On 23/01/18 17:29, Benjamin Kaduk wrote: > Hi all, > > As recorded in #886799 (and the merged bugs), the recent linux > kernel updates including meltdown remediation also included a kernel > ABI change that breaks the openafs DKMS module (and non-DKMS module, > for what it's worth). The fix for openafs is pretty simple; just > cherry-pick a couple of upstream patches, but it's not entirely > clear that this update should be considered a "security issue", and > thus I am unclear on what process at > https://wiki.debian.org/LTS/Development really applies. > Should I just find a DD to sponsor the upload to wheezy-security and > get the new package available, or is there some additional (review?) > step as there would for a non-LTS security update or SRU?
We could do some sort of a regression update. Or just a compatibility update. Call it what you want :) Can you point to those patches? Cheers, Emilio
