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The new text on verifying #Linux #kernel bugs and bisecting regressions can now be found on kernel.org:
https://

"'"The #kernel team is working on final integration for #LinuxKernel 6.8. This version was just recently released, and will arrive soon in @… Linux. A…

Getting closer and closer to the point where I'll start a git tree[1] with fixes and reverts for #Linux #kernel regressions in the latest stable series, as from here it seems quite a few of the known problems could quickly be solved by a revert or applying fixes already queued[2]/still under review[3].…

Things that make me sad:
When #Linux #kernel developers file bugs in bugzilla.kernel.org against subsystems that do not use the bug tracker[1]: it seems even they are not aware that the bug most likely won't be forwarded to the responsible developers and thus not be acted upon.
[1] remind…

"'[…] #git was created as a tool to unblock future #Linux #kernel releases — not intended as a global reinvention of all source code management; Linus’s comments highlight that he explicitly saw source code…

BitKeeper, Linux, and licensing disputes: How Linus wrote Git in 14 days
For the first ten years of development, prior to its usage of BitKeeper, the Linux Kernel version control tool of choice had just been Linus himself. The system worked like this: developers would submit tarballs and patches to a handful of Linsus’s trusted lieutenants.

🥳 Achievement unlocked: my #kernel vanilla repositories for #Fedora #Linux 39 now shipped more than 100.000 packages[1] built from mainline kernel sources out to @…

Not sure what this human tried to achieve with the private reply[1] shown in the screenshot, but somehow it made me smile and brightened up my day. 😄
[1] a reply to a #Linux #kernel regression tracking mail I sent yesterday:

Jeremy Allison writes:
'" The data shows that “frozen” vendor #Linux kernels, created by branching off a release point and then using a team of engineers to select specific patches to back-port to that branch, are buggier than the upstream “stable” Linux #kernel created by Greg Kroah-Hartma…

The xz backdoor storm isn't over yet and the next storm seems coming up: #LocalPrivilegeEscalation in the #Linux #kernel 5.15 to 6.5 (at least):

GitHub - YuriiCrimson/ExploitGSM: Exploit for 6.4 - 6.5 kernels
Exploit for 6.4 - 6.5 kernels. Contribute to YuriiCrimson/ExploitGSM development by creating an account on GitHub.

#LinuxKernel 6.9[1] is now available in the 'stable' copr of my #kernel vanilla repositories for Fedora #Linux.
For install instructions, see

How do you explain the #Linux #Kernel to a kid? I found this graphic by Shmuel Csaba Otto Traian (CC BY-SA 3.0) on the Wikipedia page for Virtual Reality helpful

Virtual reality - Wikipedia

Just upgraded to Linux kernel 6.8 and my NTFS mounts in fstab failed.
What’s worse was it refused to boot because of the mount failure even though I had errors=continue set.
The fix was:
1. remove defaults, default_permissions
2. change type from ntfs to ntfs3
#linux #kernel

FWIW, in case you heard about "#Linux #kernel developers removed a deprecated #btrfs mount option #systemd relie…

The #kernel developers are wondering if anyone is still using the x32 user mode supported by x86-64 #Linux:
https://

2024-05-10 8:22 #Linux #kernel #regression report[1]
2024-05-10 13:04 a fix is proposed, which a bit later is confirmed to be working[2]; a msg stating "I'll send out the formal patch next we…

Once again the @… project is doing the right & reasonable thing and preparing to jump from #kernel 6.7.y[1] to 6.8.y in #Fedora 38 and 39.
This newer

Theo de Raadt and Linus Torvalds are debating mseal(), a #Linux variant of OpenBSD's mimmutable() syscall – which might or might not be merged for #kernel 6.10, as can be seen from other parts of the discussion:

Reminder: if you want to link to some #Linux #kernel discussion on lists like #LKML, use the official archives at

Felt kinda happy when I noticed my "mainline-wo-mergew" copr served about 80.000 vanilla #Linux #kernel packages[1] to users of #Fedora 39 so far.[2]
Then I noticed that the "k…

The infra for a "blue screen of death" in the #LinuxKernel has landed in #linux-next[1] and thus is slated for inclusion in #kernel 6.10:

🥳 #Fedora #Linux 40 is only 2 weeks out and users already[1] installed ~10.000 packages from my #kernel vanilla copr that ships the latest mainline

"'In this post, I’ll describe our track record in supporting Linux on laptops with Windows on Snapdragon and how that continues with the Snapdragon X Elite. You’ll see what’s already merged in the mainline #Linux #Kernel, what’s pending and what’s on our roadmap.

