Control: tags -1 + pending On Fri, 2016-04-08 at 04:49 +0100, Adam D. Barratt wrote: > Control: tags -1 + confirmed > > On Thu, 2016-04-07 at 23:18 +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote: > > The recent point release (8.4) introduced several regressions in > > src:linux. In particular bug #819881 (radeon crasher) is affecting a > > fair number of users. Bug #820176 (usb crasher) was also reported > > several times and there is a second crash bug in radeon which had many > > reports upstream. > > > > All three regressions are caused by single commits that have been reverted > > in the next 3.16.7-ckt update; two were also reverted upstream. I would > > like to apply those reversions through jessie-updates rather than > > waiting for the next point release or security update. > > > > As I haven't done this before (so far as I can remember, anyway), > > please let me know whether I have to do anything different compared to > > an upload that's destined for the next point release. > > Everything's the same from the uploader's perspective, including: > > > --- linux-3.16.7-ckt25/debian/changelog 2016-03-06 22:19:35.000000000 > > +0000 > > +++ linux-3.16.7-ckt25/debian/changelog 2016-04-07 22:34:44.000000000 > > +0100 > > @@ -1,3 +1,14 @@ > > +linux (3.16.7-ckt25-2) jessie-updates; urgency=medium > > That should simply be "jessie", as usual, please. The upload goes to > p-u, gets built there, and then once ready for release we ask dak to > copy it to -updates. > > With that tweak made, please go ahead.
Uploaded and flagged for acceptance. Regards, Adam
