#debian-kernel Meeting

Meeting started by bwh at 20:00:20 UTC (full logs).

Meeting summary

    1. ACTION: carnil disables the build-arm64 job to work around ci failures (ukleinek, 20:09:49)
    2. AGREED: unstable will get at least one more 6.18.y upload (bwh, 20:15:19)
    3. AGREED: 6.19 should go into unstable starting with 6.19.5 (bwh, 20:15:35)

  2. #1127635: (i, M) linux-image-6.18.9+deb14-powerpc64: fails to boot on IBM 8204-E8A (POWER6 p550) LPAR, NULL deref in PCI MSI setup (bwh, 20:15:58)
  3. #1128396: (i, uM) linux-image-6.12.69+deb13-amd64: Black screen on boot with Intel Meteor Lake xe driver (PCI ID 7d55) (bwh, 20:16:40)
    1. ACTION: carnil ask again for bisection for #1128396 issue (carnil, 20:18:19)

  4. #1128632: (i, ) linux-image-6.12.73+deb13-amd64: boot failures, ACPI errors, and sleep issues on ASUS Sabertooth Z77 (i7-3770K) (bwh, 20:18:35)
    1. ACTION: bwh will ask for kernel boot logs for #1128632 (bwh, 20:22:08)

  5. #1121192: (n, M) kworker: Events_unbound, kworker processes, continually using CPU. (bwh, 20:22:29)
    1. ACTION: bwh will fix firmware-nvidia-graphics to trigger update-initramfs (bwh, 20:31:33)
    2. ACTION: bwh will ask reporter of #1121192 to test with nouveau *and* firmware installed, on newer kernel versions (bwh, 20:32:16)

  6. #1126957: (n, u) kernel panic when repeatedly trying to mount an nfsv4 share with mtls and failing (bwh, 20:32:34)
  7. #1127612: (n, u+) linux-image-6.12.69+deb13-amd64: hp_bioscfg mm/page_alloc.c:4802 warning (bwh, 20:34:30)
    1. ACTION: bwh will reply to patch for #1127612 (bwh, 20:38:44)

  8. #1127688: (n, M) linux-image-6.18.9+deb14-amd64: Crash to black screen with QR code to log (bwh, 20:39:21)
  9. #1128397: (n, Mu) linux-image-6.18.10+deb14-amd64: open(/proc/$pid/maps) is empty after $pid exec()s, unless you read a partial line from the fd before, in which case it has the rest of the line only (bwh, 20:40:36)
  10. #1128626: (n, u) btusb: add 2c4e:0115 (Mercusys MA530, RTL8761BU) (bwh, 20:41:58)
  11. #1128834: (n, u) linux-image-6.1.0-43-amd64: NFS client regression in 6.1.162: large rsize/wsize (1MB) causes EIO (bwh, 20:43:20)
    1. ACTION: carnil follows up for #1128834 with linux-nfs to see if a workaround needs/should be implemented on kernel side (carnil, 20:46:38)

  12. #1128861: (n, ) linux: when serving NFS, client attempts to lock served files fail with "No locks available" (bwh, 20:46:50)
  13. #1126710: (w, ) linux-image-6.18.5+deb14-amd64: unable to mount existing XFS V4 filesystem because kernel CONFIG_XFS_SUPPORT_V4 is not set (merged with #1128422) (bwh, 20:48:37)
    1. ACTION: bwh will reenable CONFIG_XFS_SUPPORT_V4 for trixie-backports (bwh, 20:50:00)

  14. #1124400: (n, u) update-initramfs no longer includes /lib/modules/<kver>/updates directory (bwh, 20:50:47)
    1. ACTION: bwh will discuss #1124400 with bdrung etc. (bwh, 20:53:35)

  15. #1128969: (n, +) dracut: autopkgtests fail on arm64 (bwh, 20:53:58)
  16. #1128598: (n, Uu) rtl8852bu: bluetooth audio suttering at random (bwh, 20:56:21)
    1. ACTION: bwh will update firmware-nonfree in trixie-backports (bwh, 20:57:06)

  17. #1064620: (w, +) firmware-nonfree: suggestions for the packaging, gencontrol.py and debian/rules (bwh, 20:57:48)
    1. ACTION: bwh will review #1064620 and possibly ask to create an MR (bwh, 20:59:07)

  18. #1128562: (m, ) /usr/bin/linux-check-removal: Use of uninitialized value $_[2] in join or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Client/ConfModule.pm line 122. (bwh, 20:59:18)
    1. ACTION: bwh will investigate #1128562 (bwh, 21:05:35)

  19. Migration excuses (bwh, 21:05:50)
  20. New upstream versions (bwh, 21:08:06)
  21. Merge requests (bwh, 21:10:36)
  22. AOB (bwh, 21:11:52)
    1. ACTION: ukleinek will chair next week (ukleinek, 21:15:12)


Meeting ended at 21:15:59 UTC (full logs).

Action items

  1. carnil disables the build-arm64 job to work around ci failures
  2. carnil ask again for bisection for #1128396 issue
  3. bwh will ask for kernel boot logs for #1128632
  4. bwh will fix firmware-nvidia-graphics to trigger update-initramfs
  5. bwh will ask reporter of #1121192 to test with nouveau *and* firmware installed, on newer kernel versions
  6. bwh will reply to patch for #1127612
  7. carnil follows up for #1128834 with linux-nfs to see if a workaround needs/should be implemented on kernel side
  8. bwh will reenable CONFIG_XFS_SUPPORT_V4 for trixie-backports
  9. bwh will discuss #1124400 with bdrung etc.
  10. bwh will update firmware-nonfree in trixie-backports
  11. bwh will review #1064620 and possibly ask to create an MR
  12. bwh will investigate #1128562
  13. ukleinek will chair next week


Action items, by person

  1. bwh
    1. bwh will ask for kernel boot logs for #1128632
    2. bwh will fix firmware-nvidia-graphics to trigger update-initramfs
    3. bwh will ask reporter of #1121192 to test with nouveau *and* firmware installed, on newer kernel versions
    4. bwh will reply to patch for #1127612
    5. bwh will reenable CONFIG_XFS_SUPPORT_V4 for trixie-backports
    6. bwh will discuss #1124400 with bdrung etc.
    7. bwh will update firmware-nonfree in trixie-backports
    8. bwh will review #1064620 and possibly ask to create an MR
    9. bwh will investigate #1128562
  2. carnil
    1. carnil disables the build-arm64 job to work around ci failures
    2. carnil ask again for bisection for #1128396 issue
    3. carnil follows up for #1128834 with linux-nfs to see if a workaround needs/should be implemented on kernel side
  3. ukleinek
    1. ukleinek will chair next week


People present (lines said)

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  2. carnil (51)
  3. ukleinek (39)
  4. waldi (29)
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