intent to change kernel ABI in sarge/updates

[dann frazier <dannf@dannf.org>]

hey,
  I'd like to announce our intent to proceed with rev'ing the ABI for the
"sarge2" set of kernel security updates that the kernel team is currently
preparing.  There are at least 3 outstanding security issues[1] that
would trigger an ABI change, two of which have been known since before
r0.

As far as I can tell, an ABI change only breaks d-i if it is
incorporated into a point release - updates to security.debian.org
should be safe.  We should therefore be able to move forward without
impacting d-i, and begin work on the d-i update as soon as the security
update is released.  If I misunderstand, and we need synchronization at
an earlier stage, please let me know.


Any ETA for the sarge2 update would be artificial this early; but I'll
keep you informed.

[1]
http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/kernel/patch-tracking/CAN-2005-0449?op=file&rev=0&sc=0
http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/kernel/patch-tracking/CVE-2005-3527?op=file&rev=0&sc=0
http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/kernel/patch-tracking/ia64-buggy-preempt?op=file&rev=0&sc=0
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dann frazier <dannf@dannf.org>