[Pkg-xen-devel] Xen packaging in Debian - Progress update

[Hans van Kranenburg]

Hi,

On 12/22/2017 02:01 AM, Hans van Kranenburg wrote:
> To: Debian xen and kernel team list, Ian Jackson

I'm replying to my own email, since there has not been a reply on the
lists to it yet.

For Ian Jackson: There's a question for you below (section "Moving
packaging repository"), can you please answer that.

== Whaaaaat's happening? (skip this section if you're busy) ==

Three weeks ago, when I started working on this, I didn't remotely know
what would happen on Jan 3, but I like the rollercoaster ride.

In the past days:
* ...I've been working to get the packaging moved on from 4.9 to Xen 4.10.
* ...I could help the kernel team a bit with handling xen-related
regression bugs that were reported on the updated linux packages.
* ...replied to a few other open Xen bugs.
* Moritz from the security team mailed me like "Hey! Did you get any
response on that email? What's gonna happen to xen?" and I told him what
was going on and that I'd like to help wherever I can.
* ...the #debian-xen IRC channel on OFTC has become active again, others
have been joining and offering more help, and we're discussing all kind
of things, about packaging, but also about upgrade tactics for any size
Xen cluster we're managing ourselves.

== Security update for Stretch ==

On IRC I got some questions about the already earlier released XSA
patches, which still aren't in Stretch.

Question for security team: If you want to have it, I've prepared an
update for in the mean time. [0] [1] [2]. I'm not a Maintainer yet, but
at least I have some GPG signatures of Debian Developers now. ;]

== Xen 4.10 ==

We're still all looking at upstream to find out what they're going to do
in the next days.

My gut feeling is that a not-neglectible part of users is looking into
upgrading to Xen 4.10 and Linux 4.14 in the domU. It would be really
great if Debian could have Xen 4.10 in testing and stretch-backports.

So, in the meantime I'm trying to get a proper Xen 4.10 package in order
for unstable. The build doesn't work completely yet, but if there's a
dpkg-shlibdeps expert around, maybe you can help. More info on IRC.

In general, If someone with more intimate knowledge of Xen can help
review the changes, always welcome, as well as beta-testers for new
packages.

== Moving packaging repository ==

It makes sense to get the cleaned up packaging code moved to a new
Debian Xen team owned repo at the new Debian Gitlab hosting.

Ian: Can you please ACK that it's ok if we go on with this and take
ownership to get it set up? Thanks.

== Thanks for your time ==

Regards,
Hans van Kranenburg

[0]
https://github.com/knorrie/debian-xen/commit/d3922c423010894d5badfc5381a7312b90715cbf

[1]
https://github.com/knorrie/debian-xen/releases/tag/debian%2F4.8.2%2Bxsa245-0%2Bdeb9u2

[2] https://syrinx.knorrie.org/~knorrie/xen/stretch-security/

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