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Debian and Linux kernel developer, full-stack dabbler. 🏳️‍🌈️ · 🇬🇧🇧🇪🇪🇺 🌉 bridged from ⁂ tech.lgbt/@bwh, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026
The competing religious graffiti of Broadstairs:
The text "Jesus is king" and a crucifix roughly scrawled in black ink on a white wallThe text "ALL HAIL ERIS" written with very angular letters in chalk (I think) on a blue wall
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Lucie / minute @mntmn.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/07/2026
"oh yeah lets just totally squander this opportunity to use my position of influence to at least nudge things a tiny bit into a positive direction"
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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 16/07/2026
EMF 2026 is open!
Large letters EMF and digits 26, made out of some shiny multicoloured material, are attached to a metal framework standing in dry grass in front of a pond, in sunlightMy wrist with bands for EMF 2026, 2024, 2022, and 2018; also a fitness tracker. It's resting on my knee, and my sandalled foot is also visible
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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 07/07/2026
Didn't think I cared about the football, but my new home country beat Trump land and I can't help but smile at that
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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 05/07/2026
Some Devuan user emailed me a bug report directly. Since it was a kernel bug and I don't think Devuan changes the kernel package, I directed them to use the Debian bug tracking system. But they replied to say their time is too valuable to do that, followed by a rant about the regressions. This […]
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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 02/07/2026
My FOSS activity in June: www.decadent.org.uk/ben/blog/2026/0…
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FOSS activity in June 2026
This month’s work was dominated by the transition of Debian 12 “bookworm” to support by the LTS team, and by review of some large updates to Linux stable branches. Linux 6.12 is currently available in bookworm-backports, but that suite will stop accepting uploads after the last bookworm point release. I updated some supporting packages in bookworm in preparation for adding Linux 6.12 there. I also prepared for the possibility that bookworm-backports would close earlier. Since the LTS team is still also maintaining Debian 11 “bullseye” until August, I reviewed upstream changes for both Linux 5.10 and 6.1 stable branches and reported a number of regressions and other issues. * Debian packages: * firmware-free: * Merge requests: * merged !11: Apply relevant changes from firmware-nonfree * firmware-nonfree: * Bugs: * closed #1135723: firmware-nonfree: gencontrol conflates initramfs-tools with update-initramfs * closed #1135736: firmware-nonfree: suggests initramfs-tools, which is being phased out * closed #1137651: firmware-misc-nonfree: Please move firmware-intel-graphics and firmware-nvidia-graphics out of Recommends * replied to #1139740: firmware-misc-nonfree should recommend firmware-nvidia-graphics to avoid kernel Oops + black screen * replied to #1139746: firmware-realtek: W: Possible missing firmware rtlwifi/rtl8723bu_bt.bin for module rtl8xxxu * Merge requests: * merged !150: Update and remove obsolete package relations * Uploads: * uploaded version 20260519-1 to unstable * uploaded version 20260519-1~bpo13+1 to trixie-backports * kernel-wedge: * Uploads: * uploaded version 2.106~deb12u1 to bookworm-security * linux: * Bugs: * closed #1128861: linux: when serving NFS, client attempts to lock served files fail with “No locks available” * replied to #1140461: spam wave of kernel: tpm tpm0: tpm_try_transmit: send(): error -62 * Merge requests: * reviewed !1936: [sparc64] Add nvme module to scsi-modules udeb * reviewed !1948: [amd64] Enable Intel Platform Hardware Support Drivers * merged !1977: Fix build failure over