[linux-yocto] v4.18.x - stable updates comprising v4.18.41

[Bruce Ashfield]

On Fri, Aug 2, 2019 at 11:43 PM Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker at windriver.com>
wrote:

> Bruce, Yocto kernel folks:
>
> Here is the next 4.18.x stable update "extension" primarily created
> for the Yocto project, continuing from the previous v4.18.40 release.
>
> There are about 220 commits here, based on commits chosen from what were
> used in the 4.19.46/47 stable releases -- plus some TCP related commits
> that were of interest to reach ahead and source from newer 4.19 now.
> Not all the 47 content was processed here, in order to keep the release
> size sane.  The remainder will be considered for the 4.18.42 release.
>
> And as we enter August, I need to again remind people that the creation
> of these 4.18 stable backport releases will be ending relatively soon,
> as I'll expect to be moving to newer kernels used in newer Yocto
> releases.  So people need to get their own maintenance or migration
> plans in place as soon as possible, if they have not yet done so.
>
> I've put this 4.18.x queue through the usual testing; build testing
> on x86-64/32, ARM-64/32, PPC and MIPS, plus some static analysis
> and finally some sanity runtime tests on x86-64.
>
> I did the signed tag just as per the previously released versions.
> Please find a signed v4.18.41 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/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulg/linux-4.18.y.git/?h=linux-4.18.y
>   git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulg/linux-4.18.y.git
>
> for merge to standard/base in linux-yocto-4.18 and then out from there
> into the other base and BSP branches.
>

Thanks Paul, this is now merged!

Bruce



>
> For those who are interested, the evolution of the commits is here:
>
>
> https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/paulg/longterm-queue-4.18.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 4.18.x release.
>
> Paul.
>


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