Re: Making linux-libre@6.5 the default kernel
On Mon, Oct 9, 2023, at 03:20, Ada Stevenson wrote: > So, to make things clear, the delay in making 6.5 the default kernel is > in part because you lack sufficient support in the case that things go > wrong or some urgent change needs to be pushed? There's almost never anything wrong, but I haven't even had the time to download the upstream updates, calculate the hashes, prepare patches, push to a staging branch, wait for results from CI, then push to master. Or to put it another way, I haven't wanted to use the time I have available.
Re: Making linux-libre@6.5 the default kernel
Hi! Hi Leo! :) The reason is that I haven't had enough time to make these changes lately, and for a while I have been the only person updating the kernel in Guix. That makes a lot of sense. I had no idea - the reason I came to the mailing list was to figure out what everyone's doing, and that's proved very fruitful. Thank you for all of your work :) So, to make things clear, the delay in making 6.5 the default kernel is in part because you lack sufficient support in the case that things go wrong or some urgent change needs to be pushed? That makes sense, and I'm sorry it is this way. :/ I'd like for more people to join the effort, and there's some info about that subject here: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2023-10/msg00079.html I don't think I'll be of much help - I'm pretty unfamiliar with kernel configuration, and I currently have a few Guix packages that I'm working on that are taking up most of my Guix time. However, I wish you the best, and I do hope that you're able to muster some extra hands from the community. During the university holidays I'll see if I'm able to lend some help - even if it isn't full-time! Thanks! Ada (adanska) On 10/8/23 6:17 PM, Leo Famulari wrote: On Tue, Oct 03, 2023 at 11:05:40AM +, Ada Stevenson wrote: Hi Guix! Hi! I understand why that may be; the commit is quite new, and pushing new kernel versions on everyone is a pretty big thing. I just want to know what the timeline on this sort of thing is - when can we expect the new 6.5 kernel to become the default? Thanks for asking about this. The reason is that I haven't had enough time to make these changes lately, and for a while I have been the only person updating the kernel in Guix. I'd like for more people to join the effort, and there's some info about that subject here: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2023-10/msg00079.html OpenPGP_0x99A5BEE5B59C15DB.asc Description: OpenPGP public key OpenPGP_signature Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: Making linux-libre@6.5 the default kernel
On Tue, Oct 03, 2023 at 11:05:40AM +, Ada Stevenson wrote: > Hi Guix! Hi! > I understand why that may be; the commit is quite new, and pushing new > kernel versions on everyone is a pretty big thing. I just want to know what > the timeline on this sort of thing is - when can we expect the new 6.5 > kernel to become the default? Thanks for asking about this. The reason is that I haven't had enough time to make these changes lately, and for a while I have been the only person updating the kernel in Guix. I'd like for more people to join the effort, and there's some info about that subject here: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2023-10/msg00079.html
Making linux-libre@6.5 the default kernel
Hi Guix! I saw that linux-libre@6.5 was merged upstream today - however, it hasn't been made the default yet. I understand why that may be; the commit is quite new, and pushing new kernel versions on everyone is a pretty big thing. I just want to know what the timeline on this sort of thing is - when can we expect the new 6.5 kernel to become the default? There is some pressure to do so - 6.4 is EOL, and I'm sure you've heard the news regarding the Linux maintainers and the pressures supporting older kernel versions. I think it's good idea to expedite the transition to the new stable kernel slightly. Thanks! Ada (adanksa) :) OpenPGP_0x99A5BEE5B59C15DB.asc Description: OpenPGP public key OpenPGP_signature Description: OpenPGP digital signature
