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Chris Lamb: Favourites of 2025

Here are my favourite books and movies that I read and watched throughout 2025.

Books

Films Recent releases

Marty Surpreme (Josh Safdie, 2023)
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (Rungano Nyoni, 2024)
April (Dea Kulumbegashvili, 2024)
Nickel Boys (RaMell Ross, 2024)
Color Book (David Fortune, 2024)
Blue Road: The Edna O Brien Story (Sin ad O Shea, 2024)

Disappointments this year included 28 Years Later (Danny Boyle, 2025), Cover-Up (Laura Poitras & Mark Obenhaus, 2025), Bugonia (Yorgos Lanthimos, 2025) and Caught Stealing (Darren Aronofsky, 2025).
Older releases ie. Films released before 2024, and not including rewatches from previous years.

Where Is the Friend's House? (Abbas Kiarostami, 1987)
Naked (Mike Leigh, 1993)
The Florida Project (Sean Baker, 2017)
Taste of Cherry (Abbas Kiarostami, 1997)
The House of Mirth (Terence Davies, 2000)
A Summer's Tale ( ric Rohmer, 1996)
It's Such a Beautiful Day (Don Hertzfeldt, 2012)
La Haine (Mathieu Kassovitz, 1995)
The Piano Teacher (Michael Haneke, 2001)
A Touch of Zen (King Hu, 1970)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (Joseph Sargent, 1974)
An Affair to Remember (Leo McCarey, 1957)

Distinctly unenjoyable watches included War of the Worlds (Rich Lee, 2025), Highest 2 Lowest (Spike Lee, 2025), Elizabethtown (Cameron Crowe, 2005), Crazy Rich Asians (Jon M. Chu, 2018) and Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (Rob Reiner, 2025). On the other hand, unforgettable cinema experiences this year included big-screen rewatches of Chinatown (Roman Polanski, 1974), Koyaanisqatsi (Godfrey Reggio, 1982), Heat (Michael Mann, 1995) and Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton, 1955).

Ben Hutchings: FOSS activity in November 2025

Debian packages:
- debian-cd:
  - Bugs:
    - replied to #1120055: Please include ifenslave, vlan and possibly bridge-utils to netinst CD
- firmware-nonfree:
  - Bugs:
  - Merge requests:
    - reviewed !128: Draft: Add Provides: based ABI versioning mechanism
  - Uploads:
    - uploaded version 20251011-1 to unstable
    - uploaded version 20251021-1 to unstable
    - uploaded version 20251021-1~bpo13+1 to trixie-backports
    - uploaded version 20251111-1 to unstable
  - (LTS) Started work on backported packages that would be parallel-installable with the default firmware packages
- initramfs-tools:
  - Bugs:
  - Merge requests:
    - reviewed !172: Use 3cpio for unmkinitramfs/lsinitramfs if available
    - merged !185: Run wrap-and-sort
    - reviewed !186: update-initramfs: support loading post-update hooks from /usr/share/ too
    - merged !189: silence incorrect shellcheck SC2329
- ktls-utils:
  - Merge requests:
    - merged !1: Update for version 1.3.0
    - opened and merged !2: Move config to new upstream preferred name /etc/tlshd/config on upgrade
  - Uploads:
    - uploaded version 1.3.0-1 to unstable
- linux:
  - Bugs:
  - Merge requests:
    - reviewed !1661: Introduce a base package for version sync
    - opened !1698: CI: Backport source package handling changes to 6.1
  - Uploads:
    - uploaded version 6.12.57-1~bpo12+1 to bookworm-backports
    - uploaded version 6.16.12-1~bpo13+1 to trixie-backports
    - uploaded version 6.17.8-1~bpo13+1 to trixie-backports
  - (LTS) Backported necessary CI changes to the bullseye-security branch
- (LTS) linux-6.1:
  - uploaded version 6.1.158-1~deb11u1 to bullseye-security
- linux-base:
  - Bugs:
    - replied to #1121366: linux-run-hooks uses wrong directory name for headers postinst
Debian non-package bugs:
- general:
  - replied to #1120386: startx error on Trixie
Mailing lists:
- debian-devel:
  - replied to ORed build profiles
  - replied to salsa-ci.yml did not have the desired effect
- debian-kernel:
  - posted Agenda items for kernel-team meeting on 2025-11-05
- debian-lts-announce:
  - posted [SECURITY] [DLA 4379-1] linux-6.1 security update
- stable:
  - replied to [PATCH 5.10 171/332] lib/crypto/curve25519-hacl64: Disable KASAN with clang-17 and older

