Kernel 4.15

[xeno74]

Hi All,

I compiled the new RC4 for the X5000 and X1000 today.

New:

• Linux 4.15-rc4 Kernel Released -- phoronix
• Release announcement
• Linux Git log
• Phoronix articles, reviews and news stories covering Linux 4.15

Download: vmlinux-4.15-rc4-AmigaOne_X1000_X5000.tar.gz

Screenshot of the MATE PowerPC Remix 2017 with the new RC4 and with the new Firefox ESR 52.5.2 on an AmigaOne X5000:



BTW, I was able to install the new Firefox ESR 52.5.2 on the MATE PowerPC Remix 2017 with the following commands:

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sudo dpkg -i libhunspell-1.3-0_1.3.3-3_powerpc.deb

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sudo dpkg -i firefox-esr_52.5.2esr-1~deb8u1_powerpc.deb

@Julian
Thanks for the hint.

Cheers,
Christian

[xeno74]

Hi All,

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Today, I released the RC5 for the X5000 and X1000.

New:

• PowerPC fixes 4.15-5
• Linux 4.15-rc5 Released Early For Torvalds' Christmas Festivities -- phoronix
• Release announcement
• Phoronix articles, reviews and news stories covering Linux 4.15
• Linux Git log

Download: vmlinux-4.15-rc5-AmigaOne_X1000_X5000.tar.gz



Cheers,
Christian

[xeno74]

Hi All,

Darren has submitted some Nemo patches to the kernel developers.

Links:

• [RESEND PATCH] i2c/busses/pasemi: Remove hardcoded bus numbers on smbus
• [PATCH NEXT 1/4] powerpc/pasemi: Add PCI initialisation for Nemo board
• [PATCH NEXT 2/4] powerpc/pasemi: Add Nemo board IRQ init routine
• [PATCH NEXT 3/4] powerpc/pasemi: Add Nemo board device init code
• [PATCH NEXT 4/4] powerpc/pasemi: Connect Nemo boot code

Many thanks to Darren!

Happy new year!

Cheers,
Christian

[xeno74]

Hi All,

HAPPY NEW YEAR

I compiled the RC6 of kernel 4.15 for the X5000 and X1000 yesterday.

New:

• X1000: Nemo patch 4.15-3 (without patching pata_of_platform.c) - Thanks to Darren
• X5000: Sound card game port support removed - Thanks to Julian
• Linux 4.15-rc6 Released To Ring In 2018 -- phoronix
• Torvalds' New Years Eve message in the 4.15-rc6 announcement
• Linux Git log
• Phoronix articles, reviews and news stories covering Linux 4.15

Download: vmlinux-4.15-rc6-AmigaOne_X1000_X5000.tar.gz



Cheers,
Christian

[xeno74]

Hi All,

I released the RC7 for the X5000 and X1000 today.

New:

• X5000: Cyrus eth dtb added - Thanks to Darren
• X5000: QorIQ DPAA Ethernet driver added
• PowerPC fix 4.15-6
• Linux 4.15-rc7 Kernel Released --phoronix
• Linus Torvalds release announcement
• Linux Git log
• Phoronix articles, reviews and news stories covering Linux 4.15

Download: vmlinux-4.15-rc7-AmigaOne_X1000_X5000.tar.gz

BTW, I was able to compile the new NetSurf 3.7 today. Screenshot of ubuntu MATE 16.04.3 LTS PowerPC with the new kernel 4.15-rc7 and with the new NetSurf 3.7:



Please test the RC7.

Thanks,
Christian

[xeno74]

Hi All,

I compiled the RC8 of kernel 4.15 for the X5000 and X1000 today.

New:

• PowerPC fixes 4.15-7 (Mitigation for Meltdown)
• Linux 4.15-rc8 Released As The Last Before Final --phoronix
• Linus Torvalds release announcement
• Linux Git log
• Phoronix articles, reviews and news stories covering Linux 4.15

Download: vmlinux-4.15-rc8-AmigaOne_X1000_X5000.tar.gz

Screenshot of Lubuntu 16.04.3 LTS PowerPC with the new kernel 4.15-rc8 on an AmigaOne X5000:



Please test the RC8.

Thanks,
Christian

[xeno74]

Hi All,

Could you please post the output of /sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/?

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ls -l /sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/

Thanks,
Christian

[tbreeden]

Hi Christian,

Could you please post the output of /sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/?

Ubuntu 17.04 boots and runs ok with 4.15-rc8, but I don't have the specified
directory "/sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/".

Tom

[xeno74]

Hi Christian,

Ubuntu 17.04 boots and runs ok with 4.15-rc8, but I don't have the specified
directory "/sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/".

Tom

Hi Tom,

Thanks a lot for testing the RC8 and thanks for checking the path.

Cheers,
Christian

[xeno74]

Hi All,

Today, we released the RC9 of kernel 4.15 for the X5000 and X1000.

New:

• X5000: Cyrus eth dtb with poweroff support
• X5000: DPAA Ethernet without PAMU support
• X5000: Avoid MDIO bus removal when a PHY is missing -- Thanks to Madalin Bucur
• PowerPC fixes 4.15-8
• Linux 4.15 Goes Further Into Overtime: Linux 4.15-rc9 -- phoronix
• Linus Torvalds release announcement
• Linux Git log
• Phoronix articles, reviews and news stories covering Linux 4.15

Download: vmlinux-4.15-rc9-AmigaOne_X1000_X5000.tar.gz



Please test it on your X5000 and X1000.

Thanks,
Christian