Re: [Tails-dev] Please review'n'merge feature/linux-3.9

Hi,

On Sun, 09 Jun 2013 17:30:12 +0200 intrigeri <intrigeri@???> wrote:
> in the devel branch, we've recently upgraded the kernel to sid's
> 3.8.x. In my understanding, this kernel will disappear from there once
> 3.9.4-1 successfully builds on enough release architectures, so we
> have two options: either we "freeze" preemptively our devel branch to
> use 3.8.x, or we pick the newer 3.9.4-1.
>
> I propose we pick the slightly newer 3.9.4-1, to get even better
> hardware support, to avoid spending time importing the 3.8.x packages
> into our APT repository... and to get the Yama LSM, which implements
> todo/restrict_access_to_ptrace.
>
> So, please review'n'merge feature/linux-3.9. Candidate for Tails 0.19,
> in experimental since the beginning of the week.
>
> Here's what I have successfully (manually) tested:
>
> - boot from virtual DVD
> - boot from USB on bare metal
> - clone & upgrade from DVD
> - clone & install from USB
> - setup persistence
> - delete persistent volume
> - read-write persistence
> - read-only persistence
> - emergency shutdown when running from USB
>
I tested i486 VM, USB installer, persistent setup and persistence
activation.

I successfuly booted on 3 out of 3 true computers tested.

I didn't verify the result of memory erasure but this sould be done when
running the testsuite (for both i486 and PAE please).

Merged, thanks.