The Latest Kernel Release.

3rensho · 05-26-2021, 06:25 AM

5.12.7 has been released along with a host of others. .7 is building now

cwizardone · 05-26-2021, 06:40 AM

3rensho · 05-26-2021, 07:14 AM

5.12.7 running fine.

AlleyTrotter · 05-26-2021, 08:36 AM

5.12.7 : Running fine on Slackware64-14.2 also

mats_b_tegner · 05-27-2021, 11:41 AM

Code:

Linux hp-laptop.example.org 5.4.122 #1 SMP Wed May 26 16:01:32 CEST 2021 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T6400@ 2.00GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux

5.4.122 seems to be running fine as well so far.

cwizardone · 05-27-2021, 01:18 PM

Year 2021, Round 37.

Another batch of updates has been scheduled for release on Saturday, 29 May 2021, at approximately 15:00, GMT. If no problems are found while testing the release candidates, they might be available sometime on Friday (depending on your time zone).

The details:

5.12.8-rc1, with 7 patches, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...5.3/05449.html

5.10.41-rc1, with 9 patches, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...5.3/05441.html

5.4.123-rc1, with 7 patches, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...5.3/05423.html

3rensho · 05-28-2021, 07:58 AM

5.12.8 running fine

Jan K. · 05-28-2021, 09:48 AM

Seven patches!?

Surely that must be some kinda record?

cwizardone · 05-28-2021, 10:05 AM

AlleyTrotter · 05-28-2021, 11:31 AM

5.12.8 not too late for Slackware64-14.2
works good for me
john

mats_b_tegner · 05-28-2021, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cwizardone

These kernels fix a privilege escalation vulnerability in the BPF verifier (CVE-2021-33200):
https://lwn.net/ml/oss-security/CAFz...ail.gmail.com/

5.4.123 seems to build and run fine as well:

Code:

Linux hp-laptop.example.org 5.4.123 #1 SMP Fri May 28 17:46:01 CEST 2021 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T6400@ 2.00GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux

Aeterna · 05-28-2021, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cwizardone

nothing there to bother with kernel upgrade.

cwizardone · 05-30-2021, 05:10 PM

5.13-rc4
Release Candidate 4, for the 5.13 "mainline" development kernel has been been made available for testing.

The tarball, https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/t/linux-5.13-rc4.tar.gz

Mr. Torvalds' announcement, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...5.3/07416.html

cwizardone · 05-31-2021, 08:33 AM

Year 2021, Round 38.

Another batch of updates has been scheduled for release on Wednesday, 2 June 2021, at approximately 13:00, GMT. If no problems are found while testing the release candidates, they might be available sometime on Tuesday (depending on your time zone).

The details:

5.12.9-rc1, with 296 patches, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...5.3/08746.html

5.10.42-rc1, with 252 patches, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...5.3/08290.html

5.4.124-rc1, with 177 patches, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...5.3/08545.html

4.19.193-rc1, with 116 patches, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...5.3/08060.html

4.14.235-rc1, with 79 patches, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...5.3/08200.html

4.9.271-rc1, with 66 patches, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...5.3/07948.html

4.4.271-rc1, with 54 patches, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...5.3/07899.html

cwizardone · 06-01-2021, 03:50 AM

A second round of release candidates for the most recent batch of updates:

4.14.235-rc2, with 84 patches, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...6.0/00191.html

4.9.271-rc2, with 71 patches, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...6.0/00192.html

4.4.271-rc2, with 64 patches, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...6.0/00374.html