Ben Hutchings: FOSS activity in October 2025

Debian packages:
- firmware-nonfree:
  - Bugs:
    - closed #1118156: Missing Build-Depends on python3-dacite, python3-jinja2
  - Merge requests:
    - closed !129: Retire vorlon from uploaders
    - merged !130: Update firmware-nonfree to 20250917
    - reviewed and merged !131: Update to 20251011
    - merged !132: misc-nonfree: Include all Arm Mali firmware
    - opened and merged !133: Fix another broken symlink and avoid creating more of them
  - Uploads:
    - uploaded version 20250917-1 to unstable
- gdm3:
  - Bugs:
    - opened #1119809: Black screen after upgrading from 48
- linux:
  - Bugs:
  - Merge requests:
    - reviewed !1577: udeb: Add USB TYPE-C modules and Mux for usb-modules.
    - reviewed and merged !1636: d/b/test-patches: Stop handling rt featureset for test builds
    - reviewed !1664: Use more debhelper files
    - reviewed !1667: Drop some Secure Boot backward compatibility
    - (LTS) opened and merged !1675: CI: Fix more issues introduced by the removal of the extract-source job
    - opened !1685: netfilter: Enable NETFILTER_XTABLES_LEGACY
  - (LTS) Updated the bullseye-security branch to 5.10.246, but did not upload it
- linux-base:
  - Bugs:
    - closed #1117908: linux-sysctl-defaults should restart systemd-sysctl.service in the postinst
- rust-sequoia-sop:
  - Bugs:
    - opened and replied to #1118154: sqopv does not seem to support some signing keys
    - opened #1118155: The debug option to verify does nothing
- wireless-regdb:
  - Uploads:
    - uploaded version 2025.10.07-1 to unstable
Mailing lists:
- debian-devel:
  - replied to uscan downloads wrong source tarball from Github
- debian-kernel:
  - posted Agenda items for kernel-team meeting on 2025-10-15
  - replied to slow memory I/O on AMD EPYC 9334
- debian-lts:
  - replied to Please enable udebs for the 6.1 backport
- debian-lts-announce:
  - posted [SECURITY] [DLA 4327-1] linux security update
  - posted [SECURITY] [DLA 4328-1] linux-6.1 security update
- stable:
  - replied to [PATCH 5.10 013/122] compiler.h: drop fallback overflow checkers
  - replied to [PATCH 5.10 171/332] lib/crypto/curve25519-hacl64: Disable KASAN with clang-17 and older

Ben Hutchings: FOSS activity in September 2025

Last month I attended and spoke at Kangrejos, for which I will post a separate report later. Besides that, here s the usual categorised list of work:

Debian packages:
- firmware-nonfree:
  - Uploads:
    - uploaded version 20250808-1~bpo13+1 to trixie-backports
- initramfs-tools:
  - Merge requests:
    - closed !188: Use portable pathnames
- iw:
  - Bugs:
  - Uploads:
    - uploaded version 6.17-1 to unstable
- linux:
  - Bugs:
  - Merge requests:
    - reviewed !1548: Merge the extract-source job into the build s job script
    - merged !1625: [rt] Add new signing key for Daniel Wagner
    - merged !1633: drivers/leds/trigger: Enable LEDS_TRIGGER_INPUT_EVENTS as module
    - reviewed !1634: Disable bcachefs filesystem support
    - reviewed !1636: d/b/test-patches: Stop handling rt featureset for test builds
    - opened !1637: Revert to using RSA for module signatures
    - reviewed !1644: Backport Merge the extract-source job into the build s job script
    - opened and merged !1662: Update CI configuration for salsa-ci switch to sbuild
    - opened !1663: d/salsa-ci.yml: Adjust filenames to allow source package name suffix
  - Uploads:
    - uploaded version 6.12.43-1~bpo12+1 to bookworm-backports
    - uploaded version 6.16.3-1~bpo13+1 to trixie-backports
    - (LTS) uploaded version 5.10.244-1 to bullseye-security
- (LTS) linux-6.1:
  - Uploads:
    - uploaded version 6.1.148-1~deb11u1 to bullseye-security
    - uploaded version 6.1.153-1~deb11u1 to bullseye-security
- linux-base:
  - Bugs:
    - closed #1114659: linux-run-hooks depends on recent run-parts
- wireless-regdb:
  - Uploads:
    - (LTS) uploaded version 2025.07.10-1~deb11u1 to bullseye-security
Mailing lists:
- debian-devel:
  - replied to Inquiry about armel support for Debian upgrades post-Trixie
- debian-kernel:
  - posted Agenda items for kernel-team meeting on 2025-09-24
  - replied to Clarification on Subpackage Mapping for CVE Fixes in Debian Linux Kernel
  - replied to [RFC] Reorganizing Linux packages
- debian-lts-announce:
  - posted [SECURITY] [DLA 4293-1] wireless-regdb new upstream version
- debian-rust:
  - posted and replied to Questions about Rust team for Kangrejos
- debian-www:
  - replied to Stale copy of Debian Kernel Handbook
- stable:
  - replied to [PATCH 5.10 26/52] e1000e: fix heap overflow in e1000_set_eeprom

Ben Hutchings: FOSS activity in August 2025

Debian packages:
- chrony:
  - Bugs:
    - opened #1111222: 099-scfilter system test is flaky
- debian-policy:
  - Bugs:
    - opened and replied to #1111126: Copyright format does not explain how to describe a license text itself
- devscripts:
  - Bugs:
    - opened #1112065: uscan: Regression of handling @PACKAGE@ in upstream URL
- firmware-free:
  - Merge requests:
    - merged !10: Build CIS files and keyspan_pda firmware from source
- firmware-nonfree:
  - Bugs:
  - Merge requests:
    - opened and merged !126: Refactor build for next upstream version and forky release cycle
    - opened and merged !127: Update to 20250808
  - Uploads:
    - uploaded version 20250808-1 to unstable
- initramfs-tools:
  - Bugs:
    - closed #1108204: initramfs-tools: update-initramfs trigger does not update the initramfs in some cases
    - closed #1108924: initramfs-tools: Cannot boot Trixie d-i rc2 USB storage target riscv64 MODULES=most (missing: cdns3 cdns3_starfive)
  - Merge requests:
    - reviewed and closed !182: unmkinitramfs: handle both uppercase and lowercase hex numbers
    - merged !183: hook-functions: add modules for non-default checksums on btrfs
    - opened and merged !184: unmkinitramfs: Accept lower-case hex digits in cpio headers
  - Uploads:
    - uploaded version 0.150 to unstable
- kernel-handbook:
  - Merge requests:
    - closed !7: Add disabling SECURITY_LOCKDOWN_LSM to chapter-common-tasks
    - reviewed and merged !10: chapter-common-tasks: Update linux headers common binary parameter
- kernel-team:
  - Merge requests:
    - merged !9: Improvements to find-recent-urgent for meeting agenda
- ktls-utils:
  - Uploads:
    - uploaded version 1.2.1-2 to unstable
    - uploaded version 1.2.1-3 to unstable
- kup:
  - Uploads:
    - uploaded version 0.3.6-6 to unstable
- linux:
  - Bugs:
    - closed #1106386: Bluetooth: btusb: Add RTL8851BE device 13d3:3601
    - replied to and closed #1108271: e2fsprogs: orphan_file prevents ro LVM snapshots from being mounted
    - replied to #1110193: r8169 Rx very slow; r8168 works fine
    - closed #1110780: linux-image-6.12.38+deb13-amd64: HID BPF support is not enabled by default
    - replied to #1111455: linux-image-6.12.41+deb13-amd64: kernel BUG at fs/netfs/read_collect.c:316 netfs: Can t donate prior to front
    - opened and closed #1111670: ext4 regression in 6.16.1
  - Merge requests:
    - reviewed !1382: Store build time signing key encrypted
    - closed !1507: Drop yama: Disable by default and use upstream default to restrict ptrace
    - reviewed !1577: [arm64] udeb: Add USB TYPE-C modules for usb-modules. Then enable MT6359_AUXADC and panel KD070FHFID015 for MediaTek devices
    - merged !1588: linux-misc-tools: Fix FTBFS on sparc64
    - merged !1597: [armhf] Add phy-gmii-sel module to nic-shared-modules udeb
    - merged !1598: d/c/defines.toml: Bump abi_suffix to +deb14 for unstable releases and define forky and trixie-backports releases
    - (LTS) opened !1600: Sign modules using an ephemeral key; bump ABI for every upload
    - merged !1601: Enable DRM_NOUVEAU_GSP_DEFAULT for Nvidia
    - reviewed !1602: Backport Store build time signing key encrypted
    - (LTS) opened and merged !1603: Sign modules using an ephemeral key; bump ABI for every upload
    - opened and merged !1613: bootconfig: Fix negative seeks on 32-bit with LFS enabled
    - opened !1615: Draft: Support for drivers in Rust
    - merged !1622: Sign modules and support lockdown always
  - Uploads:
    - uploaded version 6.16.3-1 to unstable
  - (LTS) Added some regression fixes to the bullseye-security branch, but did not upload it
- (LTS) linux-6.1:
  - Uploads:
    - uploaded version 6.1.147-1~deb11u1 to bullseye-security
- linux-base:
  - Bugs:
    - replied to #1111052: Please increase default UDP receive buffer size (rmem_max)
  - Uploads:
    - uploaded version 4.14 to unstable
- wireless-regdb:
  - Uploads:
    - (LTS) uploaded version 2025.07.10-1~deb12u1 to bookworm
Debian non-package bugs:
Mailing lists:
- debian-devel:
  - replied to How do I fully test a watch file
  - replied to Please check open Merge Requests before your next upload
  - replied to Request to reconsider i386 (x86) port for Debian 13
- debian-events-eu:
  - posted Debian Day/release party near Leuven, 16 August
- debian-kernel:
  - replied to Agenda items for kernel-team meeting on 2025-08-06
  - posted Agenda items for kernel-team meeting on 2025-08-27
  - replied to Kernel Handbook - Out of date ABI maintenance info
- debian-lts-announce:
  - posted [SECURITY] [DLA 4271-1] linux-6.1 security update
- debian-www:
  - posted Stale copy of Debian Kernel Handbook
- initramfs:
  - posted initramfs-tools 0.150 release
- linux-trace-kernel:
  - posted [PATCH] bootconfig: Fix negative seeks on 32-bit with LFS enabled
- stable:
  - replied to [PATCH 6.12 164/444] bootconfig: Fix unaligned access when building footer

Ben Hutchings: FOSS activity in July 2025

In July I attended DebCamp and DebConf in Brest, France. I very much enjoyed the opportunity to reconnect with other Debian contributors in person. I had a number of interesting and fruitful conversations there, besides the formally organised BoFs and talks. I also gave my own talk on What s new in the Linux kernel (and what s missing in Debian). Here s the usual categorisation of activity:

Debian packages:
- firmware-nonfree:
  - Bugs:
    - replied to #1093084: firmware-amd-graphics: Some graphical glitches and occasional stuttering with AMD graphics
    - closed #1100723: firmware-misc-nonfree: ralink firmware disapears after upgrade due backport firmware-misc-free split in multiple packages
    - replied to and closed #1108250: firmware-intel-graphics: i915 timeout errors after firmware upgrade
    - replied to and reassigned #1108599: firmware-linux-free: please add support MT7921/MT7925 WIFI Combo Cards
    - replied to #1109015: Wifi not working anymore with new atheros firmware from experimental
  - Uploads:
    - uploaded version 20250627-1 to experimental
    - uploaded version 20250708-1 to experimental
- initramfs-tools:
  - Bugs:
    - replied to #1099456: initramfs-tools: misleading error messages
  - Merge requests:
    - reviewed !172: Use 3cpio for unmkinitramfs/lsinitramfs if available
    - reviewed and merged !179: update-initramfs: add copyright information
    - opened and merged !180: hook-functions: Add Cadence USB driver to base
    - reviewed !182: unmkinitramfs: handle both uppercase and lowercase hex numbers
- ktls-utils:
  - Uploads:
    - uploaded version 1.2.1-1 to experimental
- kup:
  - Bugs:
    - closed #1064112: kup-client: Recommends transitional package gnupg-agent instead of gpg-agent
  - Uploads:
    - uploaded version 0.3.6-5 to experimental
- lintian:
  - Bugs:
    - replied to #1051140: lintian in bookworm does not know about any bookworm* suites
- linux:
  - Bugs:
  - Merge requests:
    - merged !1502: Add linux-misc-tools package for bootconfig, ihex2fw, thermometer, and tmon
    - reviewed !1542: 6.1 stable updates
    - reviewed !1543: Draft: [arm64] Provide an installer package for usbgadget usage
    - reviewed !1560: [arm64] Enable Qualcomm RB1 boards
    - reviewed and merged !1565: [cloud] Enable SATA_AHCI
    - opened and merged !1569: Update to 6.16-rc5
    - opened !1570: rtw89: Enable RTW89_8851BE, RTW89_8852BTE as modules
    - opened !1571: rtw88: Enable RTW88_8821AU, RTW88_8812AU, RTW88_8814AE, RTW88_8814AU as modules
    - opened !1572: Revert cgroup: Do not report unavailable v1 controllers in /proc/cgroups
    - opened !1573: hyperv-daemons: Fix and install the sample network info scripts
    - opened !1576: Clean up tools build
    - merged !1580: Update to 6.16-rc6
    - merged !1586: Update to 6.16-rc7
    - opened !1587: binder: Add module description, fixing warning from modpost
    - opened !1588: linux-misc-tools: Fix FTBFS on sparc64
    - reviewed !1591: Move all package specific build-deps
  - Uploads:
    - uploaded version 6.12.33-1~bpo12+1 to bookworm-backports
    - uploaded version 6.12.35-1~bpo12+1 to bookworm-backports
    - uploaded version 6.12.38-1~bpo12+1 to bookworm-backports
    - uploaded version 6.16~rc7-1~exp1 to experimental
  - (LTS) Updated the bullseye-security branch, but did not upload it:
    - updated to upstream version 5.10.240
    - enabled building hyperv-daemons for arm64
- (LTS) linux-6.1:
  - Uploads:
    - uploaded version 6.1.140-1~deb11u1 to bullseye-security
- linux-base:
  - Bugs:
    - closed #1010699: linux: Please touch /run/reboot-required in postinst
    - closed #1041189: general: Optimize kernel settings for gaming
  - Uploads:
    - uploaded version 4.13 to experimental
- nfs-utils:
  - Bugs:
    - closed #1109999: [nfs-common] default option ($ STATDOPTS ) is not used
- sbuild:
  - Bugs:
    - opened #1109103: Cross-build with profiles does not set DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS=nocheck
- wireless-regdb:
  - Uploads:
    - uploaded version 2025.07.10-1 to unstable
  - (LTS) Prepared backports of the above version to bookworm and bullseye-security
Debian non-package bugs:
- release.debian.org:
  - opened #1109500: unblock: wireless-regdb/2025.07.10-1
- wnpp:
  - replied to and closed #1072579: ITP: cis-tools CIS file tools from pcmcia-cs
  - replied to #1109020: ITP: sphinxcontrib-youtube Sphinx extension that allows you to embed YouTube and Vimeo
Mailing lists:
- cgroups:
  - replied to [PATCH 4/4] cgroup: Do not report unavailable v1 controllers in /proc/cgroups
- debian-boot:
  - replied to Installer freeze on Gigabyte X870E Aorus Master, ath12k wifi related
- debian-devel:
  - replied to Building multiple flavors of a package with a HUGE upstream
- debian-kernel:
  - posted Agenda items for kernel-team meeting on 2025-07-16
  - posted Agenda items for kernel-team meeting on 2025-07-30
  - posted Installation location of BPF vmlinux.h
  - replied to Request to backport CONFIG_UCLAMP_TASK to 6.12 stable
- linux-block:
  - replied to Bug#1107479: util-linux: blkid hangs forever after inserting a DVD-RAM
- linux-firmware:
  - replied to Bug#1109015: Wifi not working anymore with new atheros firmware from experimental
- linux-pci:
  - replied to Bug#1104670: linux-image-6.12.25-amd64: system does not shut down - GHES: Fatal hardware error
  - posted Failure to resume ASMedia ASM4242 on AMD systems
- linux-pm:
  - posted User-space watchdog timers vs suspend-to-idle
- linux-rt-users:
  - posted PREEMPT_RT vs i915
- linux-sh:
  - posted [PATCH v2] sh: Do not use hyphen in exported variable name
- linux-trace-kernel:
  - posted and replied to [PATCH] bootconfig: Fix unaligned access when building footer
- stable:
  - replied to [PATCH 2/5] x86/bugs: Add a Transient Scheduler Attacks mitigation

