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#debian-kernel Meeting
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Meeting started by rperier at 18:33:28 UTC. The full logs are available
at
http://meetbot.debian.net/debian-kernel/2018/debian-kernel.2018-10-02-18.33.log.html
.



Meeting summary
---------------
* meeting agenda at
  https://salsa.debian.org/kernel-team/kernel-team/wikis/meetings  (ana,
  18:35:28)
* meeting agenda at
  https://salsa.debian.org/kernel-team/kernel-team/wikis/meetings  (bwh,
  18:37:44)
* Feedback from DebConf 18  (bwh, 18:37:52)
  * ACTION: bwh to send list of interesting DebConf talks  (bwh,
    18:43:59)

* What is the focus for buster? what is the targeted version and
  features?  (bwh, 18:44:40)
  * AGREED: We will use Linux 4.19.y in buster  (bwh, 18:48:58)
  * ACTION: Corsac will review kconfig options for hardening  (bwh,
    18:52:34)
  * ACTION: bwh to review kconfig options in general  (bwh, 18:54:57)

* What is the state of the next (pending) stretch 9.6? Do we bump
  firmware-nonfree?  (bwh, 18:58:33)
  * ACTION: bwh to review MR for 4.9.130 in stretch  (bwh, 19:00:07)
  * LINK: https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/02/2
    should probably first released as well as DSA, then mergend
    (carnil, 19:00:10)
  * ACTION: bwh/carnil to upload linux to stretch  (bwh, 19:00:29)
  * ACTION: bwh to apply relevant security fixes to
    firmware-nonfree/stretch and upload  (bwh, 19:04:35)
  * LINK:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/firmware-nonfree
    issues look bad indeed  (Corsac, 19:04:56)

* Management of stretch-security and stretch-pu updates (timing, ABI
  bumps, changelogs...)  (bwh, 19:11:34)
  * ACTION: Team should rebase and upload to stable-pu at least once a
    month  (bwh, 19:23:43)

* Can we improve handling of embargoed updates?  (bwh, 19:34:53)
  * LINK:
    https://oss-security.openwall.org/wiki/mailing-lists/distros#handling-of-embargoed-information
    (jcristau, 19:42:02)
  * LINK:
    https://oss-security.openwall.org/wiki/mailing-lists/distros#handling-of-embargoed-information
    (Corsac, 19:42:11)
  * ACTION: bwh to create Salsa group for embargoed updates  (bwh,
    19:46:43)

* Do we close old bugs for kernel < a specific version ? (for very old
  kernels)  (bwh, 19:50:01)
  * ACTION: rperier will triage older bugs  (bwh, 19:54:43)

* Potential use of dgit & git-debrebase  (bwh, 20:01:17)
  * LINK:
    https://debconf18.debconf.org/talks/60-git-debrebase-new-tool-for-managing-debian-packaging-in-git/
    (bwh, 20:06:03)
  * LINK: https://salsa.debian.org/benh/linux/tree/use-dgit   (bwh,
    20:07:44)
  * ACTION: bwh to create linux-with-dgit repo under kernel-team for
    team to experiment with  (bwh, 20:16:14)
  * ACTION: bwh to send mail to debian-kernel explaining workfow changes
    for linux-with-dgit repo  (bwh, 20:16:30)

* Create a shared roadmap for the current development release that
  contains all the expected technical goals or actions to complete until
  the next release (in addition to existing opened bugs)  (bwh,
  20:17:34)
  * ACTION: Corsac and waldi to create issues/milestones on Salsa for
    planned work  (bwh, 20:27:23)

Meeting ended at 20:32:52 UTC.




Action Items
------------
* bwh to send list of interesting DebConf talks
* Corsac will review kconfig options for hardening
* bwh to review kconfig options in general
* bwh to review MR for 4.9.130 in stretch
* bwh/carnil to upload linux to stretch
* bwh to apply relevant security fixes to firmware-nonfree/stretch and
  upload
* Team should rebase and upload to stable-pu at least once a month
* bwh to create Salsa group for embargoed updates
* rperier will triage older bugs
* bwh to create linux-with-dgit repo under kernel-team for team to
  experiment with
* bwh to send mail to debian-kernel explaining workfow changes for
  linux-with-dgit repo
* Corsac and waldi to create issues/milestones on Salsa for planned work




Action Items, by person
-----------------------
* bwh
  * bwh to send list of interesting DebConf talks
  * bwh to review kconfig options in general
  * bwh to review MR for 4.9.130 in stretch
  * bwh/carnil to upload linux to stretch
  * bwh to apply relevant security fixes to firmware-nonfree/stretch and
    upload
  * bwh to create Salsa group for embargoed updates
  * bwh to create linux-with-dgit repo under kernel-team for team to
    experiment with
  * bwh to send mail to debian-kernel explaining workfow changes for
    linux-with-dgit repo
* carnil
  * bwh/carnil to upload linux to stretch
* Corsac
  * Corsac will review kconfig options for hardening
  * Corsac and waldi to create issues/milestones on Salsa for planned
    work
* rperier
  * rperier will triage older bugs
* waldi
  * Corsac and waldi to create issues/milestones on Salsa for planned
    work
* **UNASSIGNED**
  * Team should rebase and upload to stable-pu at least once a month




People Present (lines said)
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* bwh (134)
* Corsac (70)
* waldi (38)
* rperier (34)
* carnil (21)
* jcristau (11)
* ukleinek (6)
* vagrantc (6)
* MeetBot (3)
* Mithrandir (2)
* ana (2)
* Cryptobytes (1)




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