On Sun, 2018-01-28 at 19:27 +0100, Yves-Alexis Perez wrote: > On Sun, 2018-01-28 at 18:24 +0000, Ben Hutchings wrote: > > > So I went ahead an updated to 4.9.78 and added the revert for the VERMAGIC > > > stuff (which is queued for 4.9.79). > > > > This makes sense. I think once an updated gcc is available in stretch > > we should bump the ABI number and Build-Depends at the same time as un- > > reverting that. > > So you want to include the patch even if it's reverted upstream? Oh, I misunderstood what you were saying. No I don't. But I think it makes sense to trigger a rebuild of modules once the retpoline compiler support is in place. > > > I'm currently running a full build in pbuilder in a stretch chroot, so it > > > should be ready for upload if it's ok for you. > > > > > > I'm unsure about stable-uploads procedure for the kernel (SRM and debian- > > > > boot > > > notifications for example) so pointer to any specific stuff would be > > > > welcome. > > > > I've tended to upload shortly before point releases, but I think we > > should really be uploading earlier and more often so regressions are > > more lilely to be caught before a point release. > > Yes I think it'd be a good idea to let this one stay a bit longer in s-p-u. Do > I need to ping someone before doing the upload? No, that's not necessary. But could you wait a day or two so I have a chance to review your work? Ben. -- Ben Hutchings If the facts do not conform to your theory, they must be disposed of.
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