Changelog
linux (4.4.1-1~exp1) experimental; urgency=medium
* New upstream stable update:
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.1
[ Ricardo Salveti ]
* Extending ARM64 support:
- config: enabling support for the AMD Seattle platform
- nic-modules: adding amd-xgbe
- sata-modules: adding ahci_platform, required by AMD Overdrive
- config: enabling the cpuidle ARM driver
- config: enable multi-core scheduler support by default
- config: enable PCI generic host bridge by default
- config: enable CRYPTO_CRC32_ARM64 by default
[ Ian Campbell ]
* [arm64] Enabled support for QCOM platforms, options recommended by Martin
Michlmayr. (Closes: #812386)
* [armel/marvell] Declare breaks against flash-kernel << 3.57~ in order to
force a version which understands about the merge of kirkwood and orion5x
flavours into marvell.
[ Ben Hutchings ]
* linux-image: Make failure of depmod fatal, rather than asking what to do
* [mips*] linux-image: Remove debconf question for requirement of initramfs
* linux-image: Remove unnecessary debconf initialisations
* linux-{headers,image}: Remove support for version-specific hooks
* linux-headers: Make postinst script less verbose (see: #734266)
* [armel] Replace kirkwood and orion5x flavours with a 'marvell' flavour
* [armel/marvell] Adjust configuration to reduce image size:
- Disable support for DNS-323 as the kernel image was already too large
for this machine
+ Disable MACH_DNS323
+ Change MTD_CFI_AMDSTD from built-in to module
- input: Disable KEYBOARD_ATKBD
- mtd: Change JFFS2_FS, MTD_SPI_NOR, and M25P80 from built-in to modules
* [rt] Update to 4.4.1-rt5:
- genirq: Add default affinity mask command line option
- latencyhist: disable jump-labels
- kernel/perf: mark perf_cpu_context's timer as irqsafe
* bnx2x: Enable BNX2X_VXLAN
* cgroups: Enable CGROUP_PIDS
* crypto: Enable CRYPTO_CHACHA20, CRYPTO_POLY1305, CRYPTO_CHACHA20POLY1305,
CRYPTO_USER_API_AEAD as modules
* [x86] crypto: Enable CRYPTO_DEV_QAT_DH895xCC, CRYPTO_DEV_QAT_DH895xCCVF
as modules
* [amd64] crypto: Enable CRYPTO_CHACHA20_X86_64, CRYPTO_DES3_EDE_X86_64,
CRYPTO_POLY1305_X86_64 as modules
* [x86] dmaengine: Enable INTEL_IDMA64 as module
* debug: Enable SCHED_STACK_END_CHECK
* dm-cache: Enable DM_CACHE_SMQ as module
* ethernet: Enable BNXT, QED, QEDE as modules
* hci_uart: Enable BT_HCIUART_QCA
* HID: Enable HID_CORSAIR, HID_GEMBIRD as modules
* [x86] hwmon: Enable SENSORS_I5500 as module
* [x86] IB: Enable INFINIBAND_USNIC as module
* iio/light: Enable ACPI_ALS as module
* [x86] input: Enable SURFACE_PRO3_BUTTON as module
* [x86] iommu: Enable INTEL_IOMMU_SVM
* ipvs: Enable IP_VS_OVF as module
* media: Enable DVB_NETUP_UNIDVB, USB_GSPCA_TOUPTEK,_VIDEO_DT3155 as modules
* [x86] mfd: Enable MFD_INTEL_LPSS_ACPI, MFD_INTEL_LPSS_PCI as modules
* [amd64] mic: Enable INTEL_MIC_X100_DMA, MIC_COSM, SCIF, SCIF_BUS as modules
* [powerpc*/*64*] misc: Enable GENWQE as module
* net: Enable LWTUNNEL, NET_L3_MASTER_DEV; and MPLS_IPTUNNEL, NET_VRF
as modules
* [amd64] net: Enable FUJITSU_ES as module
* netfilter: Really enable NF_TABLES_NETDEV, NFT_REDIR_IPV4, NFT_REDIR_IPV6
as modules
* net/phy: Enable AQUANTIA_PHY, DP83848_PHY, MICROCHIP_PHY, TERANETICS_PHY
as modules
* net/sched: Really enable NET_CLS_FLOWER as module
* net/usb: Enable USB_LAN78XX, USB_NET_CH9200 as modules
* nfsd: Enable NFSD_PNFS
* [x86] pinctrl: Enable PINCTRL_BROXTON, PINCTRL_SUNRISEPOINT
* [x86] rfkill: Enable DELL_RBTN as module
* serial: Enable SERIAL_OF_PLATFORM as module
* sound/firewire: Enable SND_FIREWIRE_DIGI00X, SND_FIREWIRE_TASCAM as modules
* [x86] thermal: Enable INTEL_PCH_THERMAL, INTEL_SOC_DTS_THERMAL as modules;
disable THERMAL_OF
* [x86] Enable INTEL_PMC_IPC as module
* vfs,nvdimm: Really enable FS_DAX
* [amd64] mm,nvdimm: Disable ZONE_DMA; enable ZONE_DEVICE, NVDIMM_PFN
- This disables drivers for some AC'97 sound cards
-- Ben Hutchings <email address hidden> Wed, 10 Feb 2016 02:02:14 +0000
