On Thu, Jun 03, 2004 at 12:26:52PM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> a) less maintaince overhead for the security team
I don't think this is the case; but like you said, lets hear from them before
making this conclusion.
> b) kernel-patch packages always work cross-plattform
define "work" :) By
Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
[snip]
> >> linux-kernel-KVERS-ARCH(-SUBVERS) (plus extras, see below)
> >
> > remov the -kernel, linux is the kernel, and upstream tarballs are
> > linux-$version, too.
> >
> > remove the -arch, it'll be .$arch.deb anyway, rather add a -flavour.
>
> What do you name li
Christoph Hellwig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> First time I see this wiki page. Comments:
>
>> new naming scheme getting rid of "image" as part or package names (only
>> for Provides: - compatibility issues), instead, distinguishing between
>> linux and hurd. First idea:
>>
>> linux-kernel-
On Wed, Jun 02, 2004 at 10:27:46AM -0600, dann frazier wrote:
> We would be introducing the requirement to merge all the architectures
> patches, today
> we don't have that requirement. Thus, more maintenance.
_If_ you actually have something to merge it's more initial work. But
less maintaince
Christoph Hellwig wrote:
[snip]
> well, if we want a reasonably maintained kernel we should do uploads
> about once a week anyway (that's still much less than the commcerial
> distros),
Just FYI, 10 days is the normal time interval needed for a
unstable->testing transition. Weekly uploads would en
On Wed, Jun 02, 2004 at 04:41:20PM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 02, 2004 at 07:52:15AM -0600, dann frazier wrote:
> > I believe its a greater maintenance mess to attempt to keep them united.
> > I can be more confident that upstream's ia64 arch patch will apply
> > reasonably
> >
On Wed, Jun 02, 2004 at 06:45:27PM +0200, Bastian Blank wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 02, 2004 at 04:41:20PM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> > So when was the last s390-specific exploit you heard of? Or any
> > architecture-specific exploit?
>
> Hmm, the ptrace exploit was only applicable on archs which
On Wed, Jun 02, 2004 at 04:41:20PM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> So when was the last s390-specific exploit you heard of? Or any
> architecture-specific exploit?
Hmm, the ptrace exploit was only applicable on archs which uses one
large memory space for user/kernelspace.
Bastian
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* dann frazier ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [040602 17:55]:
> From my conversations with Joey, the problem with today's scheme is that they
> can't
> just patch one source tree & do rebuilds, since everyone is on different
> kernel revisions
> and some (ia64 in woody, for example), don't even use a kernel
On Wed, Jun 02, 2004 at 12:14:58PM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> > linux-kernel-KVERS-ARCH(-SUBVERS) (plus extras, see below)
>
> remov the -kernel, linux is the kernel, and upstream tarballs are
> linux-$version, too.
>
> remove the -arch, it'll be .$arch.deb anyway, rather add a -flavour.
On Wed, Jun 02, 2004 at 07:52:15AM -0600, dann frazier wrote:
> > > * architecture support patches hard to apply unless the main
> > > kernel-source
> > >package is "pristine"
> >
> > as mentioned a few times architecture packages should be part of the
> > main kernel-source to avoid a big m
First time I see this wiki page. Comments:
> new naming scheme getting rid of "image" as part or package names (only
> for Provides: - compatibility issues), instead, distinguishing between
> linux and hurd. First idea:
>
> linux-kernel-source-KVERS
>
>
> linux-kernel-KVERS-ARCH(-SUBVERS) (
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