Re: intent to change kernel ABI in sarge/updates
On Thu, Dec 15, 2005 at 05:15:42PM +0000, Steve Kemp wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 15, 2005 at 09:55:37AM -0700, dann frazier wrote:
> > 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.
>
> How does this impact (if at all) on packages in Sarge which build
> against the kernel?
>
> (I'm primarily thinking of the packages which use module-assistant.)
>
> If this is a non-issue great, but I admit I'm pretty ignorant when
> it comes to such issues.
module-assistant self built modules should be ok, but all packages which build
binary module for some/all official kernel flavours (like mol-modules for
example) will have to be rebuilt.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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