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Bug#774551: unblock: flash-kernel/3.30



Control: tag -1 confirmed

Ian Campbell <ijc@debian.org> (2015-01-04):
> Package: release.debian.org
> Severity: normal
> Tags: d-i
> User: release.debian.org@packages.debian.org
> Usertags: unblock
> 
> Please unblock package flash-kernel. This package produces a udeb, so kibi CCd
> and d-i tag added.
> 
> Testing currently contains 3.28.
> 
> 3.29 was a brown paper bag upload to revert an accidental upload of a version
> intended for experimental to unstable. It fixed the content type for a
> translation but was otherwise a nop compared with 3.28.
> 
> 3.30 adds support for the TI OMAP5 uEVM board (#77325) and LinkSprite pcDuino3
> (user request on debian-arm@) as well as an alternative name for the BeagleBone
> Black (#773890).
> 
> It also avoids issues arising from the old ambigous name used by BBB which
> could be confused for the BeagleBone White by refusing to boot on the White
> (which is a far less common platform, which we don't currently support). Fixing
> things to work on both would be a far larger patch not suitable for Jessie (at
> least in the abasence of a user request). This was discussed in #773890).
> 
> Lastly this version makes sure that /dev/mtdblock* will be available before use
> by ensuring that the kernel module is loaded (#773991).

No objection, thanks.

Mraw,
KiBi.

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