On Thu, 2026-01-08 at 18:15 +0530, Utkarsh Gupta wrote:
> Hi Ben,
> 
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 8:50 PM Ben Hutchings <[email protected]> wrote:
> > The latest update to src:linux for bullseye (DLA 4404-1) caused a
> > regression for libvirt (#1124549).  This is due to libvirt passing a
> > previously undefined flag to netlink that is now checked and rejected.
> > This was fixed in libvirt 7.1.0 (upstream commit 81334002340b) so is not
> > present in later Debian releases.
> > 
> > Since the kernel change was originally made back in 2022, I don't think
> > we're going to see a workaround added for the libvirt bug now.  So I
> > propose to reassign this bug to libvirt and apply the upstream fix
> > there.  It is a trivial patch and I have already tested that it fixes
> > the issue.
> > 
> > Let me know soon if you have any objections to this.
> 
> I can take that up and prepare the package. I'll test it and will get
> back to you if something feels odd.

Yes, please go ahead with this.  I've now reassigned the bug report to
libvirt.

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
I'm always amazed by the number of people who take up solipsism because
they heard someone else explain it. - E*Borg on alt.fan.pratchett

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