FOSS activity in March 2026

• Debian packages:
  • firmware-nonfree:
    • Bugs:
      • closed #1064620: firmware-nonfree: suggestions for the packaging, gencontrol.py and debian/rules
      • closed #1126797: firmware-intel-graphics: Please ship irci_irci_ecr-master_20161208_0213_20170112_1500.bin as ipu3-fw.bin
      • closed #1131751: ABI break in amdxdna npu firmware
    • Merge requests:
      • opened and merged !140: Update to 20260309
      • opened and merged !141: Clean up packaging (from Nicolas Boulenguez)
      • opened !142: Replace copy-firmware.sh; install files and generate metainfo.xml at build time
    • Uploads:
      • uploaded version 20260110-1~bpo13+1 to trixie-backports
      • uploaded version 20260221-1 to unstable
      • uploaded version 20260221-1~bpo13+1 to trixie-backports
      • uploaded version 20260309-1 to unstable
  • hexagon-dsp-binaries:
    • Bugs:
      • replied to and reassigned #1130844: firmware-qcom-soc depends on unavailable package firmware-qcom-dsp
  • initramfs-tools:
    • Merge requests:
      • merged !172: Use 3cpio for unmkinitramfs/lsinitramfs if available
      • merged !186: update-initramfs: support loading post-update hooks from /usr/share/ too
      • merged !190: autopkgtest: increase timeout to 240s on s390x
  • libtirpc:
    • Bugs:
      • replied to and reassigned #1132176: rpc.mountd: symbol lookup error: rpc.mountd: undefined symbol: rpc_gss_getcred, version TIRPC_0.3.0
  • libvirt:
    • Bugs:
      • replied to and reassigned #1130974: libvirt: Should use nftables for IP masquerading to work with PREEMPT_RT
  • linux:
    • Bugs:
      • replied to #1128861: linux: when serving NFS, client attempts to lock served files fail with “No locks available”
      • replied to #1130656: [grub2] wrong kernel version order
      • closed #1132224: linux: nouveau regression on GK208B/GT 730 after kernel update: artifacts and X crashes
    • Merge requests:
      • reviewed !1842: Merge kernel-wedge and use directly
      • reviewed and merged !1849: Cleanup installer
      • merged !1853: [amd64] drivers/platform/x86/uniwill: Enable UNIWILL_LAPTOP as module
      • opened and merged !1854: Fix ordering of kernel version strings for multiple Debian revisions
      • reviewed and closed !1857: crypto: padlock-sha - Disable for Zhaoxin processor
      • opened !1862: Fix regressions in debian/bin/test-patches
      • opened !1865: Draft: hyperv-daemons: Build using upstream Makefile; install hv_fcopy_uio_daemon
    • (LTS) worked on backports to 5.10 and 6.1 of the fixes for “CrackArmor” security flaws
    • Uploads:
      • (LTS) uploaded version 5.10.251-1 to bullseye-security
      • uploaded version 6.12.74-2~bpo12+1 to bookworm-backports
      • uploaded version 6.18.15-1~bpo13+1 to trixie-backports
      • uploaded version 6.19.6-2~bpo13+1 to trixie-backports
      • uploaded version 6.19.8-1~bpo13+1 to trixie-backports
  • (LTS) linux-6.1:
    • Uploads:
      • uploaded version 6.1.164-1~deb11u1 to bullseye-security
  • linux-base:
    • Uploads:
      • uploaded version 4.12.1~bpo12+1 to bookworm-backports
  • sgt-puzzles:
    • Bugs:
      • closed #363441: It’s too easy to quit
      • closed #550311: slant: Please make shading of filled squares configurable
      • closed #1079717: sgt-puzzles: [Mozaic] crashes when copying the game
      • closed #1116973: sgt-puzzles: Loopy Spectres type
    • Uploads:
      • uploaded version 20250730.a7c7826-1 to unstable
  • wireless-regdb:
    • Uploads:
      • (LTS) uploaded version 2026.02.04-1~deb11u1 to bullseye-security
• Debian non-packages:
  • kernel-team:
    • added script to show status of all kernel team backports
  • pipeline:
    • Issues:
      • opened #552: piuparts job fails to install dependencies outside of main
• Mailing lists:
  • debian-kernel:
    • posted and replied to Agenda items for kernel-team meeting on 2026-03-18
    • replied to How is “keep two last kernels” policy implemented?
  • debian-lts-announce:
    • posted [SECURITY] [DLA 4498-1] linux security update
    • posted [SECURITY] [DLA 4499-1] linux-6.1 security update
    • posted [SECURITY] [DLA 4501-1] wireless-regdb new upstream version
  • linux-bluetooth:
    • (LTS) replied to [PATCH v3] Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix invalid response to L2CAP_ECRED_RECONF_REQ
  • netdev:
    • (LTS) replied to [PATCH net v2] net: consume xmit errors of GSO frames
  • stable/patches:
    • (LTS) reviewed 5.10.252 and replied to various patches included in it