missing vdso debug files * merged !1981: 6.1 backport “bpf: Free reuseport cBPF prog after RCU grace period.” * opened !1984: udeb: Ensure that aead and macsec modules are in the right packages * opened !1985: Add d/.flake8 config file to support pylsp * merged !1992: 6.1 backport: ip6_vti: set netns_immutable on the fallback device. (CVE-2026-52909) * merged !1993: 5.10 backport: ip6_vti: set netns_immutable on the fallback device. (CVE-2026-52909) * merged !1999: 6.1 backport: Fix CVE-2026-46331 * opened !2004: [sparc64] udeb: scsi-modules: Use the default module list * Uploads: * (LTS) uploaded version 6.12.94-1~bpo12+1 to bookworm-backports * uploaded version 7.0.12-2~bpo13+1 to trixie-backports * uploaded version 7.1~rc7-1~exp1 to experimental * (LTS) updated the bullseye-security branch to 5.10.259, but did not upload this version * (LTS) updated the bookworm-security branch to 6.1.176, but did not upload this version * (LTS) linux-6.12: * prepared this backport package for bookworm-security, but did not upload it yet * linux-base: * Uploads: * uploaded version 4.12.1~deb12u1 to bookworm-security * wireless-regdb: * Merge requests: * opened and merged !8: Update to 2026.05.30 * Uploads: * uploaded version 2026.05.30-1 to unstable * uploaded version 2026.05.30-1~deb12u1 to bookworm * uploaded version 2026.05.30-1~deb13u1 to trixie * Debian non-package bugs: * release.debian.org: * opened and closed #1139579: trixie-pu: package wireless-regdb/2026.05.30-1~deb13u1 * opened #1139581: trixie-pu: package wireless-regdb/2026.05.30-1~deb13u1 * opened #1139582: bookworm-pu: package wireless-regdb/2026.05.30-1~deb12u1 * Mailing lists: * debian-backports: * (LTS) posted EOL for bookworm-backports * debian-boot: * (LTS) posted and replied to Adding Linux 6.12 udebs for bookworm LTS * debian-devel: * replied to Understanding CI in Salsa, timeouts and runners * debian-kernel: * posted Agenda items for kernel-team meeting on 2026-06-10 * debian-lts: * posted and replied to Preparation for Linux 6.12 in bookworm * debian-lts-announce: * posted [SECURITY] [DLA 4627-1] kernel-wedge update * posted [SECURITY] [DLA 4628-1] linux-base update * (LTS) stable: * reviewed >1000 patches included in 5.10.258-rc1, 5.10.259-rc1, and 6.1.176-rc1 * replied to [PATCH 5.10 210/589] spi: rockchip: fix controller deregistration * replied to [PATCH 5.10 211/589] net/sched: sch_red: Replace direct dequeue call with peek and qdisc_dequeue_peeked * replied to [PATCH 5.10 238/342] net: bridge: use a stable FDB dst snapshot in RCU readers * replied to [PATCH 5.10 244/589] spi: topcliff-pch: fix use-after-free on unbind * replied to [PATCH 5.10 245/589] cpuidle: powerpc: avoid double clear when breaking snooze * replied to [PATCH 5.10 257/589] PCI/AER: Stop ruling out unbound devices as error source * replied to [PATCH 5.10 263/589] media: uvcvideo: Enable VB2_DMABUF for metadata stream * replied to [PATCH 5.10 267/589] media: rc: streamzap: Error handling in probe * replied to [PATCH 5.10 274/589] drm/gem: Fix inconsistent plane dimension calculation in drm_gem_fb_init_with_funcs() * replied to [PATCH 5.10 503/589] crypto: af_alg - Cap AEAD AD length to 0x80000000 * replied to [PATCH 5.10 035/342] batman-adv: tp_meter: fix race condition in send error reporting * replied to [PATCH 5.10 036/342] batman-adv: tp_meter: avoid role confusion in tp_list * replied to [PATCH 5.10 310/342] usb: typec: ucsi: Dont update power_supply on power role change if not connected * replied to [PATCH 5.15 002/570] ip6_tunnel: Fix usage of skb_vlan_inet_prepare() * replied to [PATCH 5.15 299/411] ALSA: aloop: Fix peer runtime UAF during format-change stop * replied to [PATCH 5.15 323/411] spi: topcliff-pch: fix controller deregistration * replied to [PATCH 6.1 011/522] tools/bootconfig: Cleanup bootconfig footer size calculations * replied to [PATCH 6.1 033/522] net/sched: Revert “net/sched: Restrict conditions for adding duplicating netems to qdisc tree” * replied to [PATCH 6.1 054/522] selftests/bpf: add generic BPF program tester-loader * replied to [PATCH 6.1 064/522] selftests/bpf: S/iptables/iptables-legacy/ in the bpf_nf and xdp_synproxy test * replied to [PATCH 6.1 208/522] net: Annotate sk->sk_write_space() for UDP SOCKMAP. * replied to [PATCH 6.1 249/522] r8152: Block future register access if register access fails * replied to [PATCH 6.1 337/522] arm64/mm: Enable batched TLB flush in unmap_hotplug_range() * replied to [PATCH 6.1 342/522] thermal: core: Fix thermal zone governor cleanup issues * replied to [PATCH 6.1 375/522] net: ipv4: stop checking crypto_ahash_alignmask * replied to [PATCH 6.1 431/522] cgroup/cpuset: Reset DL migration state on can_attach() failure * replied to [PATCH 6.1 470/522] usb: musb: omap2430: Fix use-after-free in omap2430_probe()
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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 23/06/2026
10 years after the Brexit vote, and I am more European than ever
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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 04/06/2026
Achievement unlocked: dual citizenship. Apparently I have been Belgian since Monday, but I only got the letter today
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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 03/06/2026
My FOSS activity in May: www.decadent.org.uk/ben/blog/2026/0…
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FOSS activity in May 2026
This was a particularly busy month for me in terms of Debian contributions. It started with a week in Hamburg for the MiniDebConf. I talked to many colleagues face-to-face and worked on various bugs and maintenance tasks. I’m pleased to have finally found the time to reproduce and fix the boot-time crashes in the parallel port subsystem that have been reported many times recently. A series of easily exploited kernel LPE (local privilege execution) issues were published this month, mostly with very little coordination with distributions. Salvatore and I had to upload fixes for these at roughly weekly intervals. All of these fixes needed to be applied to 4 different upstream branches (currently 5.10, 6.1, 6.12, and 7.0) and 7 Debian branches (including backports). * Debian packages: * cis-tools: * Bugs: * replied to #1135267: pack_cis should be installed in /usr/bin * dracut: * Bugs: * replied to #1131809: dracut: ppc64el autopkgtest are flaky and take 7 hours per run (and discussed it in-person in Hamburg) * firmware-free: * Bugs: * closed #1122755: firmware-free: Please remove/replace usage of dh_movetousr * Merge requests: * opened !11: Apply relevant changes from firmware-nonfree * firmware-nonfree: * Merge requests: * closed !68: Draft: Update bullseye in line with buster * reviewed and merged !146: gencontrol: s/initramfs-tools/update-initramfs/ * merged !147: control: stop suggesting initramfs-tools * opened and merged !148: Update to 20260519 * opened and merged !149: Include more firmware in binary packages * opened !150: Update and remove obsolete package relations * gnome-shell: * Bugs: * replied to and reassigned #1135951: linux-image-6.12.85+deb13-amd64: secure data is visible when waking from suspsend * initramfs-tools: * Bugs: * closed #1108924: initramfs-tools: Cannot boot Trixie d-i rc2 USB storage target riscv64 MODULES=most (missing: cdns3 cdns3_starfive) * Merge requests: * reviewed !142: Handle simple-framebuffer drivers and framebuffer_coreboot built as modules * closed !150: Do not install ARM/RISCV specific modules on other architectures * closed !173: Draft: Introduce copy_file helper program to replace copy_file function * opened and merged !195: unmkinitramfs: Make it compatible with Busybox cpio * reviewed !196: add module to add fw files from DT firmware-name properties * Uploads: * uploaded version 0.148.4 to trixie * ktls-utils: * Merge requests: * merged !5: Update to 1.4.0 * Uploads: * uploaded version 1.4.0-1 to unstable * linux: * Bugs: * replied to #1130365: linux-image-6.18.15+deb14-amd64: kernel panic during startup * replied to #1136800: linux-image-7.0.4+deb14-amd64: fails to boot * replied to #1136894: linux-image-7.0.4+deb14-amd64: Kernel Panic - AMDGPU crash * replied to #1136978: linux-image-7.0.4+deb14-amd64: kernel NULL pointer dereference * replied to and closed #1137202: linux-image-7.1-amd64: Kernel panic on boot * replied to #1137203: bnx2: ifupdown-hotplug fails at boot, no network, regression from 5.10.0-42 * replied to #1137642: linux-image-7.0.7+deb13-amd64: Failed to load Bluetooth driver * Merge requests: * closed !1720: arm64: Enable Renesas RZ/G2L features * merged !1759: [arm64] Enable AIR_EN8811H_PHY as module * merged !1792: [arm64] Enable BST platform support * closed !1817: [sparc64] Add patches to fix user stack sync and add clone3() syscall * merged !1837: [arm64] Enable configs for Qualcomm RB1 boards * reviewed !1845: [amd64,arm64] Enable KEXEC_HANDOVER and LIVEUPDATE * merged !1878: [riscv64] Enable CMA and DMA_CMA. Set CMA_SIZE_MBYTES=64 * merged !1884: [amd64] Enable Intel USBIO bridge driver and submodules * opened !1904: Improve package descriptions for most of the kernel packages * reviewed and merged !1906: Enable SND_SOC_SDCA_CLASS and SND_SOC_SDCA_{FDL, HID, IRQ} for Panther Lake audio support * opened and merged !1910: Add backported patches for Dirty Frag attack * merged !1911: Qualcomm Monaco and Talos support * merged !1913: d/watch: migrate to version 5 * reviewed !1936: [sparc64] Add nvme module to scsi-modules udeb * reviewed !1948: [amd64] Enable Intel Platform Hardware Support Drivers * opened and merged !1951: Fix dirtying of the source tree when building tools * merged !1954: 7.0 backport ‘Fix for “fragnesia” (CVE-2026-46300) and variants’ * merged !1955: 6.12 backport ‘Fix for “fragnesia” (CVE-2026-46300) and variants’ * opened !1956: Draft: Enable a fully parallel build * Uploads: * (LTS) uploaded versions 5.10.251-2, 5.10.251-3, 5.10.251-4, 5.10.251-5, 5.10.257-1 to bullseye-security * uploaded versions 6.12.85-1~bpo12+1, 6.12.86-1~bpo12+1, 6.12.88-1~bpo12+1, 6.12.90-1~bpo12+1, 6.12.90-2~bpo12+1 to bookworm-backports * uploaded versions 6.19.14-1~bpo13+1, 7.0.10-1~bpo13+1, 7.0.4-1~bpo13+1, 7.0.7-1~bpo13+1, 7.0.9-1~bpo13+1 to trixie-backports * (LTS) linux-6.1: * Uploads: * uploaded versions 6.1.170-1~deb11u1, 6.1.170-3~deb11u1, 6.1.172-1~deb11u1, 6.1.174-1~deb11u1 to bullseye-security * miniramfs: * Bugs: * replied to #1132532: miniramfs: Missing cpio dependency * nfs-utils: * Bugs: * replied to and closed #1138209: nfs-kernel-server: Parameter RPCNFSDCOUNT from /etc/default/nfs-kernel-server is ignored after Upgrade from Deb12 * wireless-regdb: * Uploads: * uploaded version 2026.03.18-1 to unstable * Debian non-package bugs: * release.debian.org: * opened #1135902: trixie-pu: package initramfs-tools/0.148.4 * Mailing lists: * debian-boot: * replied to Please add loong64 to Daily/Weekly builds of installer images * debian-devel: * replied to Licensing of licenses * debian-kernel: * posted Agenda items for kernel-team meeting on 2026-05-13 * posted and replied to [RFC] Using SimpleDRM in the initramfs * replied to [bjarniig@simnet.is: kernel-img.conf.5: warning from “lint”] * debian-lts-announce: * posted [SECURITY] [DLA 4560-1] linux security update * posted [SECURITY] [DLA 4561-1] linux-6.1 security update * posted [SECURITY] [DLA 4572-1] linux security update * posted [SECURITY] [DLA 4574-1] linux-6.1 security update * posted [SECURITY] [DLA 4587-1] linux security update * posted [SECURITY] [DLA 4588-1] linux-6.1 security update * posted [SECURITY] [DLA 4606-1] linux security update * posted [SECURITY] [DLA 4607-1] linux-6.1 security update * linux-hyperv: * posted [PATCH] uio_hv_generic: Bind to FCopy device by default * linux-perf-users: * posted and replied to [PATCH 0/3] Fix out-of-tree build of some tools * linux-sh: * posted [PATCH] sh: uaccess: Handle exception on second instruction of __put_user_u64 * linux-trace-kernel: * posted [PATCH RESEND] rtla: Fix output files in source tree * netdev: * replied to [PATCH net] net: skbuff: propagate shared-frag marker through pskb_copy() * (mostly LTS) stable: * replied to Linux 5.15.205 * posted [5.10,5.15] i3c: fix uninitialized variable use in i2c setup * posted [6.6] fbdev/vt8500lcdfb: Initialize fb_ops with fbdev macros * posted [6.6] net: skbuff: propagate