linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5.9 00/74] 5.9.3-rc1 review

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Message-ID: <f6a12a75822cfc71d495d29dab1eab8fa1e4e3bb.camel@rajagiritech.edu.in>
Date:   Sun, 01 Nov 2020 19:16:30 +0530
From:   Jeffrin Jose T <jeffrin@...agiritech.edu.in>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
        akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux@...ck-us.net, shuah@...nel.org,
        patches@...nelci.org, lkft-triage@...ts.linaro.org, pavel@...x.de,
        stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5.9 00/74] 5.9.3-rc1 review

On Sun, 2020-11-01 at 11:41 +0100, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 31, 2020 at 10:41:38PM +0530, Jeffrin Jose T wrote:
> > On Sat, 2020-10-31 at 12:35 +0100, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > > This is the start of the stable review cycle for the 5.9.3
> > > release.
> > > There are 74 patches in this series, all will be posted as a
> > > response
> > > to this one.  If anyone has any issues with these being applied,
> > > please
> > > let me know.
> > > 
> > > Responses should be made by Mon, 02 Nov 2020 11:34:42 +0000.
> > > Anything received after that time might be too late.
> > > 
> > > The whole patch series can be found in one patch at:
> > > 	
> > > https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/stable-review/patch-5.9.3-rc1.gz
> > > or in the git tree and branch at:
> > > 	git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-
> > > stable-rc.git linux-5.9.y
> > > and the diffstat can be found below.
> > > 
> > > thanks,
> > > 
> > > greg k-h
> > 
> > hello,
> > i have build using ktest. but then i did the normal compile.
> > compiled and booted 5.9.3-rc1+ . dmesg -l err is clear.
> > 
> > some lines from dmesg output related  
> > ----------x------------------x---------------------------x---
> > video: module verification failed: signature and/or required key
> > missing - tainting kernel
> > sdhci-pci 0000:00:1e.6: failed to setup card detect gpio
> > --------x-------------------------------x-----------------x---
> > 
> > 
> > Now something related to kernel build and install..
> > ----------x---------------------x--------------------------x-------
> > WARNING: modpost: EXPORT symbol "copy_mc_fragile" [vmlinux] version
> > generation failed, symbol will not be versioned.
> > W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/rkl_dmc_ver2_01.bin
> > for
> > module i915
> > -------------x-------------------x-------------------------x-------
> > --
> > 
> > Now one thing during boot..
> > -----------x------------x---- 
> > unable to start nftables
> > -x-----------------------x---
> > 
> > iam attaching a file....please see...
> 
> Is this any different from 5.9.2?
according to dmesg,things are to  an extent ok.

the other stuff may be because of my system upgradation
and may be there is a change in kernel configuration

Overall i think there may be nothing serious in kernel space.

.

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