New kernels

[xeno74]

New for the final kernel 6.19.0:

• Linux 6.19 Released With Better Support For Older AMD GPUs, DRM Color Pipeline API -- phoronix.com
• Linux 6.19 Features Include Many Benefits For Intel & AMD Users -- phoronix.com
• Linux 6.19 Sees Last Minute Scheduler Regression Fixes -- phoronix.com
• 6.19.0 final announcement
• BTRFS fix
• NVMe fixes
• MM hotfixes
• MM hotfixes part2
• Networking fixes
• DRM fixes
• Sound fixes
• DMA mapping fixes
• Linux Git log
• Phoronix articles, reviews and news stories covering Linux 6.19

Thanks a lot to Skateman and Hypex for testing the alphas and release candidates.

[xeno74]

Hi All,

I am happy to release the final kernel 6.19.0 for X1000 and e5500 machines (X5000/20, X5000/40, Mirari, and QEMU VMs).

Download and further information: github.com

Thanks a lot to Skateman and Hypex for testing the alphas and release candidates.



Cheers,
Christian

[xeno74]

New for the alpha1 of kernel 7.0:

• Linus Torvalds Confirms The Next Kernel Is Linux 7.0 -- phoronix.com
• Btrfs Brings Experimental Remap-Tree Feature & More In Linux 7.0 -- phoronix.com
• BTRFS updates
• HFS/HFS Plus updates
• XFS updates
• Linux Git log
• Phoronix articles, reviews and news stories covering Linux 7.0

[xeno74]

Hi All,

The merge window for the kernel 7.0 has been started and here is the first alpha with the first file system updates for testing.

Download and further information: github.com



Please test it.

Thanks,
Christian

[xeno74]

Hi All,

I compiled the alpha2 of kernel 7.0 with the first PowerPC updates and DRM updates for X1000 and e5500 machines (X5000/20, X5000/40, Mirari, and QEMU VMs) today.

Download and further information: github.com

Screenshot of the Docker containers for compiling and testing the kernel (Docker Swarm with shared access via SSHFS to the kernel_dev bind mount on the PowerPC kernel cross compiling container):



Please test the kernels.

Thanks,
Christian

[xeno74]

Testing of the alpha2 of kernel 7.0 (Retro test ):

[xeno74]

Hi All,

I released the alpha3 of kernel 7.0 with further PowerPC updates for X1000 and e5500 machines (X5000/20, X5000/40, Mirari, and QEMU VMs) today.

Download and further information: github.com

Docker containers for compiling and testing the kernel (Docker Swarm with shared access via SSHFS to the kernel_dev bind mount on the PowerPC kernel cross compiling container):



Testing of the alpha3 of kernel 7.0 in the test container:



Please test it.

Thanks,
Christian

[Hypex]

So tested the final 6.19 that is working well as expected on Mate and Debian. I'll get onto testing the 7.0 alphas next.

In addition I've tested the 6.12.68 kernel which is working fine on Xenial from which I'm typing this now.

I did see a glitch from my boot loader when unpacking the 6.19.0 kernel for Debian which froze. But I walked away to make a coffee so don't know if it was stuck before it unpacked or after. I'm not sure what is causing it as I randomly find it gets stuck unpacking a kernel. Sometimes in the middle. Then I reboot and the exact same procedure works. These random glitches annoy me.

[xeno74]

So tested the final 6.19 that is working well as expected on Mate and Debian. I'll get onto testing the 7.0 alphas next.

In addition I've tested the 6.12.68 kernel which is working fine on Xenial from which I'm typing this now.

Thank you for testing!

[xeno74]

Hi All,

Here is the alpha4 of kernel 7.0 for X1000 and e5500 machines (X5000/20, X5000/40, Mirari, and QEMU VMs).

Download and further information: github.com

We were previously able to disable PREEMPT in the kernel configuration because of issues with KVM PR and KVM HV, but the latest kernels now enable it by default and it is no longer possible to disable it.

I created a bug report and a patch for disabling PREEMPT today. KVM PR and KVM HV work without any problems with the patched alpha4.



Please test the kernels.

Thanks,
Christian