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The Report
BenC
Kernel
- Uploaded -3.9 kernel to intrepid
- Fixed up lrm-intrepid for split-module usage
- Added remainder of modules from lum to kernel
- Rebased against -rc9
Pulled in Kees's AppArmor merge
- Uploaded grub/module-init-tools for last-good-boot usage
rtg
General
- Kernel CVE work (will it never end?). I want Hardy released so the SRU backlog can get uploaded.
- See last week (reprise): "Continuing to find and apply SRU patches to
Hardy kernel packages."
- The usual community relations on IRC and on the kernel team
mailing list.
- No time spent on wireless issues.
- I've been messing with dchroot for the various build environments
(largely because of kernel CVE builds). I have developed some scripts that will install and configure a chroot fairly quickly.
- I've also been thinking about a distcc feature that provides a mechanism for a slave compiler machine to register with the distcc master. Static configuration for a bunch of CPUs across multiple releases is a real pain.
NDA
- r8169 issues on Dell emerging markets platform. Received and integrated patch from Realtek via Steve Zhang at Dell. Spent some time reviewing and discussing the patch with Mario regarding possible regressions.
Intel shipped another Software Development Platform (SDP). This one is a SuperMicro Nehalem based motherboard with 2 QuadCore Xeon at 2.93 Ghz,18GB RAM, and one 500GB disk. Of course I had to spend some time seeing how fast it is (I think its I/O bound, still experimenting). OMG it's noisy. There is no where in my (fairly) large house that I cannot hear it. I'm tempted to experiment with a wireless bridge to my shop.
smb
Kernel
- Upstream submission for LP#195009 including a quirk entry plus some
- minor changes to make it usable for amd64. Feedback pending.
- Evaluation of LP#217659. Looks like a race that has been there but
- harmlessly ignored (with a warning) but now made critical by a bug statement. Tried to contact upstream developers. No answer, yet.
- Evaluated replacement of the wacom driver in Hardy with an upstream
- version. Looks feasable if done with the other kABI changing updates. Would like to get some regression testing. Waiting for answer.
- Better analyzis of LP#191137 looks to me as the fix for another bug
- introduced a race. Created a patch to propose as a possible solution. Will resubmit today and see whether this will get some attention.
Misc
- Tuesday (Jul-1st) was a public holiday.
amitk
UME
- Updating Poulsbo DRM drivers in Hardy to new version and testing (bug
244886)
- Preparing Intrepid mobile tree
- Figure out how to maintain git tree that is rebased on top of
Intrepid main tree.
- Wimax driver and utilities packaging (incomplete)
cking
Grub
- Investigated changes required for BenC's idea of Last successful boot
- Added mechanism to check if a boot was successful or not, and warn
users if they are trying to boot to an un-bootable system
- Multi sector file write added to support this, tested on ext3
- Added dirty boot file and lightweight parser to facilitate checks for
clean/dirty boots.
- Pending: More testing on more challenging filesystems such as
reiserfs
Hardy 8.04.1 ISO testing
- Was requested to test Kubuntu KDE4 Alternate amd64 iso
installations: entire disk with encryption. OEM setup. auto-resize. entire disk, expert. manual partitioning. (This disrupted my Grub work a little as I had to get my dell devel laptop back to a sane state after the ISO tests)
Wubi
- Followup discussions with Wubi and ntfs-3g maintainers on wubi
patches, keeping tabs on Hardy and Intrepid progress.
SRUs
- Started 2 SRUs, namely 214810 and 199934
- waiting for user feedback on PPA tests