Re: 2.6 kernel removals
On Wed, Jul 28, 2004 at 01:08:38AM -0400, Andres Salomon wrote:
>> From what I can gather, it would appear that debian-installer is using
>> 2.6.7 kernels for the following archs: i386, ia64, powerpc, and sparc.
>> Every other arch is using 2.4 or older.
>> In sid, we've got 2.6.6 for alpha, and 2.6.7 for i386, ia64, and
>> powerpc. I plan to request the removal of all older kernels. This
>> means the following will go:
>> kernel-source-2.6.3
>> kernel-source-2.6.5
>> kernel-source-2.6.6 (if alpha still needs this, let me know)
On Tue, Jul 27, 2004 at 11:58:39PM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote:
> This should not be removed without first removing the alpha
> kernel-images built from it -- having kernel-images without
> corresponding kernel-sources in testing is a total non-starter from the
> standpoint of the security team (and probably a GPL violation, once we
> release).
I can start an alpha build right now if no one else has.
On Tue, Jul 27, 2004 at 11:58:39PM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote:
> Of course, debian-installer doesn't use those, and never will (I need at
> least 2.6.7 w/ the PCI fixes to be able to do any development on 2.6);
> so it's entirely at the kernel team's discretion whether they should be
> kept until 2.6.7 becomes available.
On Wed, Jul 28, 2004 at 01:08:38AM -0400, Andres Salomon wrote:
>> Hopefully someone's working on 2.6.7 for alpha, so we can get rid of all
>> traces of 2.6.[1-6] from sid..
On Tue, Jul 27, 2004 at 11:58:39PM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote:
> Not I. I've heard grumblings about no one being in charge of the alpha
> builds, and that there was a possible volunteer, but I haven't heard
> that he's volunteered just yet. :)
I thought I volunteered and dropped the ball. The boot method I use
(tftpboot direct form firmware) is such that it's inconvenient for me
to test packaged kernels. FWIW no architecture-specific changes
whatsoever were needed for alpha to boot any release >= 2.6.0.
-- wli
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