* Making linux-libre@6.5 the default kernel
@ 2023-10-03 11:05 Ada Stevenson
2023-10-08 18:17 ` Leo Famulari
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From: Ada Stevenson @ 2023-10-03 11:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: guix-devel
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Hi Guix!
I saw that linux-libre@6.5 was merged upstream today - however, it
hasn't been made the default yet.
I understand why that may be; the commit is quite new, and pushing new
kernel versions on everyone is a pretty big thing. I just want to know
what the timeline on this sort of thing is - when can we expect the new
6.5 kernel to become the default?
There is some pressure to do so - 6.4 is EOL, and I'm sure you've heard
the news regarding the Linux maintainers and the pressures supporting
older kernel versions. I think it's good idea to expedite the transition
to the new stable kernel slightly.
Thanks!
Ada (adanksa) :)
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* Re: Making linux-libre@6.5 the default kernel
2023-10-03 11:05 Making linux-libre@6.5 the default kernel Ada Stevenson
@ 2023-10-08 18:17 ` Leo Famulari
2023-10-09 7:20 ` Ada Stevenson
0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Leo Famulari @ 2023-10-08 18:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Ada Stevenson; +Cc: guix-devel
On Tue, Oct 03, 2023 at 11:05:40AM +0000, Ada Stevenson wrote:
> Hi Guix!
Hi!
> I understand why that may be; the commit is quite new, and pushing new
> kernel versions on everyone is a pretty big thing. I just want to know what
> the timeline on this sort of thing is - when can we expect the new 6.5
> kernel to become the default?
Thanks for asking about this. The reason is that I haven't had enough
time to make these changes lately, and for a while I have been the only
person updating the kernel in Guix.
I'd like for more people to join the effort, and there's some info about
that subject here:
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2023-10/msg00079.html
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* Re: Making linux-libre@6.5 the default kernel
2023-10-08 18:17 ` Leo Famulari
@ 2023-10-09 7:20 ` Ada Stevenson
2023-10-09 15:32 ` Leo Famulari
0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Ada Stevenson @ 2023-10-09 7:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Leo Famulari; +Cc: guix-devel
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> Hi!
Hi Leo! :)
> The reason is that I haven't had enough
> time to make these changes lately, and for a while I have been the only
> person updating the kernel in Guix.
That makes a lot of sense. I had no idea - the reason I came to the
mailing list was to figure out what everyone's doing, and that's proved
very fruitful. Thank you for all of your work :)
So, to make things clear, the delay in making 6.5 the default kernel is
in part because you lack sufficient support in the case that things go
wrong or some urgent change needs to be pushed? That makes sense, and
I'm sorry it is this way. :/
> I'd like for more people to join the effort, and there's some info about
> that subject here:
>
> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2023-10/msg00079.html
I don't think I'll be of much help - I'm pretty unfamiliar with kernel
configuration, and I currently have a few Guix packages that I'm working
on that are taking up most of my Guix time.
However, I wish you the best, and I do hope that you're able to muster
some extra hands from the community. During the university holidays I'll
see if I'm able to lend some help - even if it isn't full-time!
Thanks!
Ada (adanska)
On 10/8/23 6:17 PM, Leo Famulari wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 03, 2023 at 11:05:40AM +0000, Ada Stevenson wrote:
>> Hi Guix!
> Hi!
>
>> I understand why that may be; the commit is quite new, and pushing new
>> kernel versions on everyone is a pretty big thing. I just want to know what
>> the timeline on this sort of thing is - when can we expect the new 6.5
>> kernel to become the default?
> Thanks for asking about this. The reason is that I haven't had enough
> time to make these changes lately, and for a while I have been the only
> person updating the kernel in Guix.
>
> I'd like for more people to join the effort, and there's some info about
> that subject here:
>
> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2023-10/msg00079.html
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* Re: Making linux-libre@6.5 the default kernel
2023-10-09 7:20 ` Ada Stevenson
@ 2023-10-09 15:32 ` Leo Famulari
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From: Leo Famulari @ 2023-10-09 15:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Ada Stevenson
Cc: Christopher Baines via Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution.
On Mon, Oct 9, 2023, at 03:20, Ada Stevenson wrote:
> So, to make things clear, the delay in making 6.5 the default kernel is
> in part because you lack sufficient support in the case that things go
> wrong or some urgent change needs to be pushed?
There's almost never anything wrong, but I haven't even had the time to download the upstream updates, calculate the hashes, prepare patches, push to a staging branch, wait for results from CI, then push to master. Or to put it another way, I haven't wanted to use the time I have available.
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