[linux-yocto] v4.12.x - stable updates comprising v4.12.24

[akuster808]

On 05/10/2018 02:30 PM, 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 v4.12.23 kernel.
Thanks for keeping this kernel version updated.
Much appreciated. I know much time and effort it takes to do this.


- armin
>
> There are about 90 commits here, and for the 2nd release in a row, we
> are with no real multi-commit topics, meaning things are remaining as
> what people expect to be normal for a stable release.  Again it is
> selected content based on what was used for 4.14-stable that would also
> be appropriate for the 4.12 kernel here.
>
> As usual, I've put this 4.12.x queue through the various testing that I
> figured made sense, which includes but is not limited to:
>
> -x86-64 sanity boot test + workloads of defconfig on COTS Core2 box.
> -build MIPS, PPC, ARM, ARM64 with defconfig
> -build x86-64 allmodconfig/allyesconfig
> -build i386 allmodconfig/allyesconfig
>
> I bumped the 4.12 Makefile and did the signed tag just as per the previously
> released 4.12.x versions.
>
> Please find a signed v4.12.24 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
>
> 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 raw commits that were used to create this 4.12.x
> release, similar to Greg's stable queue with the 4.14.x content
> mentioned above:
>
>    https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git/
>
> Paul.
> --