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Jon Seager<p>Some excellent <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ubuntu</span></a> themed updates over the past couple of days!</p><p>First, a write up of the progress on our TPM-backed full disk encryption efforts in preparation for the LTS release cycle: <a href="https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/tpm-fde-progress-for-ubuntu-25-10/65146" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">discourse.ubuntu.com/t/tpm-fde</span><span class="invisible">-progress-for-ubuntu-25-10/65146</span></a>.</p><p>I was also delighted to see our <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/kernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kernel</span></a> team step up their commitment on release cadence to get newer kernels shipped and tested faster in line with our new monthly snapshot releases: <a href="https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/kernel-development-release-cadence-and-deprecation-of-linux-modules-extra/65176" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">discourse.ubuntu.com/t/kernel-</span><span class="invisible">development-release-cadence-and-deprecation-of-linux-modules-extra/65176</span></a>.</p><p>And finally... the latest edition of the Ubuntu Server Gazette discussing software "freshness" and how to get an experience closer to that of a rolling release with Ubuntu: <a href="https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-server-gazette-issue-6-an-extra-fresh-rolling-ubuntu-please/65190" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-</span><span class="invisible">server-gazette-issue-6-an-extra-fresh-rolling-ubuntu-please/65190</span></a></p><p>Enjoy!</p>
Thorsten Leemhuis (acct. 1/4)<p>Look like <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.kernel.org/users/torvalds" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>torvalds</span></a></span> might remove <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/bcachefs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bcachefs</span></a> from the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> with version 6.17:</p><p><a href="https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAHk-=wi+k8E4kWR8c-nREP0+EA4D+=rz5j0Hdk3N6cWgfE03-Q@mail.gmail.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lore.kernel.org/all/CAHk-=wi+k</span><span class="invisible">8E4kWR8c-nREP0+EA4D+=rz5j0Hdk3N6cWgfE03-Q@mail.gmail.com/</span></a></p><p>'"I have pulled this, but also as per that discussion, I think we'll be parting ways in the 6.17 merge window."'</p><p>Backstory that triggered this can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAHk-=wi2ae794_MyuW1XJAR64RDkDLUsRHvSemuWAkO6T45=YA@mail.gmail.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lore.kernel.org/all/CAHk-=wi2a</span><span class="invisible">e794_MyuW1XJAR64RDkDLUsRHvSemuWAkO6T45=YA@mail.gmail.com/</span></a></p><p>To quote from there: </p><p>'"You seem to have forgotten what the point of the merge window was again.</p><p>We don't start adding new features just because you found other bugs.</p><p>[…]</p><p>Make the -rc fixes be pure fixes.</p><p> Linus"'</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/kernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kernel</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/LinuxKernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxKernel</span></a></p>
Lorenzo Stoakes<p>Very happy to announce my book The Linux Memory Manager is now available to pre-order at</p><p> <a href="https://nostarch.com/linux-memory-manager" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nostarch.com/linux-memory-mana</span><span class="invisible">ger</span></a></p><p>It's a comprehensive 1,300 page exploration of how memory functions in Linux that goes into great depth on the subject, and is the first book of its kind for 20 years :)</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/kernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kernel</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MemoryManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MemoryManagement</span></a></p>
Thorsten Leemhuis (acct. 1/4)<p>3/ Ohh, and BTW, regarding new features in <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> 6.12:</p><p>Some idiot[1] set down and rewrote the short guide on bisecting a <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LinuxKernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxKernel</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/regression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regression</span></a>: </p><p><a href="https://docs.kernel.org/admin-guide/bug-bisect.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">docs.kernel.org/admin-guide/bu</span><span class="invisible">g-bisect.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/kernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kernel</span></a> 6.13 will see a change on-top to explain bisecting a linux-next[2].</p><p>[1] see <a href="https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/cbbdb6c625f641" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/cbbd</span><span class="invisible">b6c625f641</span></a> – and yes, I'm pretty sure I'm entitled to call that person an idiot 😬 </p><p>[2] See <a href="https://git.kernel.org/next/linux-next/c/f5aff6fa644129" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">git.kernel.org/next/linux-next</span><span class="invisible">/c/f5aff6fa644129</span></a> or <a href="https://docs.kernel.org/next/admin-guide/bug-bisect.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">docs.kernel.org/next/admin-gui</span><span class="invisible">de/bug-bisect.html</span></a></p>
