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civilinfrastructureplatform:cipkernelmaintenance [2018/05/28 11:07]
Agustin Benito Bethencourt [CIP kernel - SLTS kernel]
civilinfrastructureplatform:cipkernelmaintenance [2018/10/15 04:38]
daniel.sangorrin [Maintenance Scope] add a link to our patchwork site
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 The embedded systems that CIP will be used in will also often require out-of-tree drivers and will sometimes include other changes of unknown quality to their kernel. These modifications are in general unsupported. If a bug is found in such a modified kernel, Members will first demonstrate that it exists in the CIP source release in order for the CIP maintainers to act on it. The embedded systems that CIP will be used in will also often require out-of-tree drivers and will sometimes include other changes of unknown quality to their kernel. These modifications are in general unsupported. If a bug is found in such a modified kernel, Members will first demonstrate that it exists in the CIP source release in order for the CIP maintainers to act on it.
  
-For specific CIP applied patches, the default communication channel will be the [[https://​lists.cip-project.org/​mailman/​listinfo/​cip-dev|CIP-dev]] mailing list.+For specific CIP applied patches, the default communication channel will be the [[https://​lists.cip-project.org/​mailman/​listinfo/​cip-dev|CIP-dev]] mailing list. Patches sent to the cip-dev mailing list are tracked on [[https://​patchwork.kernel.org/​project/​cip-dev/​list/​|patchwork]] since October 12nd, 2018. 
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 +[[https://​gitlab.com/​cip-project/​cip-kernel/​cip-kernel-config|Kernel configuration files]] provided by Members will be used as a reference to limit the maintenance scope. Here is a list of recommendations related to kernel configuration for long-term support:  
 +  * [[https://​lists.cip-project.org/​pipermail/​cip-dev/​2017-May/​000263.html]] 
 +  * [[https://​lists.cip-project.org/​pipermail/​cip-dev/​2017-July/​000387.html]] 
 +  * [[https://​lists.cip-project.org/​pipermail/​cip-dev/​2018-October/​001578.html]] 
  
 ==== Security fixes ==== ==== Security fixes ====
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    * If there is already a fix in Linus'​s git repository, ask for it to be included in a stable update straight away.    * If there is already a fix in Linus'​s git repository, ask for it to be included in a stable update straight away.
    * Otherwise, if the patch that introduces the regression hasn't yet been applied then you should ask for it to be deferred (or never applied, if it was reverted upstream).    * Otherwise, if the patch that introduces the regression hasn't yet been applied then you should ask for it to be deferred (or never applied, if it was reverted upstream).
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 +==== CIP kernel maintenance status ====
 +  * [[linux-4.4.y| linux-4.4.y review]]
  
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