Linux Kernel 3.5 RCX has Been Released To Test - Post Your Comments Here!

**lwfinger** · 16-Jun-2012, 12:10

On 06/16/2012 10:56 AM, jdmcdaniel3 wrote:
>
> It seems that the problem with the openSUSE Firewall has come back in a
> different form and once again, I find Samba will not work when the
> openSUSE Firewall is enabled. Previously in kernel 3.4, we needed to
> add the following kernel configuration to get the Firewall and Samba to
> work together:
>
> CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_LOG=m
>
> Now, I see this parameter is set, but the same old problem result has
> come back again. Disabling the Firewall allows Samba to work properly
> it would seem. Unlike the problem before, being able to turn the
> Firewall on and off at will does work properly. So, its hard to know
> for sure just what the problem might be. Any other comments would be
> helpful to hear if indeed you see the same problem or not. I see this
> issue on three PC's, but they are all configured the same by me. Since
> we are creatures of habit, we tend to extend the same issue over and
> over if its a user setup problem. So, your input is needed if you use
> Samba and have kernel 3.5-rc2 loaded from any source. Let your voice be
> known.

Is anything logged by the firewall?

Please post your .config on a pastebin site and I'll have a look. I don't use
Samba on any 12.2 systems, thus I would not see the problem.

**jdmcdaniel3** · 17-Jun-2012, 08:13

Well on Saturday 6-16-12 kernel 3.5-rc3 was released. I have installed it this morning without any problems. VirtualBox continues to work with the fix supplied by Larry. I have installed the recently released nVIDIA driver 295.59 with no problems.

The issue with Samba I had on Friday does not seem to be present this morning using kernel 3.5-rc3 and in fact after further review I found that the Samba smdb application had stopped for some reason on two different computers. I was able to restart it and so no way to know if it was related to the latest kernel. I had dropped back to kernel 3.4.2 where all was working, switched back to 3.5-rc2 and it stopped working, but I was able to restart smdb and it continued to work. On my main PC I loaded kernel 3.5-rc3 today and found smdb still working fine so perhaps there is nothing wrong with the kernel, only my setup.

I must admit to having a headache this morning after to much celebrating (the upcoming) Fathers day last night and the issue with my broken arm so I am as sharp as a bowling ball this morning. Perhaps things will improve as the day goes on.

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**dale14846** · 17-Jun-2012, 10:13

I just rebooted to kernel 3.5-rc3. Boot seems quicker only been up for a couple of minutes.
Btw how's the arm?

**jdmcdaniel3** · 17-Jun-2012, 10:22

Originally Posted by dale14846

I just rebooted to kernel 3.5-rc3. Boot seems quicker only been up for a couple of minutes.
Btw how's the arm?

The arm is doing OK as long as I don't try to do too much. Its a broken radius but its not serious as broken bones go. I did do too much yesterday it would seem as it was throbbing when I went to bed. I keep it in a sling, take a anti-inflammatory prescription and go back to the Doctor in July to see how I am doing. Thanks for asking ,,,

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**jdmcdaniel3** · 17-Jun-2012, 12:48

From Linus Torvalds <>
Date Sat, 16 Jun 2012 17:59:39 -0700
Subject Linux 3.5-rc3

So at this stage I always wish there were fewer changes in the -rc
releases, but -rc3 is out and while it could be smaller (it's just
under 300 non-merge commits), it doesn't seem too bad.

The week started calm with just a few small pulls, with people
apparently really trying to make my life easier during travels - thank
you. But it kind of devolved at some point, and I think more than half
the pull requests came in the last two days and they were bigger too.
Oh well..

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**funkypigeon** · 21-Jun-2012, 12:02

Considering the recent delays with openSUSE 12.2 betas and release candidates, how likely is it that kernel 3.5 will be pushed out with openSUSE 12.2 final? Or will the final releases of each be so out of sync as to not happen?

**lwfinger** · 21-Jun-2012, 12:44

On 06/21/2012 01:06 PM, funkypigeon wrote:
>
> Considering the recent delays with openSUSE 12.2 betas and release
> candidates, how likely is it that kernel 3.5 will be pushed out with
> openSUSE 12.2 final? Or will the final releases of each be so out of
> sync as to not happen?

It will not happen. With Beta2, the updates have been switched from Factory to
Factory-snapshot. Updates to Factory will each be evaluated to see if that
change belongs in 12.2 or the next major release. As a result, 12.2 is
essentially frozen.

Kernel 3.5 will not be released for at least one month. By that time, changes to
12.2 will be limited to bug fixes.

**jdmcdaniel3** · 24-Jun-2012, 15:33

Well on Sunday 6-24-12 kernel 3.5-rc4 was released. I have installed it this afternoon without any problems. VirtualBox continues to work with the fix supplied by Larry. I have installed the recently released nVIDIA driver 295.59 with no problems using SANDI and DKMS. Samba and the Firewall look good as well as networking in general though I have no wireless on this one to look at. The only thing I noticed was a lot of disk activity after my restart, but not sure what that was about for a full 2 minutes after the desktop was loaded.

The Link for kernel-3.5-rc4: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kern....5-rc4.tar.bz2

Here is the Link to what Linus has said about this release: https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/6/24/117

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**jdmcdaniel3** · 26-Jun-2012, 16:27

by Thorsten Leemhuis

A new packet scheduler is designed to help avoid buffer bloat and "Early Retransmit" offers faster connection recovery after TCP packet loss. The E1000e driver already supports the network chip for Intel's next-generation desktop and notebook platform.

To start the week, Linus Torvalds published the fourth release candidate for Linux 3.5. In the release announcement, Torvalds says that it has more than 200 commits, but notes that "they really are all pretty tiny and insignificant".

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**jdmcdaniel3** · 30-Jun-2012, 20:48

Well on Saturday 6-30-12 kernel 3.5-rc5 was released, just six days since rc4 came out. I have installed it tonight without any problems. VirtualBox continues to work with the fix supplied by Larry. I have installed the recently released nVIDIA driver 295.59 with no problems using SANDI and DKMS. Samba and the Firewall look good as well as networking in general. openSUSE 12.1 seems to be running very well using kernel 3.5 so far.

The Link for kernel-3.5-rc5: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kern....5-rc5.tar.bz2

Here is the Link to what Linus has said about this release: https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/6/30/116

Thank You,