Tues August 02, 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
- Firmware Test Suite 16.07.00 releases, more information about this release can be found at:
Devel Kernel Announcements
Our Yakkety kernel master-next tree has applied the latest v4.6.5 stable patches. We are preparing to get this uploaded to the Yakkety archive.
https://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-kernel/ubuntu/+source/linux/+git/yakkety
Our unstable branch has been rebased to v4.7.
https://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-kernel/ubuntu/+source/linux/+git/unstable
Also, as noted in previous newsletters, we are also going to target a v4.8 based kernel for the 16.10 release.
Stable Kernel Announcements
Current cycle: 15-Jul through 06-Aug
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15-Jul Last day for kernel commits for this cycle
18-Jul - 23-Jul Kernel prep week.
24-Jul - 05-Aug Bug verification & Regression testing..
08-Aug Release to -updates.
Kernel Versions
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precise 3.2.0-106.147
trusty 3.13.0-92.139
vivid 3.19.0-65.73
wily 4.2.0-42.49
xenial 4.4.0-31.50
lts-trusty 3.13.0-92.139~precise1
lts-utopic 3.16.0-77.99~14.04.1
lts-vivid 3.19.0-65.73~14.04.1
lts-wily 4.2.0-42.49~14.04.1
lts-xenial 4.4.0-31.50~14.04.1
Next cycle: 05-Aug through 27-Aug
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05-Aug Last day for kernel commits for this cycle
08-Aug - 13-Aug Kernel prep week.
14-Aug - 26-Aug Bug verification & Regression testing..
29-Aug Release to -updates.
Status: CVE's
- The current CVE status can be reviewed at the following link: