.57-1~bpo12+1 to bookworm-backports
      • uploaded version 6.16.12-1~bpo13+1 to trixie-backports
      • uploaded version 6.17.8-1~bpo13+1 to trixie-backports
  • linux-base:
    • Bugs:
      • replied to #1121366: linux-run-hooks uses wrong directory name for headers postinst
• Debian non-package bugs:
  • general:
    • replied to #1120386: startx error on Trixie
• Mailing lists:
  • debian-devel:
    • replied to ORed build profiles
    • replied to salsa-ci.yml did not have the desired effect
  • debian-kernel:
    • posted Agenda items for kernel-team meeting on 2025-11-05
  • debian-lts-announce:
    • posted [SECURITY] [DLA 4379-1] linux-6.1 security update
  • stable:
    • replied to [PATCH 5.10 171/332] lib/crypto/curve25519-hacl64: Disable KASAN with clang-17 and older