On Mon, Dec 2, 2019 at 6:08 PM Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortma...@windriver.com> wrote:
> Bruce, Yocto kernel folks: > > Here is the next 5.2.x stable update "extension" primarily created for > the Yocto project, as the 4th v5.2.x post-EOL release. > > After being back to "normal" where the past release reflected an audit > of what went into 5.3.8, things are once again off the beaten path. > > It turns out that a whole bunch of memory leaks were spotted - I can't > say for sure if they were spotted by a tool or manual analysis. And > while many of them appear harmless in my technical opinion (a few bytes > leaked on a module load fail, for example) - the fact remains that they > currently have CVE status and not everyone has the time or ability to > 2nd guess that classification, leaving us to do *something* with them. > > I figured best to just wade in and get them processed as quickly as > possoble. So this release is some 35 of those, and from memory, only > one PPC related Spectre change that was not from the memleak author. > Thanks Paul. No conflicts popped up on my side either. this is now merged. Bruce > > I've put this 5.2.25 queue through the usual testing; build testing on > x86-64/32, ARM-64/32, PPC and MIPS, plus some static analysis and > finally some sanity runtime tests on x86-64. > > I did the signed tag just as per the previously released versions. > Please find a signed v5.2.25 tag using this key: > > http://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=vindex&search=0xEBCE84042C07D1D6 > > in the repo in the kernel.org directory here: > > > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulg/linux-5.2.y.git/?h=linux-5.2.y > git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulg/linux-5.2.y.git > > for merge to standard/base in linux-yocto-5.2 and then out from there > into the other base and BSP branches. > > For those who are interested, the evolution of the commits is here: > > > https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/paulg/longterm-queue-5.2.git/ > > This repo isn't needed for anything; it just exists for transparency and > so people can see the evolution of the raw commits that were originally > selected to create this 5.2.x release. > > Paul. > -- - Thou shalt not follow the NULL pointer, for chaos and madness await thee at its end - "Use the force Harry" - Gandalf, Star Trek II
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