linux-kernel v6.6.68-1 (r4.3)

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Update of linux-kernel to v6.6.68-1 for Qubes OS r4.3, see comments below for details and build status.

From commit: QubesOS/qubes-linux-kernel@ecdb3dd

Changes since previous version:
QubesOS/qubes-linux-kernel@ecdb3dd Update patches for 6.6.67
QubesOS/qubes-linux-kernel@aaf6e8f Update to kernel-6.6.68

Referenced issues:

If you're release manager, you can issue GPG-inline signed command:

• Upload-component r4.3 linux-kernel ecdb3dda2c4ca6b1f4b4eb344b5a89a66bd4df0e current all (available 5 days from now)
• Upload-component r4.3 linux-kernel ecdb3dda2c4ca6b1f4b4eb344b5a89a66bd4df0e security-testing all

You can choose subset of distributions like:

• Upload-component r4.3 linux-kernel ecdb3dda2c4ca6b1f4b4eb344b5a89a66bd4df0e current vm-bookworm,vm-fc37 (available 5 days from now)

Above commands will work only if packages in current-testing repository were built from given commit (i.e. no new version superseded it).

For more information on how to test this update, please take a look at https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/testing/#updates.

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Package for host was built (build log).

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Package for host was uploaded to current-testing repository.

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OpenQA test summary

Complete test suite and dependencies: https://openqa.qubes-os.org/tests/overview?distri=qubesos&version=4.3&build=2025012804-4.3&flavor=update

Test run included the following:

• core-qubesdb v4.2.7 (r4.3) #5346
• core-agent-linux v4.3.16 (r4.3) #5399
• linux-scrypt v1.3.2-1 (r4.3) #4571
• core-admin v4.3.16 (r4.3) #5407
• core-vchan-xen v4.2.4 (r4.3) #4992
• desktop-linux-common v4.2.13 (r4.3) #5376
• mgmt-salt-dom0-virtual-machines v4.2.19 (r4.3) #5338
• linux-kernel v6.6.68-1 (r4.3) #5361
• gui-agent-linux v4.3.5 (r4.3) #5404
• linux-utils v4.3.7 (r4.3) #5352
• core-qrexec v4.3.1 (r4.3) #5313
• desktop-linux-manager v4.3.8 (r4.3) #5389
• linux-kernel v6.6.74-1 (r4.3) #5411
• vmm-xen v4.19.1-2 (r4.3) #5379
• gui-daemon v4.3.7 (r4.3) #5308
• core-admin-client v4.3.10 (r4.3) #5381
• app-linux-split-gpg v2.0.75 (r4.3) #5136
• manager v4.3.7-1 (r4.3) #5236
• mgmt-salt-dom0-qvm v4.3.1 (r4.3) #5232
• video-companion v1.1.4-1 (r4.3) #5156
• app-linux-usb-proxy v4.3.0 (r4.3) #5234
• vmm-xen-stubdom-linux v4.3.1 (r4.3) #5195
• core-admin-linux v4.3.9 (r4.3) #5406
• core-libvirt v10.5.0-2 (r4.3) #5161
• mgmt-salt v4.2.2 (r4.3) #4545

New failures, excluding unstable

Compared to: https://openqa.qubes-os.org/tests/overview?distri=qubesos&version=4.3&build=2024111705-4.3&flavor=update

• system_tests_kde_gui_interactive

  • gui_keyboard_layout: wait_serial (wait serial expected)
    # wait_serial expected: "echo -e '[Layout]\nLayoutList=us,de' | sud...

• system_tests_dispvm

  • TC_20_DispVM_fedora-41-xfce: test_100_open_in_dispvm (failure)
    AssertionError: './open-file test.txt' failed with ./open-file test...

• system_tests_extra

  • TC_01_InputProxyExclude_fedora-41-xfce: test_000_qemu_tablet (error)
    qubes.exc.QubesVMError: Cannot connect to qrexec agent for 120 seco...

  • TC_00_QVCTest_whonix-workstation-17: test_010_screenshare (failure)
    AssertionError: 12.919985863592906 not less than 2.0

• system_tests_qrexec_perf@hw1

  • TC_00_QrexecPerf_fedora-41-xfce: test_110_simple_data_duplex (failure)
    AssertionError: '/usr/lib/qubes/tests/qrexec_perf.py --vm1=test-ins...

• system_tests_storage_perf@hw1

  • integ: storage_perf (error)
    ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'qubes.tests.integ.storage_perf'

Failed tests

7 failures

• system_tests_kde_gui_interactive

  • gui_keyboard_layout: wait_serial (wait serial expected)
    # wait_serial expected: "echo -e '[Layout]\nLayoutList=us,de' | sud...

  • gui_keyboard_layout: Failed (test died)
    # Test died: command 'test "$(cd ~user;ls e1*)" = "$(qvm-run -p wor...

• system_tests_dispvm

  • TC_20_DispVM_fedora-41-xfce: test_100_open_in_dispvm (failure)
    AssertionError: './open-file test.txt' failed with ./open-file test...

• system_tests_extra

  • TC_01_InputProxyExclude_fedora-41-xfce: test_000_qemu_tablet (error)
    qubes.exc.QubesVMError: Cannot connect to qrexec agent for 120 seco...

  • TC_00_QVCTest_whonix-workstation-17: test_010_screenshare (failure)
    AssertionError: 12.919985863592906 not less than 2.0

• system_tests_qrexec_perf@hw1

  • TC_00_QrexecPerf_fedora-41-xfce: test_110_simple_data_duplex (failure)
    AssertionError: '/usr/lib/qubes/tests/qrexec_perf.py --vm1=test-ins...

• system_tests_storage_perf@hw1

  • integ: storage_perf (error)
    ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'qubes.tests.integ.storage_perf'

Fixed failures

Compared to: https://openqa.qubes-os.org/tests/119126#dependencies

3 fixed

• system_tests_basic_vm_qrexec_gui_zfs

  • switch_pool: Failed (test died)
    # Test died: command 'dnf install -y ./zfs-release.rpm' failed at /...

• system_tests_extra

  • TC_00_QVCTest_whonix-gateway-17: test_010_screenshare (failure)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^... AssertionError: 0 == 0

• system_tests_audio@hw1

  • TC_20_AudioVM_PipeWire_whonix-workstation-17: test_260_audio_mic_enabled_switch_audiovm (failure)
    AssertionError: too short audio, expected 10s, got 0.00013605442176...

Unstable tests