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cariboucrap; my Saucy upgrade aborted since /boot was too cluttered with old kernels; when are we going to come up with a kernel cleanup script ?08:24
smbcaribou, "sudo apt-get autoremove --purge"08:28
smbcaribou, autoremove would be working well at least since Raring08:29
caribousmb: oh yeah; I know how to do it, I'm just thinking of the lambda user with no CLI knowledge who gets hit by that08:29
smbcaribou, Ah ok. Hm, yeah don't know whether update-manager graphical would have a autoremove step before upgrade08:30
caribousmb: I usualy clean up manually (removed > 10 kernel pkg a while back) but regular users don't do this08:31
caribousmb: well apparently not, I just kicked off the Saucy upgrade and it failed because of that08:31
smbSome thing to talk about to people doing update-manager then, I guess. If we remember08:32
caribouI remember a discussion a while back on some ML about having some housekeeping mechanism to cleanup kernel packages08:32
caribousmb: found the discussion : http://ubuntu.5.x6.nabble.com/Distro-provided-mechanism-to-clean-up-old-kernels-td4476631.html08:35
apwmorning08:35
apwi thought that update-manager would autoremove before it started, that would be logical08:36
apwcaribou, in your case was /boot separate? which obviously exascerbates the issue08:36
apwand if so, what triggered it to be so08:36
caribouapw: autoremove will only deal with headers apparently, not the linux-image pkg themselves (unless it has changed since this ML thread)08:46
caribouapw: yeah, I'm on a separate /boot08:46
caribouapw: the mail thread leads to a Q blueprint that apparently no longer exists08:46
apwcaribou, autoremove has changed to include the linux-image packages, and i believe this has been backported as well as far as P08:48
caribouapw: oh, wasn't aware of that; I would have tried it08:48
apwcaribou, why do you have a /boot, not a criticism just wondering08:48
caribouapw: ok, I'll check on other systems I have around08:48
caribouapw: most probably a default when I installed last time08:49
caribouapw: oh, and most probably because I'm running a fully encrypted system08:49
caribounow I remember why08:49
antarusapw: I would like to convince you to enable CONFIG_IMA in your kernels, I see that in 2010 you added it to the config enforced to 'never enable'..which is perhaps unfortunate for me ;)08:50
antarus(or I am misunderstanding what the enforcer is doing, which could be true, it is early ;p)08:50
apwantarus, _IMA that rings a bell, it was some intergety manager thing, and i seem to remember it is enforced off because of the epic cost of it being enabled (at least at the time)08:51
antarusapw: so my security guy is working on a policy that is..not supposed to be epic cost08:52
antarusapw: I'll open a launchpad bug and try to get him to attach some tests08:52
antarus(fwiw, we have been running it for two years on over 10000 machines)08:53
apwantarus, i had the feeling that that was just the framework and, it was very expensive always, and that was why it was off.  that decision is at least a few years old, _IMA may have gotten less expensive08:53
apwantarus, was going to say the same, if you want us to consider it, some numbers to show having it turned on does not make the normal case go to shit performance wise would help a lot08:54
antarusapw: there is a policy, and certainly if your policy specifies expensive operations, it will be expensive, but IIRC the actual system call...I'll call it introspection...I believe has gotten better ;)08:54
antarusanyway, thanks for the pointers ;)08:54
apwantarus, yeah i can believe it, so yeah file a bug, and get the number in here, ping me with it so i can get  it on the list for consideration08:55
antarusapw: is there a prefered perf test you would like us to use (with IMA on, and IMA off?)08:57
apwhmmm i wonder if i reference a bug in the enforce off08:57
apwcause that would be nice of me08:57
antarusYeah I don't see one09:01
antarusI blame kees09:02
antarusfor all kernel problems ;p09:02
* kees bows09:04
antarusoh I didn't even know you were in here09:04
antaruslol09:04
antarushowdy!09:04
keesin the past, CONFIG_IMA meant the kernel would track all your files, eating tons of memory.09:05
keeshi! :)09:05
keesthere wasn't a way to turn it off without building it out.09:05
* antarus nods09:06
