[linux-yocto] v4.12.x - stable updates comprising v4.12.28

[Bruce Ashfield]

On 08/13/2018 11:00 AM, Paul Gortmaker wrote:
> Bruce, Yocto kernel folks:
> 
> Here is another 4.12.x stable update "extension" primarily created for
> the Yocto project, continuing on top of the previous v4.12.27 kernel.
> 
> Hopefully people using 4.12.x have their plans well underway to move to
> a newer kernel, as I have been indicating for several releases now that
> my maintenance work on 4.12.x is coming to a close.  There will probably
> be one more release in roughly two weeks, assuming we don't encounter
> any high profile CVE issues in the interim.
> 
> There are just over 80 commits here, based on commits chosen from what
> was used in existing 4.14.x stable releases.
> 
> I've put this 4.12.x queue through the usual testing that I figured made
> sense, which is in line with that listed explicitly in previous release
> announcements.
> 
> I did the signed tag just as per the previously released 4.12.x versions.
> 
> Please find a signed v4.12.28 tag using this key:
> 
> http://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=vindex&search=0xEBCE84042C07D1D6
> 
> in the repo in the kernel.org directory here:
> 
>     https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/paulg/linux-4.12.y.git/
>     git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulg/linux-4.12.y.git

Thanks Paul.

These are now merged. I'll send SRCREV bumps out shortly.

Bruce

> 
> for merge to standard/base in linux-yocto-4.12 and then out from there
> into the other base and BSP branches.
> 
> For those who are interested, the evolution of the commits is here:
> 
>     https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/paulg/longterm-queue-4.12.git/
> 
> This repo isn't needed for anything; it just exists for transparency and
> so people can see the evolution of the raw commits that were originally
> selected to create this 4.12.x release.
> 
> Paul.
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