Thorsten Leemhuis (acct. 1/4)<p>2/ Side note for users of <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Fedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fedora</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a>: </p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LinuxKernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxKernel</span></a> 6.12 is now available for all Fedora releases in the "stable" <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/copr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>copr</span></a> of my <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/kernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kernel</span></a> vanilla repositories.</p><p>For install instructions, see <a href="https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/g/kernel-vanilla/stable/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">copr.fedorainfracloud.org/copr</span><span class="invisible">s/g/kernel-vanilla/stable/</span></a> and <a href="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Kernel_Vanilla_Repositories" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedoraproject.org/wiki/Kernel_</span><span class="invisible">Vanilla_Repositories</span></a></p><p>In addition to the regular kernel package that copr as of today started shipping a dedicated <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/realtime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>realtime</span></a> kernel which has <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/PREEMPT_RT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PREEMPT_RT</span></a> enabled. Install it by running:</p><p>$ sudo dnf install kernel-rt</p>
Thorsten Leemhuis (acct. 1/4)<p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> 6.12 is out. For a list of new features see:</p><p>* This short LWN story: <a href="https://lwn.net/Articles/997958/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lwn.net/Articles/997958/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> (screenshotted) </p><p>* Two detailed stories from LWN: <a href="https://lwn.net/Articles/990750/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lwn.net/Articles/990750/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> &amp; <a href="https://lwn.net/Articles/991301/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lwn.net/Articles/991301/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>* The kernelnewbies page: <a href="https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_6.12" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">kernelnewbies.org/Linux_6.12</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>See also the announcement from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.kernel.org/users/torvalds" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>torvalds</span></a></span>: </p><p><a href="https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=wgtGkHshfvaAe_O2ntnFBH3EprNk1juieLmjcF2HBwBgQ@mail.gmail.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=wgt</span><span class="invisible">GkHshfvaAe_O2ntnFBH3EprNk1juieLmjcF2HBwBgQ@mail.gmail.com/</span></a></p><p>'"No strange surprises this last week, so we're sticking to the regular release schedule, and that obviously means that the merge window opens tomorrow."'</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/kernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kernel</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LinuxKernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxKernel</span></a></p>
Thorsten Leemhuis (acct. 1/4)<p>Would you like to create <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/kernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kernel</span></a> SRPMs for <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Fedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fedora</span></a> from arbitrary <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> Git repositories? SRPMs that focus on just the core kernel, are close to the official Fedora kernel packages, and buildable via rpmbuild, mock, koji, or copr? Then I got something new for you:</p><p>"arkify", a script which allows exactly the above.</p><p>$ curl --silent '<a href="https://gitlab.com/knurd42/linux/-/raw/arkify-arkify/arkify" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gitlab.com/knurd42/linux/-/raw</span><span class="invisible">/arkify-arkify/arkify</span></a>' | bash</p><p>Warning, it's still WIP.</p><p>For details, see: <a href="https://gitlab.com/knurd42/linux/-/blob/arkify-arkify/README.md" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gitlab.com/knurd42/linux/-/blo</span><span class="invisible">b/arkify-arkify/README.md</span></a></p>
André Machado :debian:<p>Inside the Linux Kernel: Architecture and a Guide to Contributing</p><p>The Linux kernel, the core component of all Linux-based operating systems, manages hardware, processes, memory, and security, acting as a bridge between applications and underlying hardware.<br>This is a guide on how to contribute and its architecture.</p><p>Read More: <a href="https://machaddr.substack.com/p/inside-the-linux-kernel-architecture" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">machaddr.substack.com/p/inside</span><span class="invisible">-the-linux-kernel-architecture</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Kernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kernel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Contribute" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Contribute</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Community</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Computer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>C</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Rust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rust</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Maintainers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maintainers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Code" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Code</span></a></p>
