Tues April 19, 2016
Introduction
This newsletter is to provide a status update from the Ubuntu Kernel Team. There will also be highlights provided for any interesting subjects the team may be working on.
If you would like to reach the kernel team. You can find us at the #ubuntu-kernel channel on FreeNode. Alternatively you can mail the Ubuntu Kernel Team mailing list at: kernel-team@lists.ubuntu.com
Highlights
- Kamal released v4.2.8-ckt8 stable
- Kamal released v3.19.8-ckt19 stable
- Luis released v3.16.7-ckt27 (the final 3.16-stable)
- Kamal released v3.13.11-ckt39 (the final 3.13-stable)
Devel Kernel Announcements
We have promoted our final Xenial kernel, ie linux-4.4.0-21.37, for the 16.04 release this Thurs. It is based on the v4.4.6 stable release. All patches are now subject to SRU policy. Thanks!
Stable Kernel Announcements
Current cycle: 01-Apr through 23-Apr
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01-Apr Last day for kernel commits for this cycle
03-Apr - 09-Apr Kernel prep week.
10-Apr - 16-Apr Bug verification & Regression testing.
17-Apr - 23-Apr Regression testing & Release to -updates.
Note: April 21 is release day
Kernel Versions
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precise 3.2.0-101.141
trusty 3.13.0-85.129
vivid 3.19.0-58.64
wily 4.2.0-35.40
lts-trusty 3.13.0-84.128~precise1
lts-utopic 3.16.0-69.89~14.04.1
lts-vivid 3.19.0-56.62~14.04.1
lts-wily 4.2.0-35.40~14.04.1
lts-xenial 4.4.0-14.30~14.04.2
Next cycle: 22-Apr through 14-May
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22-Apr Last day for kernel commits for this cycle
24-Apr - 30-Apr Kernel prep week.
01-May - 07-May Bug verification & Regression testing.
08-May - 14-May Regression testing & Release to -updates.
Status: CVE's
- The current CVE status can be reviewed at the following link: