[linux-latest] 01/01: linux-image: Add back-dated NEWS for vsyscall change in Linux 4.10

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commit aefd2b27dfb2b67cbe2756e2e4ffa408057e9042
Author: Ben Hutchings <ben at decadent.org.uk>
Date:   Thu Nov 16 02:44:20 2017 +0000

    linux-image: Add back-dated NEWS for vsyscall change in Linux 4.10
---
 debian/changelog        |  6 ++++++
 debian/linux-image.NEWS | 10 ++++++++++
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+)

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index efe5df2..9faca82 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+linux-latest (87) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * linux-image: Add back-dated NEWS for vsyscall change in Linux 4.10
+
+ -- Ben Hutchings <ben at decadent.org.uk>  Thu, 16 Nov 2017 02:43:31 +0000
+
 linux-latest (86) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Add myself to Uploaders
diff --git a/debian/linux-image.NEWS b/debian/linux-image.NEWS
index 1f77438..86791b9 100644
--- a/debian/linux-image.NEWS
+++ b/debian/linux-image.NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+linux-latest (81) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * From Linux 4.10, the old 'virtual syscall' interface on 64-bit PCs
+    (amd64) is 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
+
+ -- Ben Hutchings <ben at decadent.org.uk>  Fri, 30 Jun 2017 23:50:03 +0100
+
 linux-latest (76) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * From Linux 4.8, several changes have been made in the kernel

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