The #ntsync "driver" to handle Windows locking types enabling #Wine to work much better on many workloads (i.e. games) was merged as part of the main Char/Misc/IIO driver updates for #Linux 6.14:
git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/1384…
'"The driver framework was in 6.13, but now it's enabled and fully working properly. Should make many #SteamOS users happy."'
In case you wonder what was changed to fix the last remaining problems, see lore.kernel.org/all/2024121319…
Nice debugging story: Why is my CPU usage always 100%? (Upgrading my Chumby 8 kernel part 9)
downtowndougbrown.com/2024/04/…
It reminds me of when I was an embedded developer. I also did one of my studies projects with the Chumby, so that was fun.
6/ To follow up:
There are now patches under discussion upstream to '"teach the [#Linux #Kernel's] module loader that these modules [from @tuxedocomputers ] are proprietary despite their declaration to be GPLv2 compatible "until the legal stuff is sorted out". "'
lore.kernel.org/all/2024111410…
CC: @waldi #LinuxKernel
3/ It got even stranger: it seems @tuxedocomputers provided the wrong license to the #LinuxKernel's MODULE_LICENSE()[1] macro either by accident or on purpose. 🧐
@waldi pointed that out earlier today elsewhere in this thread; PWM maintainer Uwe Kleine-König a little later submitted a bug report asking this to be fixed:
gitlab.com/tuxedocomputers/dev…
[1] they proclaim it's GPL, which according to the #Linux #kernel's docs means "GPLv2" (either -only or -or-later), when in fact the code is GPLv3
According to https://docs.kernel.org/process/license-rules.html#id1 "GPL" as parameter to MODULE_LICENSE() means "Module is licensed under GPL version 2". This is not true for this source...GitLab
TIL: @tuxedocomputers released #Linux #kernel drivers for their machines under the #GPLv3, which makes it impossible for competitors and distros to ship them pre-compiled, as that license is incompatible with the #LinuxKernel's #GPLv2 only license.
They did this purposely, allegedly to "keep control of the upstream pacing" – and want to re-license the code while upstreaming.
github.com/tuxedocomputers/tux…
gitlab.com/tuxedocomputers/dev…
gitlab.com/tuxedocomputers/dev…
gitlab.com/tuxedocomputers/dev…
I was looking into this project's kernel modules to figure out packaging it, and I discovered that this project's license is not compatible with the Linux kernel's own license, thus the combination...GitHub
Linus Torvalds: Rust will go into Linux 6.1
At the Kernel Maintainers Summit, the question wasn't, "Would Rust make it into Linux?" Instead, it was, "What to do about its compilers?"
The Rust in Linux debate is over. The implementation has begun. In an email conversation, Linux's creator @torvalds told, "Unless something odd happens, it [Rust] will make it into 6.1."
🐧 zdnet.com/article/linus-torval…
#linux #rust #linustorvalds #rustlang #it #code #opensource #kernel #linuxkernel
I'd really like to read a well researched article that sums up how Linux distros reacted to the massive influx of #Linux #kernel CVE that started ~half a year – both for their #LinuxKernel packages and their live-patching offerings.
But I guess that is an enormous amount of work that no media outlet in this world is willing to pay anyone for writing. 😕
Slide taken from @gregkh's "Why are there so many kernel CVEs?" talk he gave at OSS China yesterday (social.kernel.org/objects/c997… ) #LinuxKernel
Here's a link to the slides for my "Why are there so many kernel CVEs?" talk I gave at OSS China yesterday: https://kccncossaidevchn2024.sched.com/event/ed2b39a9a0cdfc1df18de67ce0c2f6be Link to gi...social.kernel.org
Exciting talk alert! Marta Lewandoska from Red Hat at #DevConf_CZ is presenting a game-changing solution to replace GRUB: nmbl (No More Boot Loader).
Join on 06/15, 09:30-10:05(CEST), E112 to learn more about using the Linux kernel as its own bootloader. Say goodbye to complexity and security holes!
More info: pretalx.com/devconf-cz-2024/ta…
#redhat #Linux #bootloader #OpenSource #linuxkernel
We are working on a new scheme to replace the GRUB bootloader with a fast, secure, Linux-based, user-space solution: nmbl (for no more boot loader).pretalx.com
"Many recent Intel laptops have […] a raw MIPI camera-sensor connected to the IPU6 found in recent Intel laptop chips.
[…] #Linux support for the IPU6 relies on an out of tree #kernel driver with a proprietary userspace stack […]
[…] Linaro has started a project to […] allow these cameras to work without needing proprietary software and Red Hat has joined Linaro in working on this. […]
This work is at a point now where it is ready for wider testing. […]"
The #ext4 data corruption issue[1] in #Linux #kernel v6.1.64 and v6.1.65 that was fixed with #LinuxKernel 6.1.66[2] apparently hit #Debian 12.3 bookworm point release[3]. Fixes are in the works, but preparing them will take a bit[4].
[1] lore.kernel.org/stable/2023120…
[2] git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/k…
[3] bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugrep…
[4] fulda.social/@Ganneff/11155162…
