[linux-yocto] v4.18.x - stable updates comprising v4.18.39

[Bruce Ashfield]

On Thu, May 23, 2019 at 11:09 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 v4.18.38 release.
>
> There are about 180 commits here, based on commits chosen from what were
> used in the 4.19.39/40/41 stable releases -- so another "batch" release,
> if you will.  I don't think any one subsystem is over-represented, so we
> can count this as a "normal" stable release case.
>
> Since there isn't anything else news-worthy to report, I'll remind
> people once again that these updates will most likely draw to a close
> in a few months, so 4.18.x users should start planning accordingly.
>
> 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 v4.18.39 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
>

thanks Paul, this is now merged

Bruce

> for merge to standard/base in linux-yocto-4.18 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-4.18.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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