The Latest Kernel Release.

cwizardone · 02-24-2020, 04:08 AM

Kernel updates 5.5.6, 5.4.22 and 4.19.106 are now available at, https://www.kernel.org/

The change logs,

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...hangeLog-5.5.6

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...angeLog-5.4.22

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...geLog-4.19.106

cwizardone · 02-27-2020, 08:22 AM

Year 2020, Round 15

Another batch of kernel updates has been scheduled for release Saturday, 29 February 2020, at approximately 13:00, 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 150 patches in the 5.5.7 update, 135 in 5.4.23, 97 in 4.19.107, 237 in 4.14.172, 165 in 4.9.215 and, finally, 113 patches in the 4.4.215 update.

The details:

5.5.7, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...2.3/05409.html

5.4.23, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...2.3/05464.html

4.19.107, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...2.3/05105.html

4.14.172, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...2.3/04938.html

4.9.215, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...2.3/05680.html

4.4.215, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...2.3/04714.html

Jan K. · 02-27-2020, 03:31 PM

Took notice of a handful of bugfixes for btrfs and am surprised to see ext4 fixes in latest changelogs!

phenixia2003 · 02-28-2020, 08:56 AM

Hello

Quote:

Originally Posted by cwizardone

5.4.23, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...2.3/05464.html

This includes the patch (finally backported to kernel-5.4) that fixes the (GPU) intel issue 673 :

Code:

drm/i915/gt: Detect if we miss WaIdleLiteRestore

Quote:

Originally Posted by cwizardone

5.4.23, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...2.3/05464.html
4.4.215, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...2.3/04714.html

Both include the patches that fix CVE-2020-2732 (see Intel KVM Virtualization Hit By Vulnerability Over Unfinished Code on phoronix) :

Code:

KVM: nVMX: Check IO instruction VM-exit conditions
KVM: nVMX: Refactor IO bitmap checks into helper function
KVM: nVMX: Don't emulate instructions in guest mode

--
SeB

cwizardone · 02-28-2020, 09:21 AM

@Phenixia2003,
Many thanks for the information.

Kernel updates 4.19.107, 4.14.172, 4.9.215 and 4.4.215 are now available at,

https://www.kernel.org/

The change logs,

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...geLog-4.19.107

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...geLog-4.14.172

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...ngeLog-4.9.215

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...ngeLog-4.4.215

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 · 02-28-2020, 10:40 AM

Kernel updates 5.5.7 and 5.4.23 are now available at,

https://www.kernel.org/

The change logs,

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...hangeLog-5.5.7

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...angeLog-5.4.23

tramtrist · 02-28-2020, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phenixia2003

Hello

This includes the patch (finally backported to kernel-5.4) that fixes the (GPU) intel issue 673 :

Code:

drm/i915/gt: Detect if we miss WaIdleLiteRestore

Both include the patches that fix CVE-2020-2732 (see Intel KVM Virtualization Hit By Vulnerability Over Unfinished Code on phoronix) :

Code:

KVM: nVMX: Check IO instruction VM-exit conditions
KVM: nVMX: Refactor IO bitmap checks into helper function
KVM: nVMX: Don't emulate instructions in guest mode

--
SeB

Finally... I'll try going back to LTS after the next update from PV .. I hope this fixes it. 5.6.0-rc3 resolved the issues for me.

ttk · 02-28-2020, 03:15 PM

I see relevant bugfixes in 4.4.215 for alsa, ext4 and usb.

An update for 14.2 would be nice, but does PV do that for bugfix releases? Or just CVEs?

I suppose having to wait for a future 4.4.x with security fixes isn't that bad. All of my 14.2 systems seem to be working smoothly right now.

cwizardone · 02-29-2020, 03:01 PM

The 5.4.23 kernel for Slackware-current is now available.
http://slackware.oregonstate.edu/sla.../ChangeLog.txt

Quote:

Sat Feb 29 19:20:21 UTC 2020
a/kernel-generic-5.4.23-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
a/kernel-huge-5.4.23-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
DM_BUFIO y -> m
DM_SNAPSHOT y -> m
a/kernel-modules-5.4.23-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
a/logrotate-3.16.0-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
ap/cups-filters-1.27.2-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
d/kernel-headers-5.4.23-x86-1.txz: Upgraded.
k/kernel-source-5.4.23-noarch-1.txz: Upgraded.
isolinux/initrd.img: Rebuilt.
kernels/*: Upgraded.
testing/packages/PAM/hplip-3.20.2-x86_64-1_pam.txz: Upgraded.
usb-and-pxe-installers/usbboot.img: Rebuilt.
+--------------------------+

0XBF · 02-29-2020, 03:18 PM

I just finished a hard reboot on my laptop due to another intel graphics hang in 5.4.22 and was wondering when the 5.4.23 would be ready. Gonna test this asap. Thanks PV.

tramtrist · 02-29-2020, 04:41 PM

Microfreezes and overheating stopped.... for now anyway

0XBF · 02-29-2020, 05:08 PM

I gave my machine over an hour of intensive use and have had no temporary or hard lockups yet. Looks promising

cwizardone · 03-02-2020, 01:13 AM

5.6-rc4

Release Candidate 4, for the most recent "mainline" development kernel, version 5.6, has been been made available for testing.

The tarball, https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/t/linux-5.6-rc4.tar.gz

Mr. Torvalds' announcement, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...3.0/00338.html

cwizardone · 03-03-2020, 08:23 PM

Year 2020, Round 16

Another batch of kernel updates has been scheduled for release Thursday evening, 5 March 2020, at approximately 17:00, GMT.

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

There will be 176 patches in the 5.5.8 update, 152 in 5.4.24 and 87 in the 4.19.108 update.

The details:

5.5.8, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...3.0/03360.html

5.4.24, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...3.0/03056.html

4.19.108, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...3.0/03184.html

cwizardone · 03-05-2020, 10:01 AM

Kernel updates 5.5.8, 5.4.24 and 4.19.108 are now available at,

https://www.kernel.org/

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...hangeLog-5.5.8

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...angeLog-5.4.24

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...geLog-4.19.108