shared-frag marker through frag-transfer helpers * posted [6.6] x86/CPU/AMD: Move the Zen3 BTC_NO detection to the Zen3 init function * posted [7.0] perf loongarch: Fix build failure with CONFIG_LIBDW_DWARF_UNWIND * replied to [PATCH 5.10 002/589] ASoC: SOF: topology: reject invalid vendor array size in token parser * replied to [PATCH 5.10 027/589] xfrm: Wait for RCU readers during policy netns exit * replied to [PATCH 5.10 072/589] media: uvcvideo: Use heuristic to find stream entity * replied to [PATCH 5.10 095/589] ALSA: usb-audio: fix null pointer dereference on pointer cs_desc * replied to [PATCH 5.10 096/589] scsi: ufs: core: Improve SCSI abort handling * posted [PATCH 5.10 1/2] Revert “RDMA/rxe: Fix double free in rxe_srq_from_init” * replied to [PATCH 5.10 101/589] rxrpc: Fix key quota calculation for multitoken keys * replied to [PATCH 5.10 114/589] arm64: dts: imx8mq-librem5: Dont mark buck3 as always on * replied to [PATCH 5.10 176/589] KVM: nSVM: Mark all of vmcb02 dirty when restoring nested state * replied to [PATCH 5.10 177/589] KVM: nSVM: Sync NextRIP to cached vmcb12 after VMRUN of L2 * posted and replied to [PATCH 5.10 2/2] RDMA/rxe: Fix double free in rxe_srq_from_init * posted [PATCH 5.10-5.15] apparmor: validate default DFA states are in bounds * posted [PATCH 5.10-6.1] fbdev: vt8500lcdfb: Fix dma_free_coherent() cpu_addr parameter * posted [PATCH 5.10-6.1] x86/CPU/AMD: Move the Zen3 BTC_NO detection to the Zen3 init function * replied to [PATCH 5.10] Revert “s390/cio: Fix device lifecycle handling in css_alloc_subchannel()” * posted [PATCH 5.10] Revert “s390/cio: Fix device lifecycle handling in css_alloc_subchannel()” * posted [PATCH 5.10] net: skbuff: preserve shared-frag marker during coalescing * posted [PATCH 5.10] net: skbuff: propagate shared-frag marker through frag-transfer helpers * posted [PATCH 5.10] phy: renesas: rcar-gen3-usb2: Fix msleep() in atomic context * posted [PATCH 5.10] selftests: forwarding: lib: Add helpers for checksum handling * posted [PATCH 5.15 1/2] Revert “RDMA/rxe: Fix double free in rxe_srq_from_init” * posted [PATCH 5.15 2/2] RDMA/rxe: Fix double free in rxe_srq_from_init * replied to [PATCH 5.15.y] net: usb: lan78xx: Fix double free issue with interrupt buffer allocation * posted [PATCH 5.15] net: skbuff: propagate shared-frag marker through frag-transfer helpers * posted [PATCH 5.15] selftests: forwarding: lib: Add helpers for checksum handling * posted [PATCH 6.1 1/2] Revert “RDMA/rxe: Fix double free in rxe_srq_from_init” * posted [PATCH 6.1 2/2] RDMA/rxe: Fix double free in rxe_srq_from_init * posted [PATCH 6.1] apparmor: validate default DFA states are in bounds * posted [PATCH 6.1] net: skbuff: propagate shared-frag marker through frag-transfer helpers * posted [PATCH 6.1] selftests: forwarding: lib: Add helpers for checksum handling * posted [PATCH 6.6] net: skbuff: propagate shared-frag marker through frag-transfer helpers * replied to [PATCH net] net: skbuff: propagate shared-frag marker through pskb_copy() * posted [PATCH] parport: Fix race between port and client registration
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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 03/06/2026
Me: A cup of tea is cosy and welcoming An artist in Tienen:
Mural of a tall anthropomorphic cup of tea with a smile that is far too wide and spindly arms gripping another anthropomorphic thing (a book?) that seems to be unhappy with this situation
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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 02/06/2026
As a responsible web citizen (/s), Meta documents the names of its bots and what you should put in robots.txt to limit them. But in reality: * They don't seem to properly support path filters in robots.txt. For example "Disallow: /gitweb/?" didn't work. * When I disallowed the crawler […]
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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 10/05/2026
[Alcohol] Ah, a fine vintage #debian
A somewhat dusty bottle of red wine, labelled with the Debian swirl and the text: Debian 5.0.2 arch "all".
