stable

kernel-6.17.7-200.fc42

FEDORA-2025-f5f9971742 created by jforbes 3 months ago for Fedora 42

The 6.17.7 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree.

Reboot Required
After installing this update it is required that you reboot your system to ensure the changes supplied by this update are applied properly.

How to install

Updates may require up to 24 hours to propagate to mirrors. If the following command doesn't work, please retry later:

sudo dnf upgrade --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2025-f5f9971742

This update has been submitted for testing by jforbes.

3 months ago

This update's test gating status has been changed to 'waiting'.

3 months ago

This update's test gating status has been changed to 'passed'.

3 months ago

This update has been pushed to testing.

3 months ago
User Icon nixuser commented & provided feedback 3 months ago
karma

Working OK here in a couple of VirtualBox VMs.

User Icon markec provided feedback 3 months ago
karma

This update can be pushed to stable now if the maintainer wishes

3 months ago
User Icon bretth commented & provided feedback 3 months ago
karma

default & performance tests pass (KVM)

Kernel compilation (rpmbuild) fails due to rust-related error

kernel.spec:2327: Setup build-ids + perl -p -i -e 's/^CONFIG_BUILD_SALT.*/CONFIG_BUILD_SALT="6.17.7-300.fc43.x86_64"/' .config + /usr/bin/make -s 'HOSTCFLAGS=-O2 -march=haswell -O2 -fexceptions -g -grecord-gcc-switches -pipe -Wall -Werror=format-security -Wp,-U_FORTIFY_SOURCE,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=3 -Wp,-D_GLIBCXX_ASSERTIONS -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-cc1 -fstack-protector-strong -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-annobin-cc1 -m64 -march=x86-64 -mtune=generic -fasynchronous-unwind-tables -fstack-clash-protection -fcf-protection -mtls-dialect=gnu2 ' 'HOSTLDFLAGS=-Wl,-z,relro -Wl,--as-needed -Wl,-z,pack-relative-relocs -Wl,-z,now -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-ld -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-ld-errors -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-annobin-cc1 -Wl,--build-id=sha1 -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-package-notes ' ARCH=x86_64 KCFLAGS= WITH_GCOV=0 -j16 bzImage

error: mixing -Zsanitizer will cause an ABI mismatch in crate build_error --> rust/build_error.rs:3:1 | 3 | //! Build-time error. | ^ | = help: the -Zsanitizer flag modifies the ABI so Rust crates compiled with different values of this flag cannot be used together safely = note: unset -Zsanitizer in this crate is incompatible with -Zsanitizer=kernel-address in dependency core = help: set -Zsanitizer=kernel-address in this crate or unset -Zsanitizer in core = help: if you are sure this will not cause problems, you may use -Cunsafe-allow-abi-mismatch=sanitizer to silence this error

That is a rawhide userspace problem and has nothing to do with sending this kernel as an update to Fedora 42

@jforbes Sorry for the confusion, I accidentally commented on version 42 instead of version 43

User Icon derekenz commented & provided feedback 3 months ago
karma

Works

AMD 5600G test was a PASS.

karma

This update has been submitted for stable by jforbes.

3 months ago
User Icon filiperosset commented & provided feedback 3 months ago
karma

no regressions noted

This update has been pushed to stable.

3 months ago

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Metadata
Type
bugfix
Karma
6
Signed
Content Type
RPM
Test Gating
Autopush Settings
Unstable by Karma
-3
Stable by Karma
disabled
Stable by Time
disabled
Dates
submitted
3 months ago
in testing
3 months ago
in stable
3 months ago
approved
3 months ago

Automated Test Results

Test Cases

0 4 Test Case kernel regression