From: Mike Yuan Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2025 18:30:37 +0000 (+0100) Subject: NEWS: document kernel baseline bump X-Git-Tag: v258-rc1~906^2 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=refs%2Fpull%2F36764%2Fhead;p=thirdparty%2Fsystemd.git NEWS: document kernel baseline bump Follow-up for 16ac586e5a77942bf1147bc9eae684d544ded88f --- diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index ff872c38b8e..75712036b0f 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ CHANGES WITH 258 in spe: removed. cgroup v2 ('unified' hierarchy) will always be mounted during system bootup and systemd-nspawn container initialization. + * The minimum kernel baseline version has been bumped to v5.4 + (released in 2019), with the recommended version now going up to + v5.7. Consult the README file for a list of required kernel APIs. + * The default access mode of tty/pts device nodes has been changed to 0600, which was 0620 in the older releases, due to general security concerns about terminals being written to by other users. To restore @@ -69,12 +73,6 @@ CHANGES WITH 258 in spe: migrated between cgroups. It is likely to be fully removed in a future release (reach out if you have use cases). - * The recommended kernel baseline version has been bumped to v5.4 - (released in 2019). Expect limited testing on older kernel versions, - where "old-kernel" taint flag would also be set. Support for them - will be phased out in a future release in 2025, i.e. we expect to bump - the minimum baseline to v5.4 then too. - * Support for System V service scripts is deprecated and will be removed in v258. Please make sure to update your software *now* to include a native systemd unit file instead of a legacy