Around it are more wine bottles and a glass.
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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 09/05/2026
There were some issues with backporting the fixes, but kernel updates for Dirty Frag have now been released for #Debian unstable and the 3 supported stable releases. I also updated the backported kernel packages (6.1 for bullseye, 6.12 for bookworm, 7.0 for trixie) but binaries are not yet […]
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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 07/05/2026
Could everyone just calm the fuck down for a week or two? fedi.lwn.net/@lwn/116535169774717465
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Dirty Frag: a zero-day universal Linux LPE https://lwn.net/Articles/1071719/ #LWN #Linux #security
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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 05/05/2026
I think I fixed a bunch of weird boot crashes: lore.kernel.org/stable/afo6uBv68GDe… #Linux
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[PATCH] parport: Fix race between port and client registration
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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 04/05/2026
On my way to MiniDebConf Hamburg. #DebConf
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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 02/05/2026
My FOSS activity in April: www.decadent.org.uk/ben/blog/2026/0…
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Ben Hutchings: FOSS activity in April 2026
* Debian packages: * firmware-nonfree: * Bugs: * replied to #1132448: firmware-mediatek: Wifi perf degraded a lot after upgrade firmware-mediatek from 20250410-2 to 20260221-1~bpo13+1 and 20260309-1 * Merge requests: * merged !142: Replace copy-firmware.sh; install files and generate metainfo.xml at build time * opened and merged !143: Clean up configuration format and directory * opened and merged !144: Remove usr-move mitigation, only needed for the trixie upgrade * opened and merged !145: Update to 20260410 * Uploads: * uploaded version 20260309-1~bpo13+1 to trixie-backports * uploaded version 20260410-1 to unstable * uploaded version 20260410-1~bpo13+1 to trixie-backports * initramfs-tools: * Bugs: * replied to #1135141: please be more careful with available disk space on /boot * Merge requests: * merged !192: [Backport to Trixie] hook-functions: Add Cadence USB driver to base * merged !194: d/t/qemu-net-iscsi: determinate boot by LABEL * Uploads: * uploaded version 0.151 to unstable * kernel-handbook: * Merge requests: * opened and merged !11: Update documentation for rebuilding official kernel packages * opened !12: Update description of ABI name and delete section about ABI maintenance * opened !13: Update list of packages * ktls-utils: * Merge requests: * opened and merged !4: Revert “configure: Disable use of GnuTLS API not yet accepted upstream” * opened !5: Draft: Update to 1.4.0-rc1 * linux: * Bugs: * closed #1113728: linux: new ABI versioning prevents linux-version and other tools from correctly sorting Debian revisions * closed #1113996: linux-image-amd64: self-tests for sha256 using sha256-padlock-nano failed * closed #1122357: linux: Please update udeb packages to use non-aliased paths * closed #1127612: linux-image-6.12.69+deb13-amd64: hp_bioscfg mm/page_alloc.c:4802 warning * replied to #1130926: systemd powering hard disks down before reboot * closed #1130971: linux-image-6.19.8+deb14-amd64: fails to boot unless IOMMU is turned off * closed #1131166: enable uniwill platform driver * closed #1131431: linux: loong64 KVM warnings (memcpy + UBSAN out-of-bounds) * closed #1131546: linux: debian/b/test-patches does not produce easy to test (unsigned) image package * closed #1132155: linux: Missing kernel module udebs in some architectures * closed #1132201: linux: Please enable CONFIG_VIDEO_OV02E10 to support ipu6 camera on Dell Precision 5690 * closed #1132622: CVE-2026-23417: fix BPF PROBE_MEM32 constant blinding * closed #1132796: linux-kbuild is missing scripts/gen-btf.sh * closed #1132814: linux-source-6.19: please enable CONFIG_VIDEO_INTEL_IPU7 * replied to #1132816: linux-image-rt-amd64: missing ip_tables.ko in linux-image-rt-amd64 * Merge requests: * merged !1864: [amd64] drivers/media/i2c: Enable VIDEO_OV02E10 as module * opened !1869: Cleanup for kernel-wedge * opened !1870: kernel-wedge, udeb: Define which packages to build through package-list * opened !1871: Update udeb package definitions * reviewed !1872: Install bug files via debhelper * merged !1877: [amd64] drivers/staging/media/ipu7: Enable VIDEO_INTEL_IPU7 as module * opened !1880: Fix FTBFS on several architectures * reviewed !1885: bug script: Extend several parts * opened and merged !1891: linux-image: Add retrospective NEWS entry for the removal of XFS V4 support * merged !1897: Add selection of bugfixes for 6.1.y on top of 6.1.170 * Uploads: * (LTS) uploaded