Ben Hutchings: FOSS activity in June 2025

Debian packages:
- debianutils:
  - Bugs:
    - opened and replied to #1107113: installkernel does not run hooks under /usr/share/kernel/postinst.d
- firmware-nonfree:
  - Uploads:
    - uploaded version 20250509-1 to experimental
    - uploaded version 20250613-1 to experimental
- gnome-shell:
  - Bugs:
    - opened #1108438: Very slow to start with NFS-mounted home directory
- initramfs-tools:
  - Bugs:
  - Merge requests:
  - Uploads:
    - uploaded version 0.148 to unstable
    - uploaded version 0.148.1 to unstable
    - uploaded version 0.148.2 to unstable
    - uploaded version 0.148.3 to unstable
    - uploaded version 0.149 to experimental
- ktls-utils:
  - Uploads:
    - uploaded version 1.1.0-1 to experimental
- linux:
  - Bugs:
    - replied to #872726: linux: apparmor doesn t use proper audit event ids
    - replied to #1103397: Kernel Panic: copy_fpstate_to_sigframe crashes
    - replied to #1104745: gcc-15 ICE compiling linux kernel 6.14.5 with CONFIG_RANDSTRUCT
    - replied to #1108294: kernel 6.12 breaks cgroup awareness of openjdk 21
  - Merge requests:
    - closed !1508: Draft: d/t/image.postinst.in: Use reboot-required to flag required reboot
    - reviewed and merged !1550: Don t compress perf s tips.txt (Closes: #1088747)
    - opened !1558: rtla: Enable use of libcpupower
  - Uploads:
    - uploaded version 6.12.27-1~bpo12+1 to bookworm-backports
    - uploaded version 6.12.30-1~bpo12+1 to bookworm-backports
    - uploaded version 6.12.32-1~bpo12+1 to bookworm-backports
  - (LTS) Updated the bullseye-security branch to upstream version 5.10.238, but did not yet upload it
- (LTS) linux-6.1:
  - Prepared a backport of version 6.1.140-1 to bullseye-security, but did not yet upload it
- linux-base:
  - Merge requests:
    - reviewed and merged !18: postinst hook: Use reboot-required to flag required reboot
  - Uploads:
    - uploaded version 4.12~bpo12+1 to bookworm-backports
Debian non-package bugs:
- release.debian.org:
  - opened #1107190: unblock: debianutils/5.23
  - opened #1107203: unblock: initramfs-tools/0.148.1
  - opened and replied to #1107723: unblock: initramfs-tools/0.148.2
  - opened #1108484: unblock: initramfs-tools/0.148.3
Mailing lists:
- debian-kernel:
  - posted Agenda items for kernel-team meeting on 2025-06-25
  - replied to Please enable CONFIG_FUNCTION_GRAPH_RETVAL
- initramfs:
  - posted initramfs-tools 0.149 release
- linux-hyperv:
  - posted and replied to [PATCH 0/2] tools/hv: Improve the sample hv_get_dhcp_info script
- linux-pci:
  - replied to [PATCH] agp/amd64: Bind to unsupported devices only if AGP is present
- stable:
  - posted and replied to [stable 6.12+] x86/pkeys: Simplify PKRU update in signal frame

