Linux kernel updates 2025-03-23

[Ma27]

Things done

• Built on platform(s)
  • x86_64-linux
  • aarch64-linux
  • x86_64-darwin
  • aarch64-darwin
• For non-Linux: Is sandboxing enabled in nix.conf? (See Nix manual)
  • sandbox = relaxed
  • sandbox = true
• Tested, as applicable:
  • NixOS test(s) (look inside nixos/tests)
  • and/or package tests
  • or, for functions and "core" functionality, tests in lib/tests or pkgs/test
  • made sure NixOS tests are linked to the relevant packages
• Tested compilation of all packages that depend on this change using nix-shell -p nixpkgs-review --run "nixpkgs-review rev HEAD". Note: all changes have to be committed, also see nixpkgs-review usage
• Tested basic functionality of all binary files (usually in ./result/bin/)
• 25.05 Release Notes (or backporting 24.11 and 25.05 Release notes)
  • (Package updates) Added a release notes entry if the change is major or breaking
  • (Module updates) Added a release notes entry if the change is significant
  • (Module addition) Added a release notes entry if adding a new NixOS module
• Fits CONTRIBUTING.md.

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[Ma27]

All good except for linux_rt_5_10 not building. Too tired now, can check tomorrow:

FAILED unresolved symbol filp_close
make[1]: *** [/build/linux-5.10.234/Makefile:1207: vmlinux] Error 255
make: *** [../Makefile:192: __sub-make] Error 2

[fabianhjr]

Diff lgtm, didn't build

[K900]

Also, wrote this on Matrix, but will repeat here for posterity: let's hold off until 6.14, which should be later today.

[nixpkgs-ci]

Backport failed for release-24.11, because it was unable to cherry-pick the commit(s).

Please cherry-pick the changes locally and resolve any conflicts.

git fetch origin release-24.11
git worktree add -d .worktree/backport-392238-to-release-24.11 origin/release-24.11
cd .worktree/backport-392238-to-release-24.11
git switch --create backport-392238-to-release-24.11
git cherry-pick -x a4b8638971a85816eab926ccd939d1c36cac3b37 2352fae8f2d2fd9946cb5e3a4b8c7b8cae164776 a561f863719ed8366290f300ce7890ed66e82d97 070d596bd36dfc7af2ec9b8028f212d85fdde46e 805a5ad7f14d13fc50a13896eeffbb7ac6a3ffa5 7f74ec1dbba9e841d7d099d39129d20fd21feeff 6976734598bda1e72787aca1d8e3b6a99170c576 a187f23b4fd57f49b97827b2a3ed7eb751c2c960