version 5.10.251-3 to bullseye-security * uploaded version 6.12.85-1~bpo12+1 to bookworm-backports * uploaded version 6.19.10-1~bpo13+1 to trixie-backports * uploaded version 6.19.11-1~bpo13+1 to trixie-backports * uploaded version 6.19.13-1~bpo13+1 to trixie-backports * uploaded version 7.0-1~exp1 to experimental * (LTS) updated the bullseye-security branch to 5.10.253, but did not upload this version * (LTS) worked on regression fixes for 5.10/5.15/6.1 upstream stable branches * (LTS) linux-6.1: * Uploads: * uploaded version 6.1.170-1~deb11u1 to bullseye-security * linux-base: * Bugs: * closed #1128562: /usr/bin/linux-check-removal: Use of uninitialized value $_[2] in join or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Client/ConfModule.pm line 122. * Merge requests: * merged !20: Simplify install file * openntpd: * Bugs: * closed #791335: openntpd: should set the clock status (ADJ_STATUS) to have the RTC updated by the kernel * Debian non-package bugs: * wnpp: * replied to #1134655: ITP: forge-git – library and CLI for working with git forges * Mailing lists: * debian-kernel: * posted Agenda items for kernel-team meeting on 2026-04-08 * replied to generating linux-image-${VERSION}-amd64 locally * initramfs: * posted initramfs-tools 0.151 release * stable: * (LTS) reviewed 5.10.253-rc1 and replied to various patches included in it … … … … … … … … … … … … * replied to [PATCH 5.10.y] x86/cpu: Enable FSGSBASE early in cpu_init_exception_handling()
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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 27/04/2026
[food, vegan] Making Thai green curry
A large cooking pot containing pieces of mushroom, aubergine, tofu and courgette in a greenish sauce that is bubbling away. A spatula sits on the rim of the pot.
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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 19/04/2026
In the woods today: the Leuven Marathon. First runners reached this point, between 20 and 21 km, about 1:09 after the start. No idea why there was a smoke machine here
A man runs on a paved path between trees, shrouded in smoke. Two spectators closer to the viewpoint are applauding
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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 18/04/2026
I walked in the woods for an hour this afternoon. There's usually a fair amount of birdsong there, but I don't recognise many birds by sound. This time I tried running whoBIRD, which identified a few different species - over 80% confidence for robin, common chiffchaff, blue tit, nuthatch […]
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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 17/04/2026
I finally have accommodation and travel booked for next month's MiniDebConf in Hamburg #debconf #debian
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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 14/04/2026
Uploaded Linux 7.0 to #Debian experimental
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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 12/04/2026
#SilentSunday
A hazy sunset through thin cloud. A few deciduous trees starting to leaf are silhouetted around the sun
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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 11/04/2026
#BloomScrolling
A tiny green cactus in a similarly tiny flower pot on a window sill. Three pink flowers are growing out of the top of it and a few more buds are visible
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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 10/04/2026
[Eupol] European conservatives, hand in hand with the far right, looked at ICE raids and said "we want that here": mastodon.social/@euobserver/1163795…
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EUobserver (@euobserver@mastodon.social)
The European Parliament, led by a conservative far-right alliance, endorses a drastic expansion of deportations. In effect, the far-right has used migration to break into the European political centre. https://euobserver.com/210554/europe-votes-far-right-on-ice-style-deportations/
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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 08/04/2026
Surprisingly, Belgium is not eating enough potatoes: www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2026/04/08/bur…
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Burgemeester Marlutje Jackers van Herstappe zit met 2,5 miljoen kilo frietaardappelen die niemand wil | VRT NWS Nieuws
In heel het land krijgen boeren hun frietaardappelen niet verkocht. Ook in de kleinste gemeente Herstappe is dit een probleem. Aardappelteler Marlutje Jackers, die tussen de soep en de patatten ook nog burgemeester is, zit met een overschot van 2,5 miljoen kilo frietaardappelen die ze niet verkocht krijgt. "De aardappelen zijn 0 euro waard. Wat ik er nu mee moet? Ik zou het niet weten", geeft ze toe.