smbkees, So you say this has changed now09:07
keessmb: I do? I haven't looked at it at all since disabling it to get my memory back :)09:08
antarussmb: so my understanding is that IMA is controlled by a policy now09:08
keessmb: if it HAS been fixed, then I have no objection to CONFIG_IMA09:08
antarussmb: and the policy limits the scope of what IMA is doing09:08
smbkees, Oh it was just my reading of you saying "there _wasn't_ a way to turn it off" :)09:09
antarusso as I said, if your IMA policy is 'track all files' then it will likely be dog slow ;)09:09
antarusbut I think that would be a stupid default policy ;p09:09
smbAh ok, so it might be something to review (policy and then turning it on maybe)09:09
antarusyeah09:09
smbBut sure a bug report with some data would be good09:10
antarusso i have a security engineer willing to write the policy and to run perf tests09:10
antarusbut we are unsure what perf tests are actually relevant to you09:10
keesnope!09:10
smbAnd then there is vUDS coming up too, in near future09:10
antaruskees: ?09:10
keesI'm happy to sign off on someone showing me that "CONFIG_IMA=n" and "CONFIG_IMA=y" don't show memory deltas, but I don't have tests for it, unfortunately.09:11
antarussorry, are the memory deltas here in kernel memory?09:12
antarus(or expected deltas)09:13
keesyeah, I want to make sure IMA isn't silently stealing memory when built in :)09:15
BjoernChi guys I've a small problem. I have recognized, that i cannot  control the brightness of my notebook. If I'm using Kernel 3.11.0-4 everything is ok, but if i make an upgrade to 3.11.0-9 or even to 3.12.0 the brightness control doesn't work. Therefore, i have tested the "original" Kernels of kernel.org where this problem doesn't exist. My question is, where should i search for this failure and how can i do that?11:59
tseliotBjoernC: what graphics driver are you using?12:24
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BjoernCnvidia 325.1512:31
tseliotBjoernC: it sounds like bug 124174512:39
ubot2Launchpad bug 1241745 in nvidia-graphics-drivers-319 (Ubuntu) "[regression] Changing the screen brightness does not work anymore in 319.xx" [Medium,Triaged] https://launchpad.net/bugs/124174512:39
tseliotand NVIDIA is aware of the issue12:40
BjoernChmm the problem lies not in the driver12:41
BjoernCbecause if i use the original kernel from kernel.org it works fine12:41
tseliotBjoernC: can you add a comment in the bug report with what you explained (the kernels you've tried, etc.)12:41
tseliotas if it's a problem we introduced, it should be easier to track down12:42
BjoernCyeah i can do that12:42
tseliotthanks12:42
BjoernCso the issue should happened between the versions 3.11.0-4 to 3.11.0-912:42
BjoernCthat the current state of my track down12:43
BjoernCSo i will try another thing may be i can give you a more detailed issue report may be i can say you in which revision this issue happens but i need some hours if it is ok to you?12:46
BjoernCmybe i have found the patch - so i will try to reverse it and recompile the kernel. If everything works, i will tell you12:55
tseliotBjoernC: ok, thanks13:01
BjoernCnP13:02
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BjoernCHello again14:02
BjoernCso I have found the cause of the backlight problem i have reversed that patch and now the brightness control of the backlight works again...14:02
BjoernCso what do you need?14:03
BjoernCBut as i see, my solution won't work for the bug report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-319/+bug/1241745?comments=all14:16
ubot2Launchpad bug 1241745 in nvidia-graphics-drivers-319 (Ubuntu) "[regression] Changing the screen brightness does not work anymore in 319.xx" [Medium,Triaged]14:16
tseliotBjoernC: why won't it work for that bug report?14:34
BjoernCbecause only my notebook were blacklisted ...14:38
BjoernCTherefore, it shouldn't work for other notebooks besides lenovo Thinkpads14:39
BjoernCI have reverted this patch here: http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/ubuntu-trusty.git;a=blobdiff;f=drivers/acpi/blacklist.c;h=f49ffaedaefdaa28d533d339a3f5cda073687ed7;hp=9515f18898b2b578053c58309185daa7934cfdda;hb=02cb06962306d96f59bc97ec8289c14b73bafb4e;hpb=2eb9acd1a1deb3f4d6428d022fc43541c9e7006914:39
BjoernCso i don't think, that this reverting will help an dell or hp notebook14:41
