Updated kernel packages provides kernel 5.5 series
Publication date: 21 Feb 2020Modification date: 21 Feb 2020
Type: bugfix
Affected Mageia releases : 7
Description
This update provides an upgrade to kernel 5.5 series, currently based
on 5.5.4 adding support for newer hardware and features.
For more info about kernel 5.5 series, see the referenced changelogs.
Additional fixes in this update:
- iommu/amd: Disable IOMMU on Stoney Ridge systems
- hwmon: (k10temp) Swap Tdie and Tctl on Family 17h CPUs
- iwlwifi: pcie: restore support for Killer Qu C0 NICs
- iwlwifi: mvm: Do not require PHY_SKU NVM section for 3168 devices
- pipe: use exclusive waits when reading or writing
- various fixes for i915 driver to fix crashes and hangs (mga#25930)
xtables-addons have been updated to 3.8 for kernel 5.5 series support.
Wireguard kernel driver has been updated to v0.0.20200215 and userspace
tools to 1.0.20200206.
References
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26202
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25930
- https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_5.5
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.5.1
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.5.2
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.5.3
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.5.4
SRPMS
7/core
- kernel-5.5.4-1.mga7
- kmod-virtualbox-6.0.16-5.mga7
- xtables-addons-3.8-1.mga7
- kmod-xtables-addons-3.8-1.mga7
- wireguard-tools-1.0.20200206-1.mga7