Ben Hutchings: FOSS activity in March 2026

Planet Debian [Unofficial] April 1, 2026

Source

Debian packages:
- firmware-nonfree:
  - Bugs:
    - closed #1064620: firmware-nonfree: suggestions for the packaging, gencontrol.py and debian/rules
    - closed #1126797: firmware-intel-graphics: Please ship irci_irci_ecr-master_20161208_0213_20170112_1500.bin as ipu3-fw.bin
    - closed #1131751: ABI break in amdxdna npu firmware
  - Merge requests:
    - opened and merged !140: Update to 20260309
    - opened and merged !141: Clean up packaging (from Nicolas Boulenguez)
    - opened !142: Replace copy-firmware.sh; install files and generate metainfo.xml at build time
  - Uploads:
    - uploaded version 20260110-1~bpo13+1 to trixie-backports
    - uploaded version 20260221-1 to unstable
    - uploaded version 20260221-1~bpo13+1 to trixie-backports
    - uploaded version 20260309-1 to unstable
- hexagon-dsp-binaries:
  - Bugs:
    - replied to and reassigned #1130844: firmware-qcom-soc depends on unavailable package firmware-qcom-dsp
- initramfs-tools:
  - Merge requests:
    - merged !172: Use 3cpio for unmkinitramfs/lsinitramfs if available
    - merged !186: update-initramfs: support loading post-update hooks from /usr/share/ too
    - merged !190: autopkgtest: increase timeout to 240s on s390x
- libtirpc:
  - Bugs:
    - replied to and reassigned #1132176: rpc.mountd: symbol lookup error: rpc.mountd: undefined symbol: rpc_gss_getcred, version TIRPC_0.3.0
- libvirt:
  - Bugs:
    - replied to and reassigned #1130974: libvirt: Should use nftables for IP masquerading to work with PREEMPT_RT
- linux:
  - Bugs:
    - replied to #1128861: linux: when serving NFS, client attempts to lock served files fail with “No locks available”
    - replied to #1130656: [grub2] wrong kernel version order
    - closed #1132224: linux: nouveau regression on GK208B/GT 730 after kernel update: artifacts and X crashes
  - Merge requests:
    - reviewed !1842: Merge kernel-wedge and use directly
    - reviewed and merged !1849: Cleanup installer
    - merged !1853: [amd64] drivers/platform/x86/uniwill: Enable UNIWILL_LAPTOP as module
    - opened and merged !1854: Fix ordering of kernel version strings for multiple Debian revisions
    - reviewed and closed !1857: crypto: padlock-sha - Disable for Zhaoxin processor
    - opened !1862: Fix regressions in debian/bin/test-patches
    - opened !1865: Draft: hyperv-daemons: Build using upstream Makefile; install hv_fcopy_uio_daemon
  - (LTS) worked on backports to 5.10 and 6.1 of the fixes for “CrackArmor” security flaws
  - Uploads:
    - (LTS) uploaded version 5.10.251-1 to bullseye-security
    - uploaded version 6.12.74-2~bpo12+1 to bookworm-backports
    - uploaded version 6.18.15-1~bpo13+1 to trixie-backports
    - uploaded version 6.19.6-2~bpo13+1 to trixie-backports
    - uploaded version 6.19.8-1~bpo13+1 to trixie-backports
- (LTS) linux-6.1:
  - Uploads:
    - uploaded version 6.1.164-1~deb11u1 to bullseye-security
- linux-base:
  - Uploads:
    - uploaded version 4.12.1~bpo12+1 to bookworm-backports
- sgt-puzzles:
  - Bugs:
    - closed #363441: It’s too easy to quit
    - closed #550311: slant: Please make shading of filled squares configurable
    - closed #1079717: sgt-puzzles: [Mozaic] crashes when copying the game
    - closed #1116973: sgt-puzzles: Loopy Spectres type
  - Uploads:
    - uploaded version 20250730.a7c7826-1 to unstable
- wireless-regdb:
  - Uploads:
    - (LTS) uploaded version 2026.02.04-1~deb11u1 to bullseye-security
Debian non-packages:
- kernel-team:
  - added script to show status of all kernel team backports
- pipeline:
  - Issues:
    - opened #552: piuparts job fails to install dependencies outside of main
Mailing lists:
- debian-kernel:
  - posted and replied to Agenda items for kernel-team meeting on 2026-03-18
  - replied to How is “keep two last kernels” policy implemented?
- debian-lts-announce:
  - posted [SECURITY] [DLA 4498-1] linux security update
  - posted [SECURITY] [DLA 4499-1] linux-6.1 security update
  - posted [SECURITY] [DLA 4501-1] wireless-regdb new upstream version
- linux-bluetooth:
  - (LTS) replied to [PATCH v3] Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix invalid response to L2CAP_ECRED_RECONF_REQ
- netdev:
  - (LTS) replied to [PATCH net v2] net: consume xmit errors of GSO frames
- stable/patches:
  - (LTS) reviewed 5.10.252 and replied to various patches included in it

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