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Re: Kernel config for 5.0
« Reply #30 on: March 28, 2013, 02:30:17 AM »
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offtopic to theme of post I know but you may be interested in annoucement of nouveau going to v 1.0.7 or git snapshot equal to that version
http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2013-March/002190.html

I use the closed src tcz driver found at TC repository search for  nvidia-glx

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Re: Kernel config for 5.0
« Reply #31 on: April 18, 2013, 05:41:29 AM »
If there is no particular reason to put the 'loop' as module, I would prefer to have it built-in.

It is very unlikely anybody would use TC without loading this module (infact it is loaded in tc-config). If it makes it into the 'built-in' state, there will be no need to 'modprobe' it explicitely in tc-config.

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Re: Kernel config for 5.0
« Reply #32 on: April 18, 2013, 05:48:48 AM »
It was made a module in the 2.x series IIRC, to enable people to easily replace it with loop-aes. Squashfs, another "always-loaded" module, is a module to enable targeted updates/bugfixes.
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Re: Kernel config for 5.0
« Reply #33 on: April 18, 2013, 06:09:03 AM »
Thanks! I was not aware of that.

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Re: Kernel config for 5.0
« Reply #34 on: April 24, 2013, 10:31:48 AM »
Would like to BCache in the kernel.

    http://bcache.evilpiepirate.org/

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Re: Kernel config for 5.0
« Reply #35 on: April 24, 2013, 11:07:23 AM »
It's not in Linus' tree, and you're several weeks late.
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Re: Kernel config for 5.0
« Reply #36 on: April 25, 2013, 07:04:48 AM »
 :) I know. And actually maybe flashcache is better. Just wanted to help percolate the idea of getting an ssd cache solution into the kernel eventually.

Any idea when 5.0 might hit the streets, btw? I take it that 5.0 will be the next release?

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Re: Kernel config for 5.0
« Reply #37 on: April 25, 2013, 08:12:59 AM »
The first alpha for 5.0 shouldn't be far, but needs more testing before it can be released.

There may be 4.7.x point releases with bugfixes before then.
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Re: Kernel config for 5.0
« Reply #38 on: May 06, 2013, 06:59:23 PM »
The first alpha for 5.0 shouldn't be far, but needs more testing before it can be released.

There may be 4.7.x point releases with bugfixes before then.

Great!
In the meantime, I wonder if it would be possible to access the config file you are using, so to help with testing (ok, actually I'm just impatient to build it by myself :) ).

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Re: Kernel config for 5.0
« Reply #39 on: May 07, 2013, 01:21:23 AM »
Thanks curaga and to the core team.  I know testing the new kernel must me a monumental task.

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Re: Kernel config for 5.0
« Reply #40 on: May 08, 2013, 12:18:50 PM »
AFAIK there is no configuration option in support "Secure Boot", the required tools it seems run before the boot-loader.  But would hate to be limited when a Secure Boot implementation is available by not having the correct supporting options available, am just not 100% sure is all

So all the laptops with Win 8 logo will come with Secure Boot turned on by default. I have an Acer and a Dell with that being the case, and they don't boot anything off of the USB and CD-Rom which is unsigned.

Are you guys planning to (1) ask users to turn secure boot off if running TC or (2) go the MS signed shim route (like Ubuntu Fedora etc) or (3) do the manual MOK route asking the user to manually add authentication?

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Re: Kernel config for 5.0
« Reply #41 on: May 13, 2013, 01:39:57 PM »
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Are you guys planning to (1) ask users to turn secure boot off if running TC

This one. IIRC it was discussed already.
If the user wants, they can also install one of the shims to chainload a normal (untrusted) grub/other loader.

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In the meantime, I wonder if it would be possible to access the config file you are using, so to help with testing (ok, actually I'm just impatient to build it by myself  ).
It's barely changed from the 4.x one, but sure:

http://tinycorelinux.net/~curaga/
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Re: Kernel config for 5.0
« Reply #42 on: May 13, 2013, 03:57:01 PM »

It's barely changed from the 4.x one, but sure:

http://tinycorelinux.net/~curaga/

Thanks! I will try compiling it myself.

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Re: Kernel config for 5.0
« Reply #43 on: May 14, 2013, 06:23:52 PM »
pay attention please
a friend of mine told me that there is a nasty bug in versions prior to 3.8.10
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/cve/CVE-2013-2094 this is the bug
http://.sheep.org/~sd/warez/semtex.c and this is the exploit?
I'm sorry, I will not understand much but I bring you the information

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Re: Kernel config for 5.0
« Reply #44 on: May 17, 2013, 07:47:06 AM »
Though I think this should rather be a thread of its own, here is a suggested fix:

http://arighi.blogspot.it/2013/05/linux-perfevents-root-exploit-cve-2013.html?m=1
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