Hello, I would like to schedule the upload of the next linux-2.6 2.6.18 version, with the following changes:
1. new vserver patch, breaks ABI 2. new Xen patch 3. Activate PAE on i386 Xen subarch, breaks ABI 4. arm changes 5. 2.6.18.5 ABI breaking patch (Honour source routing for LVS-NAT) This update bears 3 ABI breaking changes. While the vserver patch might be adaptable, the PAE migration of i386 Xen is not. But we need this change as a workaround for #399113, otherwise the i386 Xen kernels will be broken in the release, and require an immediate update. And since we are already planning an ABI bump, we can add the missing changeset of 2.6.18.5, too. 2 more things are outstanding: 1. a new orig.tar.gz without undistributable firmwares, in order to satisfy the recent GR on this issue 2. amd64 kernels for i386 We still have some work to do, in order to get these done in time. Question towards the boot and release teams: is this OK with you? I know this means a further delay of etch because of another round of udebs and various changes in the installer configs, but the Xen issue is odd and really needs a fix. The upload should be scheduled for Tuesday, unless someone vetoes. If you have any last minute changes which are that important they cannot wait for the first point release kernel, please list them here so we can discuss them. Best regards Frederik Schueler -- ENOSIG
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