Thorsten Leemhuis (acct. 1/4)<p>I fully understand why <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> mainline developers do not have to care about stable <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/kernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kernel</span></a> maintenance (IOW: backporting to earlier, still supported series) at all. </p><p>And I'm mostly fine with it. But I think it's wrong when it comes to recent mainline regressions that bother users.</p><p>Especially when they cause severe damage like disk corruption (as seen by multiple reporters), as it this case:</p><p><a href="https://lore.kernel.org/all/20241003160454.3017229-1-Basavaraj.Natikar@amd.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lore.kernel.org/all/2024100316</span><span class="invisible">0454.3017229-1-Basavaraj.Natikar@amd.com/</span></a></p><p>Backstory: <a href="https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=219331" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.c</span><span class="invisible">gi?id=219331</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://lore.kernel.org/all/90f6ee64-df5e-43b2-ad04-fa3a35efc1d5@leemhuis.info/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lore.kernel.org/all/90f6ee64-d</span><span class="invisible">f5e-43b2-ad04-fa3a35efc1d5@leemhuis.info/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LinuxKernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxKernel</span></a></p>
Thorsten Leemhuis (acct. 1/4)<p>🥳 My rewrite of the brief text about bisecting <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> regressions was merged[1] for <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/kernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kernel</span></a> 6.12 and thus is now available in rendered form here: </p><p><a href="https://docs.kernel.org/admin-guide/bug-bisect.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">docs.kernel.org/admin-guide/bu</span><span class="invisible">g-bisect.html</span></a></p><p>Thx to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@ptesarik" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ptesarik</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.kernel.org/users/corbet" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>corbet</span></a></span>, and everybody else that helped, much appreciated!</p><p>[1] <a href="https://git.kernel.org/linus/cbbdb6c625f6415c30f5dbc9305f1d2d5b79b02f" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">git.kernel.org/linus/cbbdb6c62</span><span class="invisible">5f6415c30f5dbc9305f1d2d5b79b02f</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LinuxKernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxKernel</span></a></p>
Thorsten Leemhuis (acct. 1/4)<p>Stumbled onto <a href="https://www.kernelconfig.io" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">kernelconfig.io</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@kernelconfig" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>kernelconfig</span></a></span>: </p><p>From a quick look it seems to be LKDDb (<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Kernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kernel</span></a> Driver DataBase) with a nicer Web UI and a few other differences -- some of which might be nice to have.</p><p>The two screenshots below compare <a href="https://www.kernelconfig.io/CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">kernelconfig.io/CONFIG_PREEMPT</span><span class="invisible">_RT</span></a> and <a href="https://cateee.net/lkddb/web-lkddb/PREEMPT_RT.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cateee.net/lkddb/web-lkddb/PRE</span><span class="invisible">EMPT_RT.html</span></a></p>
Thorsten Leemhuis (acct. 1/4)<p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> 3.0[1] was released more than 13 years ago, but we still have a few subsystem development trees around that have a "2.6" in their name…</p><p><a href="https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAH2r5muENv0sQ0%2BQ6xtDA-ThVu8B1W9%3D3-Yy0nOhX3onVVUXFA@mail.gmail.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lore.kernel.org/all/CAH2r5muEN</span><span class="invisible">v0sQ0%2BQ6xtDA-ThVu8B1W9%3D3-Yy0nOhX3onVVUXFA@mail.gmail.com/</span></a></p><p>[1] which ended the 2.6.y series, which had lasted from Dec 2003 till May 2011</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/kernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kernel</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LinuxKernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxKernel</span></a></p>
Thorsten Leemhuis (acct. 1/4)<p>2/ It's done! 🥳 </p><p>A few minutes ago <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/PREEMPT_RT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PREEMPT_RT</span></a> (aka: <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/realtime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>realtime</span></a> support) support landed in <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> mainline, as Linus honored the PR that Tglx handed him yesterday in person (see first toot in thread): <a href="https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/baeb9a7d8b60b021d907127509c44507539c15e5" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/baeb</span><span class="invisible">9a7d8b60b021d907127509c44507539c15e5</span></a></p><p>Congrats and thx to everyone who was involved in this 20 year long journey! </p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Kernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kernel</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LinuxKernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxKernel</span></a></p>
Thorsten Leemhuis (acct. 1/4)<p>The <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> 6.12 pull request for <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/PREEMPT_RT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PREEMPT_RT</span></a> is handed to Linus. Likely the first PR ever submitted in printed form. <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/kernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kernel</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LinuxKernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxKernel</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Realtime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Realtime</span></a></p>