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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 07/04/2026
Building only arch:any/all Debian packages: * dpkg-buildpackage: -B/-A * pbuilder: --binary-arch/--binary-indep * sbuild: --no-arch-all/--no-arch-any * apt build-dep: --arch-only/--indep-only Of course I can't remember all 4 of those pairs so I have to have to look at the man page […]
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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 06/04/2026
[Food, vegan] Making budae jjigae (army base stew)
A saute pan quite full of stew, with pieces of hot dog, kimchi, tofu spinach, noodles, baked beans visible in the mix
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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 05/04/2026
Today we honour the holy poop of our resurrected rabbit god by eating chocolate "eggs"
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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 29/03/2026
#SilentSunday
A dirt path, furrowed and rather muddy with scattered orange leaves. Two puddles in the furrows reflect nearly bare trees and a light blue sky.
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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 17/02/2026
[UK pol] Posted my ballot for the Gorton and Denton by-election. Now to wait and see if I made a tactical error.
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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 09/02/2026
From today's Guardian cryptic: Tablet cover shows Internet identification (2,7)
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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 16/01/2026
@jon VRT is reporting what seems like wishful thinking from an Antwerp councillor about train service to London: vrtnws.be/p.0YKj0RGQe
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Stopt Eurostar naar Londen in toekomst ook in Antwerpen? Schepen Koen Kennis: "Paspoortcontroles kunnen waar Plopsa Station was" | VRT NWS: nieuws
Antwerps schepen van Mobiliteit en Toerisme Koen Kennis (N-VA) pleit ervoor om de Eurostar van en naar Londen ook in Antwerpen-Centraal te laten stoppen. Begin deze maand sloot pretpark Plopsa Station daar definitief, waardoor die ruimte nu is vrijgekomen. "De omvang leent zich ertoe om er onder meer paspoortcontroles uit te voeren." De NMBS beslist uiteindelijk wat er in de ruimte zal gebeuren.
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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 12/01/2026
Here in Flanders, they're building a pumped storage system, reportedly with a capacity of 1 MWh. This would be by far the smallest such system in the world (current smallest is 13 MWh according to Wikipedia). Since we don't have any mountains, they're trucking in 900,000 tons of earth to build […]
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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 05/12/2025
I do not understand toiletry branding
Two coloured plastic bottles with pump dispensers mounted to a tiled wall. Both have decorative labels with the text "Toiletpaper". In smaller text they are labelled as shampoo and shower gel
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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 04/12/2025
In news that will shock no-one, quite a few fedi users care about Linux and trains. tech.lgbt/@bwh/115650870976050285
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Content warning: Deutsche Bahn vs Linux
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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 02/12/2025
[Deutsche Bahn vs Linux] I have had difficulty making a purchase from #DeutscheBahn over the past week or so. The BahnCard is only sold online, and at the payment step I always landed on an error page, with code 751. (On int.bahn.de the error page says it's a 404, but the URL includes […]
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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 03/11/2025
Got my COVID and flu vaccinations today. Also got my 2nd measles vaccination last week, because 1970s UK considered 1 dose sufficient
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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 02/11/2025
#SilentSunday
A straight unpaved path stretches into the distance between two lines of tall trees in a forest. The trees' foliage ranges in colour from orange to light green. The ground is carpeted in orange and brown leaves.
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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 31/10/2025
If you're using #debian unstable and GNOME, you should probably delay upgrading for a day or two to avoid bugs.debian.org/1119809
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#1119809 - Black screen after upgrading from 48 - Debian Bug report logs
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Ben Hutchings @bwh.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2025
Marched in Brussels. Did not get teargassed. abvv.be/14-oktober-2025 vrtnws.be/p.ewjPo4Bm9
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Nationale betoging - 14 oktober
De Arizona-regering maakte met het zomerakkoord brandhout van onze sociale zekerheid, onze sociale rechten, onze koopkracht en onze toekomstperspectieven. De regering vindt dan wel weer extra middelen voor drones en gevechtsvliegtuigen.
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