Kernel updates for 2024-12-09

[K900]

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.4

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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[nixpkgs-ci]

Successfully created backport PR for release-24.05:

• [Backport release-24.05] Kernel updates for 2024-12-09 #363871

[nixpkgs-ci]

Successfully created backport PR for release-24.11:

• [Backport release-24.11] Kernel updates for 2024-12-09 #363872

[pwaller]

I have bisected the non-functioning of cloud-hypervisor to this minor linux bump, in astro/microvm.nix#312 (comment).

[JohannesEbke]

adding to that, we bisected non-functioning of cloud-hypervisor to the commit 83d123e27623713dd69eed2569eacf5f1b3c9033

[K900]

That commit was reverted in .65

[pwaller]

Thanks for the note, the problem appears to be fixed after #365310.