Tues May 24, 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
- 16.10 will target a v4.8 based kernel
- Highlight 2
- Highlight 3
Devel Kernel Announcements
https://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-kernel/ubuntu/+source/linux/+git/yakkety
Our Yakkety kernel tree still remains a snapshot of our Xenial kernel. We'll look to get this rebased to v4.6 soon. We are also going to target a v4.8 based kernel for the 16.10 release.
Stable Kernel Announcements
Current cycle: 27-Apr through 17-Jun
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27-Apr Last day for kernel commits for this cycle
29-Apr - 04-Jun Kernel prep week.
05-Jun - 17-Jun Bug verification & Regression testing.
20-Jun Release to -updates.
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
Status: CVE's
- The current CVE status can be reviewed at the following link: