[linux-latest] 01/01: linux-image: Expand NEWS for version 76 about vsyscall changes (Closes: #847154)

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commit 6b9a5e0e04d63268d30451cac7ef1bc931ca4e58
Author: Ben Hutchings <ben at decadent.org.uk>
Date:   Tue Dec 6 23:57:59 2016 +0000

    linux-image: Expand NEWS for version 76 about vsyscall changes (Closes: #847154)
---
 debian/changelog        | 7 +++++++
 debian/linux-image.NEWS | 6 ++++--
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index bdad448..081bdd4 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+linux-latest (78) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * linux-image: Expand NEWS for version 76 about vsyscall changes
+    (Closes: #847154)
+
+ -- Ben Hutchings <ben at decadent.org.uk>  Tue, 06 Dec 2016 23:54:10 +0000
+
 linux-latest (77) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Update to 4.8.0-2
diff --git a/debian/linux-image.NEWS b/debian/linux-image.NEWS
index 6ebf22c..1f4e5c4 100644
--- a/debian/linux-image.NEWS
+++ b/debian/linux-image.NEWS
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ linux-latest (76) unstable; urgency=medium
     Some changes may cause legitimate applications to fail, and can be
     reverted by run-time configuration:
     - On 64-bit PCs (amd64), the old 'virtual syscall' interface is
-      disabled.  This breaks (e)glibc 2.13 and earlier.  To re-enable it,
-      set the kernel parameter: vsyscall=emulate
+      disabled.  This breaks chroot environments and containers that
+      use (e)glibc 2.13 and earlier, including those based on Debian 7
+      or RHEL/CentOS 6.  To re-enable it, set the kernel parameter:
+      vsyscall=emulate
     - On most architectures, the /dev/mem device can no longer be used to
       access devices that also have a kernel driver.  This breaks dosemu
       and some old user-space graphics drivers.  To allow this, set the

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