The Latest Kernel Release.

ponce · 12-28-2019, 01:57 AM

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Originally Posted by SunnyJim

I have a bit of news for this thread. apparently the 5.4.6 kernel gives my msi ge62 6qd apache pro laptop problems with prime sync (said laptop has nvidia gtx960m gpu) whereas i have no such problems with the 4.19.86 series kernel. My xorg.conf as well as my modprobe.d configuration file (options nvidia_drm modeset=1) are also correct as far as i can see. I noticed horizontal tearing after upgrading to the newer kernel and setting it up for prime sync (cat /sys/module/nvidia_drm/parameters/modeset yielded an "N" as opposed to a "Y" no matter what i seemed to do). The only way i was able to get properly working prime sync was to downgrade back to 4.19.86. And yes i am using proprietary nvidia drivers.

there's a bug filed for this upstream: it seems it starts with 5.4.x (5.3.x -that is EOL- is fine).

https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/t...chronization-/

cwizardone · 12-29-2019, 11:56 AM

After a well deserved Christmas break the Kernel Elves have scheduled another round of updates for release on Tuesday, 31 December 2019, at approximately 17:00, GMT.

If no problems are found while testing the release candidates, they might be available late Monday or early Tuesday (depending on your time zone).

There will be 434 patches in the 5.4.7 update, 219 in 4.19.92 and 161 patches in the 4.14.161 update.

The details:

5.4.7, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...2.3/02819.html

4.19.92, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...2.3/02179.html

4.14.161, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...2.3/02093.html

cwizardone · 12-29-2019, 03:39 PM

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Linux 5.4.7 / 4.19.92 / 4.14.161 Bringing The AMD MCE Fix For New Threadripper CPUs

The story can be found here, https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pa....14-MCE-Fix-TR

cwizardone · 12-29-2019, 05:36 PM

5.5-rc4

The newest "mainline" development kernel, version 5.5-rc4, has been been made available for testing.

The tarball, https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/t/linux-5.5-rc4.tar.gz

Mr. Torvalds' announcement, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...2.3/02926.html

cwizardone · 12-31-2019, 07:37 AM

Kernel update 4.14.161 is now available at,

https://www.kernel.org/

The change log,

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...geLog-4.14.161

cwizardone · 12-31-2019, 10:08 AM

The 5.4.7 and 4.19.92 kernel updates are now available at,

https://www.kernel.org/

The change logs,

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...hangeLog-5.4.7

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...ngeLog-4.19.92

mats_b_tegner · 12-31-2019, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by cwizardone

The 5.4.7 and 4.19.92 kernel updates are now available at,

https://www.kernel.org/

The change logs,
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...hangeLog-5.4.7
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...ngeLog-4.19.92

These kernels fix CVE-2019-19037

cwizardone · 12-31-2019, 11:44 AM

Please be aware the 5.4.7 and 4.19.92 kernels have their problems.

For 5.4.7, see, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...2.3/03700.html

For 4.19.92, see, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...2.3/03694.html

mats_b_tegner · 12-31-2019, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by cwizardone

Please be aware the 5.4.7 and 4.19.92 kernels have their problems.
For 5.4.7, see, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...2.3/03700.html
For 4.19.92, see, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...2.3/03694.html

Okay, so tests fail on PPC64, 4.19.92 seems to work on x86_64 for me so far.

cwizardone · 12-31-2019, 07:15 PM

Happy New Year!

hitest · 12-31-2019, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by cwizardone

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year, man!

Code:

bash-5.0$ uname -r
5.4.7

garpu · 12-31-2019, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cwizardone

Please be aware the 5.4.7 and 4.19.92 kernels have their problems.

For 5.4.7, see, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...2.3/03700.html

For 4.19.92, see, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...2.3/03694.html

PPC architecture only, right?

ETA: answered my own question. The issues reported are only PPC, so far.

cwizardone · 01-02-2020, 04:53 PM

To start off the new year, another round of kernel updates has been scheduled for release Saturday night, 4 January 2020, at approximately 22:00, GMT.

If no problems are found while testing the release candidates, they might be available late Friday or early Saturday (depending on your time zone).

There will be 191 patches in the 5.4.8 kernel update, 114 in 4.19.93, 91 in 4.14.162, 171 in 4.9.208 and, finally, 137 patches in the 4.4.208 update.

The details:

5.4.8, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...1.0/00813.html

4.19.93, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...1.0/00925.html

4.14.162, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...1.0/00996.html

4.9.208, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...1.0/01049.html

4.4.208, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...1.0/01164.html

cwizardone · 01-04-2020, 06:57 AM

Kernel updates 4.14.162, 4.9.208 and 4.4.208 are now available at,

https://www.kernel.org/

The change logs,

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...geLog-4.14.162

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...ngeLog-4.9.208

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...ngeLog-4.4.208

The 32-bit version of Dave's Unofficial Slackbuilt Kernel update for the 4.4.y series can be found at, https://dusk.idlemoor.tk

cwizardone · 01-04-2020, 12:28 PM

Kernel updates 5.4.8 and 4.19.93 are now available at,

https://www.kernel.org/

The change logs,

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...hangeLog-5.4.8

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...ngeLog-4.19.93