Ben Hutchings: FOSS activity in May 2025

Debian packages:
- apt:
  - Bugs:
    - replied to #1078608: apt update silently leaves old index data
- cis-tools:
  - Merge requests:
    - opened and merged !1: Initial Debian packaging
- firmware-free:
  - Bugs:
    - replied to #890601: firmware-linux-free uses prebuilt blobs instead of building from source
  - Merge requests:
    - opened !10: Draft: Build CIS files and keyspan_pda firmware from source
- firmware-nonfree:
  - Bugs:
    - closed #1106282: firmware-nonfree: Update stable-bpo to testing version
  - Uploads:
    - uploaded version 20250410-2~bpo12+1 to bookworm-backports
- initramfs-tools:
  - Bugs:
    - closed #980021: initramfs-tools: Upgrading a LVM2 system with separate /usr to buster breaks booting
  - Merge requests:
- ktls-utils:
  - Uploads:
    - uploaded version 1.0.0-1 to unstable
- linux:
  - Bugs:
  - Merge requests:
    - reviewed !1461: Fix some Lintian findings
    - merged !1466: Fix various lintian errors and warnings
    - merged !1471: [arm64] udeb: Add mtk-cmdq-mailbox to kernel-image
    - merged !1488: net/ipv6: Enable IPV6_RPL_LWTUNNEL
    - opened and merged !1489: Fix sh4 build and disable broken flavour
    - opened !1502: Add linux-misc-tools package for bootconfig, ihex2fw, thermometer, and tmon
    - merged !1506: [sparc64/smp] Enable NUMA
    - reviewed !1507: Drop yama: Disable by default and use upstream default to restrict ptrace
    - (LTS) opened !1524: Include target Debian release number in ABI name
  - Uploads:
    - (LTS) uploaded version 5.10.237-1 to bullseye-security
- linux-6.1:
  - Uploads:
    - (LTS) uploaded version 6.1.137-1~deb11u1 to bullseye-security
- linux-base:
  - Bugs:
  - Merge requests:
    - opened !14: Add linux-run-hooks command for use by package maintainer scripts
    - opened !15: Clarify that version parameters are not package version strings
    - opened and merged !16: Manual page updates
    - opened and merged !17: linux-sysctl-defaults: Increase vm.max_map_count to 1048576
  - Uploads:
    - uploaded version 4.12 to unstable
- procps:
  - Bugs:
    - replied to #1092550: procps: Addback/Provide example of sysctl.d/*.conf like the old sysctl.conf under /usr/share/doc/
- reform-tools:
  - Bugs:
    - opened and replied to #1104639: Kernel hook installed in wrong directory / missing dependency
- wireless-regdb:
  - Uploads:
    - uploaded version 2025.02.20-1~deb12u1 to bookworm
    - (LTS) uploaded version 2025.02.20-1~deb11u1 to bullseye-security
Debian non-package bugs:
- release.debian.org:
  - replied to #1104052: bookworm-pu: package initramfs-tools/0.142+deb12u2
  - opened #1106559: unblock: linux-base/4.12
  - opened #1106788: unblock: ktls-utils/1.0.0-1
- wnpp:
  - replied to #1072579: ITP: cis-tools CIS file tools from pcmcia-cs
  - replied to #1105145: ITP: linux-board-support-package-rb3gen2 Firmware for RB3Gen2
  - replied to #1105839: ITP: ovpn-dkms OpenVPN data channel offload (ovpn)
Mailing lists:
- debian-devel:
  - posted and replied to Adding Pre-Depends from linux-image packages to linux-base
- debian-events-eu:
  - replied to Debian BSP near Leuven, 26-27 April
- debian-kernel:
  - posted Agenda items for kernel-team meeting on 2025-05-21
- debian-lts:
  - replied to linux-image-6.1-* in Debian Bookworm
- debian-lts-announce:
- debian-release:
  - posted Upstream kernel maintenance lifetime for bookworm and trixie
- initramfs:
  - posted initramfs-tools 0.147 release
  - posted initramfs-tools 0.148 release

Ben Hutchings: Report for Debian BSP near Leuven in April 2025

On 26th and 27th April we held a Debian bug-squashing party near Leuven, Belgium. Several longstanding and new Debian contributors gathered to work through some of the highest priority bugs affecting the upcoming release of Debian 13 trixie . We were hosted by the Familia community centre in Tildonk. As this venue currently does not have an Internet connection, we brought a mobile hotspot and a local Debian mirror. In attendance were:

Debian Developers: Ben Hutchings, Nattie Mayer-Hutchings, Kurt Roeckx, and Geert Stappers
New contributors: Y ce K r m, Louis Renuart, Arnout Vandecappelle

The new contributors were variously using Arch, Fedora, and Ubuntu, and the DDs spent some some time setting them up with Debian dvelopment environments. The bugs we worked on included: