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Re: New kernels

Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2026 6:08 pm
by xeno74
Test of the kernel 6.19.0-rc8 (LSI 53c895a SCSI controller with CD-ROM):

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Re: New kernels

Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2026 11:40 am
by xeno74
Hi All,

I released the stable long-term kernel 6.12.68 today.

Download of the kernel package and downloads of some Dockerfiles and compose yamls: github.com

Monitoring the Docker containers while 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):

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Cheers,
Christian

Re: New kernels

Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2026 10:53 am
by 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.

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Cheers,
Christian

Re: New kernels

Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2026 5:19 am
by 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

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Please test it.

Thanks,
Christian

Re: New kernels

Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2026 10:24 am
by 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):

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Please test the kernels.

Thanks,
Christian

Re: New kernels

Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2026 8:32 pm
by xeno74
Testing of the alpha2 of kernel 7.0 (Retro test 🙂 ):

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Re: New kernels

Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2026 2:38 pm
by 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):

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

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Please test it.

Thanks,
Christian

Re: New kernels

Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2026 5:04 pm
by 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.

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Please test the kernels.

Thanks,
Christian

Re: New kernels

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2026 8:40 am
by xeno74
Hi All,

Here is the alpha5 of kernel 7.0 for X1000 and e5500 machines (X5000/20, X5000/40, Mirari, and QEMU VMs).

Download and further information: github.com

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Please test the kernels.

Thanks,
Christian

Re: New kernels

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2026 12:32 pm
by xeno74
Kernel 7.0-alpha5 test with openSUSE Tumbleweed PPC64:

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