On Thu, Sep 12, 2019 at 5:06 PM Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortma...@windriver.com> wrote: > > Bruce, Yocto kernel folks: > > Here is the next 4.18.x stable update "extension" primarily created > for the Yocto project, continuing from the previous v4.18.42 release. > > There are about 125 commits here, based on the commits that were used > in the 4.19.[48/49/50] linux-stable releases. > > A note to distro builders - normally there are no new Kconfig options > in stable, but here there is a new "NOUVEAU_LEGACY_CTX_SUPPORT" option. > The upstream decided that the easiest solution to avoid potential > security issues with the legacy code was to provide a way for distro > builders to opt out. But it remains enabled by default so as to not > break any exising users who rely on it. > > I suspect I'll have time to do one more final 4.18 stable backport > release. Hopefully with the EOL messaging being in the last few > releases, this is no surprise to anyone, and people have their own > maintenance or migration plans in place and rolled out.
Thanks Paul, We'll see if anyone else reads this part of the release message :D This is now merged. Bruce > > I've put this 4.18.x queue through the usual testing; build testing > on x86-64/32, ARM-64/32, PPC and MIPS, plus some static analysis > and finally some sanity runtime tests on x86-64. > > I did the signed tag just as per the previously released versions. > Please find a signed v4.18.43 tag using this key: > > http://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=vindex&search=0xEBCE84042C07D1D6 > > in the repo in the kernel.org directory here: > > > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulg/linux-4.18.y.git/?h=linux-4.18.y > git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulg/linux-4.18.y.git > > for merge to standard/base in linux-yocto-4.18 and then out from there > into the other base and BSP branches. > > For those who are interested, the evolution of the commits is here: > > https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/paulg/longterm-queue-4.18.git/ > > This repo isn't needed for anything; it just exists for transparency and > so people can see the evolution of the raw commits that were originally > selected to create this 4.18.x release. > > Paul. -- - Thou shalt not follow the NULL pointer, for chaos and madness await thee at its end - "Use the force Harry" - Gandalf, Star Trek II -- _______________________________________________ linux-yocto mailing list linux-yocto@yoctoproject.org https://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/linux-yocto