sforsheeBjoernC: reverting that patch won't affect your machine. But the bug says you're passing acpi_osi="!Windows 2012" on the kernel command line, which has the same effect as being in that blacklist.14:45
BjoernCsforshee: i've tested it, if I revert that patch now I can control the backlight brightness - previously without reverting that patch i couldn't control the backlight brightness - (both applied on Kernel version 3.12.0) 14:48
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sforsheeBjoernC: I think I must be confused then. You're running a Lenovo and not an HP?14:52
BjoernCyep14:52
BjoernCI'm using an lenovo T43014:52
sforsheeare you still passing the acpi_osi thing?14:52
BjoernCwhat do u mean?14:53
BjoernCpassing to whom or where?14:53
sforsheenevermind, that wasn't your machine14:53
BjoernCyeah14:54
sforsheeBjoernC: have you filed a bug for your problem?14:54
BjoernCno not yet14:54
sforsheeonce you have, point me at it and I'll look14:55
BjoernCbecause i thought the problem lies in the original kernel after i realised that problem lies in the ubuntu kernel, i wanted to be sure that i'm not wrong14:55
BjoernCshould i open a new bug report or search for similar reports?14:55
sforsheejust open a new one by running 'ubuntu-bug linux' so we'll get all the information about your machine14:56
BjoernCok I'm not using ubuntu directly14:56
BjoernCi'm using kanotix which is using the ubuntu kernel14:57
BjoernCso i don't think, that i can run that tool14:57
BjoernCyou understand my problem? ;)14:58
sforsheetry it at least, and if that doesn't work just file the bug and maybe you can at least use apport-collect to attach the data14:58
BjoernCi will try to install the programm15:04
BjoernChopefully there is an *.deb file available?15:04
sforsheeBjoernC: if that distro is an ubuntu derivative it might work, but I don't know whether or not that's the case15:05
BjoernCafaik is kanotix primarly debian based and only uses the ubuntu kernel15:12
BjoernChowever, ich will make that bug report and if there are any questions, then feel free to ask 15:13
BjoernCsforshee: here is the bug-report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/124326715:37
ubot2Launchpad bug 1243267 in linux (Ubuntu) "Backlight brightness control doesn't work" [Undecided,New]15:37
BjoernChopefully this bug reports helps a little bit15:38
Kanohi,why does ndiswrapper compile with 3.12rc6 pure but not with 3.12.0-0-generic?16:25
Kanohttp://paste.debian.net/60500/16:26
Kanohttp://paste.debian.net/6050516:26
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hallynhm, i'm not seenig a new kernel on trusty yet.17:24
bjfhallyn, it's waiting for buildds17:29
hallynbjf: drat.  thanks.  lemme try buildign my own from ubuntu-trusty/ if that exists17:31
infinityhallyn: There's one in the PPA.18:53
infinityhallyn: (Well, binaries are publishing right now, but it's built..)18:54
Kanodid anybody try ndiswrapper with 3.12?18:54
infinityKano: Sounds like you just volunteered to. ;)18:54
Kanoinfinity: i know that it compiles with pure 3.12 rc6, but it does not with the new u kernel18:55
Kanodid you look at the pastes18:55
infinityAhh, no.  Didn't realise you'd tried already.  This was with the sources in the kernel team PPA?18:57
Kanoself compiled from t git18:57
infinityLooks like something you might want to bring up on the list.18:57
infinityOr, try with the binaries just built in the PPA and see if it's somehow different, but seems unlikely.18:58
Kanomust be one of your extra patches18:58
Kanoi can not use your binaries18:58
Kanoi dont use u18:58
Kanoalso i prefer ahci static18:58
hallyninfinity: oh, thanks.  (think my kernel just built :)18:58
infinityhallyn: Heh.  Timing.18:59
Kanohttp://kanotix.com/files/dragonfire/linux-3.9.0-2.6kanotix1/patches/0001-KANOTIX-Config-CONFIG_SATA_AHCI-y.patch19:00
Kanoi always use that because this way i could boot the linux image without initrd via efi19:00
Kanobbl19:19
BjoernChi guys21:49
gianko82hello23:45
gianko82im using ubuntu 12.04 lts on hp 650 notebook23:46
gianko82after upgrade to kernel 3.2.0-55 wifi stop to work23:46
gianko82i guess is missing the rt2800pci driver23:47
gianko82for Ralink RT329023:48
gianko82that was present in kernel 3.2.0-5423:49
gianko82with latest kernel update wireless is UNCLAIMED23:51
gianko82can somebody fix it for next kernel release? or open a bug? thanks23:59

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