From 1b781af6ee879a37a2b411243dbef74ae07bd44b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mike Yuan Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2025 19:30:37 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] NEWS: document kernel baseline bump Follow-up for 16ac586e5a77942bf1147bc9eae684d544ded88f --- NEWS | 10 ++++------ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) 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 -- 2.47.3