From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic =?UTF-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?=) Subject: bug#22274: GuixSD resets hardware clock (on Lenovo x200 with libreboot) Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 18:07:33 +0100 Message-ID: <87r3hd8pm2.fsf@gnu.org> References: <87ege42bg6.fsf@dustycloud.org> <87oad5jp4e.fsf@gnu.org> <87io3aypk7.fsf@dustycloud.org> <87r3hxbd7b.fsf@gnu.org> <87fuycyqpm.fsf@dustycloud.org> <87a8o8yoja.fsf@dustycloud.org> <87bn8ngp6u.fsf@gnu.org> <871t9g2ljg.fsf@dustycloud.org> <87wpr66cw7.fsf@dustycloud.org> <87si1u65dy.fsf@dustycloud.org> <87powxttq8.fsf@netris.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:34166) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aLZlI-0001DD-A9 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Tue, 19 Jan 2016 12:08:09 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aLZlE-0001m6-3Z for bug-guix@gnu.org; Tue, 19 Jan 2016 12:08:08 -0500 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:37491) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aLZlD-0001kv-W7 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Tue, 19 Jan 2016 12:08:04 -0500 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aLZlC-0004mM-Id for bug-guix@gnu.org; Tue, 19 Jan 2016 12:08:02 -0500 Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <87powxttq8.fsf@netris.org> (Mark H. Weaver's message of "Tue, 19 Jan 2016 11:33:03 -0500") List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Guix List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-guix-bounces+gcggb-bug-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: bug-guix-bounces+gcggb-bug-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Mark H Weaver Cc: 22274@debbugs.gnu.org Mark H Weaver skribis: > Christopher Allan Webber writes: > >> From e60db83ffff23c57ec5c44de7c99cee8e4e353ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 >> From: Christopher Allan Webber >> Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2016 20:34:25 -0800 >> Subject: [PATCH] gnu: Add linux-libre-4.2.5 >> >> This older version of linux-libre is being added because it was found >> that newer versions (or at least 4.3.3) of linux-libre were not reading >> the hardware clock on (at least Libreboot-enabled) Thinkpad x200 >> machines. >> >> * gnu/linux.scm (linux-libre-4.2.5): New variable. > > I would say that the variable should be named 'linux-libre-4.2', which > would always be bound to the latest 4.2.x. However, there's another > problem: the 4.2 branch is no longer supported upstream, so it will no > longer receive security updates and other important fixes. > > I suggest that we instead add linux-libre-4.1, which is still supported > upstream and is designated as an LTS branch. Would that be okay? If it works for Christopher, that=E2=80=99s a good idea. > Another issue is that the kernel config for 4.3 is being used here. I > guess maybe that's working well enough in this case, but really our > kernel packages should be refactored somewhat to make this nicer. Yeah, though that=E2=80=99s probably beyond the scope of this particular is= sue. > One more thing: Francis Rowe told me that the coreboot developers have > determined that this is a bug on their side, and libreboot will > cherry-pick the fix soon, if it hasn't already. Interesting. Any links to the bug report or commit? Thanks for your feedback! Ludo=E2=80=99.