🐧sima🐧<p>kangrejos in copenhagen was great, but the absolute 🤯 moment was when I learned that GFP_ stands for get_free_pages</p><p>I had no idea. and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.kernel.org/users/gregkh" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gregkh</span></a></span> next to me had the same <a href="https://xkcd.com/1053/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">xkcd.com/1053/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> experience</p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/kernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kernel</span></a></p>
Thorsten Leemhuis (acct. 1/4)<p>Is there anything you would like to ask the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> Foundation's TAB (Technical Advisory Board)?</p><p>Then come to the "ask us anything" session with the current TAB at the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@linuxplumbersconf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>linuxplumbersconf</span></a></span> 2024, which is currently scheduled for 9:00 on Friday, September 20[1].</p><p>And if you can't be there, just tell me your questions: I'll try to bring a few of them forward if I get a chance.</p><p>[1] <a href="https://lore.kernel.org/all/87zforv3zc.fsf@trenco.lwn.net/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lore.kernel.org/all/87zforv3zc</span><span class="invisible">.fsf@trenco.lwn.net/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/kernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kernel</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LinuxKernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxKernel</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LinuxPlumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxPlumbers</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LinuxPlumbers2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxPlumbers2024</span></a></p>
:radare2: radare :verified:<p>KSNav is a Kernel Static-Analysis Navigator that's using <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/radare2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>radare2</span></a> under the hood from the r2pipe-go API and will be soon presented at <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/osseu2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>osseu2024</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/kernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kernel</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/r2pipe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>r2pipe</span></a></p><p>* OpenSourceSummitEurope <a href="https://osseu2024.sched.com/event/1ejJ1/enhancing-kernel-functional-safety-analysis-with-ks-nav-alessandro-carminati-gabriele-paoloni-red-hat" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">osseu2024.sched.com/event/1ejJ</span><span class="invisible">1/enhancing-kernel-functional-safety-analysis-with-ks-nav-alessandro-carminati-gabriele-paoloni-red-hat</span></a> <br>* r2tool.go <a href="https://github.com/elisa-tech/ks-nav/blob/main/kern_bin_db/r2tool.go" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/elisa-tech/ks-nav/b</span><span class="invisible">lob/main/kern_bin_db/r2tool.go</span></a></p>
samurro<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@bagder" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bagder</span></a></span> what does that mean? <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/curl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>curl</span></a> developers are as good/bad as <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/kernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kernel</span></a> developers?</p>
Thorsten Leemhuis (acct. 1/4)<p>I'd really like to read a well researched article that sums up how Linux distros reacted to the massive influx of <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/kernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kernel</span></a> CVE that started ~half a year – both for their <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LinuxKernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxKernel</span></a> packages and their live-patching offerings.</p><p>But I guess that is an enormous amount of work that no media outlet in this world is willing to pay anyone for writing. 😕 </p><p>Slide taken from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.kernel.org/users/gregkh" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gregkh</span></a></span>'s "Why are there so many kernel CVEs?" talk he gave at OSS China yesterday (<a href="https://social.kernel.org/objects/c9979d9f-399f-428b-ac56-c41598076dfa" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">social.kernel.org/objects/c997</span><span class="invisible">9d9f-399f-428b-ac56-c41598076dfa</span></a> ) <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LinuxKernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxKernel</span></a></p>
Jyotirmoy Bandyopadhayaya<p>Guys, Lets be real!!</p><p>C++ is the best thing ever created.<br>Change my mind!!!</p><p><a href="https://b68web.xyz/tags/github" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>github</span></a> <a href="https://b68web.xyz/tags/c" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>c</span></a> <a href="https://b68web.xyz/tags/c" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>c</span></a>++ <a href="https://b68web.xyz/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a> <a href="https://b68web.xyz/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a> <a href="https://b68web.xyz/tags/coding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coding</span></a> <a href="https://b68web.xyz/tags/kernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kernel</span></a></p>