Changelog
linux (4.8.4-1~exp1) experimental; urgency=medium
* New upstream release: https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_4.8
* New upstream stable update:
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.1
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.2
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.3
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.4
[ Ben Hutchings ]
* [amd64] Enable LEGACY_VSYSCALL_NONE instead of LEGACY_VSYSCALL_EMULATE.
This breaks (e)glibc 2.13 and earlier, and can be reverted using the kernel
parameter: vsyscall=emulate
* [arm*] Enable STRICT_DEVMEM
* [arm*,powerpc*,s390x,x86] Enable IO_STRICT_DEVMEM. This breaks dosemu and
some old graphics drivers, and can be reverted using the kernel parameter:
iomem=relaxed
* [mips*] Enable RANDOMIZE_BASE and RELOCATABLE.
* Enable SLAB_FREELIST_RANDOM
* [arm*,powerpc*,s390x,sparc64,x86] Enable HARDENED_USERCOPY
* security,perf: Replace GRKERNSEC_PERF_HARDEN patch with the version
submitted upstream
* [amd64] Enable RANDOMIZE_MEMORY
* [powerpc*/*64*] Enable OPAL_PRD, MTD, MTD_POWERNV_FLASH as modules
(Closes: #838604, #838605)
* security,printk: Enable SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT, preventing non-root users
reading the kernel log by default (sysctl: kernel.dmesg_restrict)
* bug script: Optionally use sudo to read a restricted kernel log, and fall
back to writing a placeholder
* [rt] Update to 4.8.2-rt2 and re-enable
* aufs: Update support patchest to aufs4.8-20161010 (no functional change)
[ Aurelien Jarno ]
* [arm64] Enable SERIAL_8250_EXTENDED, SERIAL_8250_SHARE_IRQ and
SERIAL_8250_BCM2835AUX, needed for Raspberry Pi 3.
-- Ben Hutchings <email address hidden> Sun, 23 Oct 2016 17:21:13 +0100
