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The Linux kernel in Debian

-

Ben Hutchings and Max Attems

+

Ben Hutchings and Maximilian Attems

@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ and PCI code as necessary +
  • Debian kernel contributor since 2008; uploader since 2009 @@ -87,9 +93,38 @@
  • -

    Max Attems

    +

    Maximilian Attems

    @@ -120,36 +155,9 @@
    -

    Linux release model (1)

    +

    Linux release model

    - The old model: -

    - -
    - -
    -

    Linux release model (2)

    -

    - The new model: + Since ~2004:

  • - Each 2.6.x release has stable update branch; releases - numbered 2.6.x.y + Each 2.6.x and 3.x release has a stable + update branch; releases numbered 2.6.x.y + and 3.x.y
  • -
  • - Linux 3.0 doesn't change this, except that x is now - the second component and y is the third -
  • @@ -237,8 +242,8 @@

    Official Linux kernel packages (1)

    - Main source package is linux-2.6 - (still!). Most binary package names change regularly. + Main source package is linux. Most + binary package names change regularly.

    @@ -270,9 +275,9 @@

    Official Linux kernel packages (2)

    - The linux-latest-2.6 source package builds meta-packages + The linux-latest source package builds meta-packages to support automatic upgrades between binaries built - from linux-2.6. + from linux.

    +
    +

    Official early userspace

    +

    + Main source package is initramfs-tools. +

    +

    + Co-developed with Ubuntu and hence sharing all the pain^Wfun of the + software and that special relation. + In any case a huge step forward after the very special initrd-tools. +

    +

    + initramfs-tools paved the way for pluggable initramfs generators. + But, early userspace shouldn't be visible to users. + Todays dev sits in dracut. With better maintenance inside the team + very likely candidate for Debian 8.0. +

    +

    + Upcoming challenge: secureboot. +

    +

    Custom Linux kernel builds

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