gentoo-sources-2.6.30-r3 contains a fix for a security flaw that also comes complete with some exploit code. Apparently, it only affects 2.6.30 so if you gentoo-sources-2.6.30 please upgrade to r3. I just committed it, so it should hit the mirrors soon…
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Just a quick note to say we have released gentoo-sources-2.6.29-r5 which includes linux 2.6.29.4. Give it a test, please, as we plan on asking for 2.6.29 stablizing real soon™ .
Just a quick note to say gentoo-sources-2.6.29-r1 was just put in the portage tree. This release includes the 2.6.29.1 patch which has a fix for forcedeth issues. Also included are the ext4 filesystem patches. This is definitely a must upgrade…
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I just released gentoo-sources-2.6.28-r4. Amoung other patches, it includes four patches that help prevent data loss on ext4 filesystems during a crash. So, if you use ext4 and gentoo-sources, you might want to upgrade to r4 when it hits the…
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I just released a new gentoo-sources 2.6.27 which includes linux patches 2.6.27.1, 2.6.27.2 and 2.6.27.3. So…. Sync, emerge, make, install, reboot, wash, rinse, repeat. As always, file bugs to http://bugs.gentoo.org
Just a quick note that I just committed gentoo-sources-2.6.27 with ~x86. Other archs, please test and keyword at your convenience. Thanks.
LWN is reporting[1] an issue with the Intel e1000e driver in the development kernel (2.6.27) that could leave your network card permanently damaged. At this point, Gentoo provides this version of development kernel with the git-sources package. This issue apparently…
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A new version of portpeek can be found here (version 1.6.7) or emerged through portage. Changes: The way I was checking if a package was masked was incorrect. If you had a package in package.unmask and it was also in…
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A new version of portpeek can be found here (version 1.6.1) or emerged through portage. Changes: This version is for users of portage >= 2.2 as it removes the use of deprecated modules. Recommendations for additional features are gladly welcomed.
Trying to keep ahead of the zero-day vanilla bump requests has proven to be challenging. To aid in that, I’ve written a small bash script that will go out and determine if a new kernel version has been released. If…
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