Upgrade Linux to 5.8
Note: as per #17911 (closed), we'll only update once 5.8 is in buster-backports
, unless important enough security issues affecting 5.7.17-1 but fixed in 5.8 warrant a quicker update.
Process and checklist: https://tails.boum.org/contribute/Linux_kernel/
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Bump to 5.8.0-2 -
Test the new kernel -
Gather other data that will inform our decision -
Make a decision wrt. Tails 4.12 -
Implement the decision -
drop init_on_alloc=1
from kernel command line:INIT_ON_ALLOC_DEFAULT_ON
was enabled in 5.8.3-1~exp1 -
check if we can remove known issues doc: #13576 (comment 157264) → let's wait for the release with Linux 5.8 and see if the problem is fixed.
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Edited by intrigeri