Upstreaming Linux kernel support for the Snapdragon X Elite
Latest SoC is getting traction on Windows-based laptops, and we’re also consistently upstreaming to mainline Linux. See areas of focus and try our Debian installer.

Minor PSA: don't use phrases like "I'm running a tip #kernel" when you want to express that you are running the latest mainline #Linux.
That's because "tip" in #LinuxKernel

#Linux 6.7.12 is out, which is the "LAST 6.7.y #kernel to be released. This branch is now end-of-life. Please move to the 6.8.y branch at this point in time."

Hmm, looks like "NT synchronization primitive emulation" (#ntsync aka emulation of Windows NT synchronization primitives) a few people are really looking forward to and meant to be merged for #Linux #kernel

Have you heard the slightly chaotic chatter wrt to a Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) vulnerability in the #Linux #kernel's n_gsm module[1]?
Some of that chatter seems to be about one or two old vulnerabilities fixed upstream some months ago. But it currently looks like there is some other &…

"The @… project is happy to announce the creation of a
Community Engagement Working Group (WG).
[…] connect with [#Linux] #kernel maintainers, discuss and impr…

For the #Linux #kernel developers among you:
Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst[1] now mentions how to tag commits you do *not* want to see backported to stable/longterm series without an explicit request.[2]
Ohh, and it now mentions the difference between stable@kernel.org and stabl…

For the #Linux #kernel developers among you:
Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst[1] now mentions how to tag commits you do *not* want to see backported to stable/longterm series without an explicit request.[2]
Ohh, and it now mentions the difference between stable@kernel.org and stabl…

There is some crazy guy that is sending a lot of proposals for the #Linux #kernel summit[1] and the #LinuxKernel maintainers summit[2] regarding regressions. 🙃 😬
Five in total already. And from what I…

Even wanted to know what this iomap thing in the #Linux #kernel is?
Then check out this docs rfc patch from Ritesh Harjani:

Would you have the patience and persistence to post something like the following about a hundred times in reply to the same person over 3 years?
"'This is the semi-friendly patch-bot […] you seem to have sent a nonsensical or otherwise pointless review comment to a patch submission on a #Linux #kernel

Linus commented on the BPF extensible scheduler class aka the sched_ext (SCX) patchset:
'"I honestly see no reason to delay this any more. […] my
current plan is to merge this for [#Linux #kernel] 6.11.
[…]
I'm also not a believer in the argument that has been used (mult…

I thought the question "do we want to include #Linux #kernel drivers in the upstream #LinuxKernel even for hardware used exclusively within a company" had been answered with "yes, that's a…

#Bcachefs developer Kent Overstreet has an, ehh, "interesting" stance when it comes to participating in #Linux #kernel development and following its rules:

In case anyone wonders if the #Linux CVE team releases #LinuxKernel CVEs before the problem is fixed in stable and longterm series:
Yes, they sometimes do this when the fix hit the mainline #kernel; n…

Hmm, seems[1] people submitting #Linux #kernel pull request in #github for torvalds/linux[2] do not get a helpful "you are wrong here" message[3] from the KernelPRBot any more.
Does anyone know if…

Pull requests · torvalds/linux
Linux kernel source tree. Contribute to torvalds/linux development by creating an account on GitHub.

A question for experts on #git bisecting the #Linux #Kernel:
Assume someone runs into a regression when updating from 6.1.90[1] to 6.6.30 that needs bisecting. What do you suggest:
* Check manually which…

Ever wondered why @… coined the #Linux #kernel's "no regressions" rule? He just explained it again here:

#Linux #kernel 6.8.5, 6.6.26, 6.1.85, and 5.15.154 were released.
They among others contain the mitigations for the "native BHI (Branch History Injection)" hardware vulnerability that were mainlined yesterday[1] shortly after the vulnerability was published[2].
[1]

The #Linux #kernel's #CVE team just published their thousandth CVE[1]. 🥳 🙃
This happened 78 days after the effort was announced[2].
Note, 26 of the 1003 CVE entries published so far were later rej…

How to Start Contributing to the #Linux #Kernel – Kelsey Steele & Allen Pais, Microsoft
Recording and the slides for this recent #ossna2024 talk are now available on the schedule page:

Open Source Summit North America 2024: How to Start Contributing to the Linux K...
View more about this event at Open Source Summit North America 2024

If commands in a how-to do not work and no one reports it, does it have an impact?
The 'cloning #Linux from a #Git bundle' instructions[1] on #kernel.org were kinda broken for years: they until a few h…

The last step in the #Linux #kernel #printk rework saga (the last big pre-requisite before #PREEMPT_RT can be mai…

The latest #LKML discussion about the #BPF extensible scheduler class (or "sched_ext") for the #Linux #kernel si…