This removes support for the "shared memory communications over RDMA" (SMC-R)
networking protocol, which was added in 4.11 without the knowledge of the RDMA
maintainers, and which is thought to contain significant security flaws. For
details, see <https://lwn.net/Articles/723081> and
<https://lwn.net/Articles/723070>.
* gnu/packages/aux-files/linux-libre/4.11-x86_64.conf,
gnu/packages/aux-files/linux-libre/4.11-i686.conf: Disable CONFIG_SMC.
723# 0001-gnu-libevent-2.0-Add-fix-from-upstream.patch
This avoids pulling in glibc & co. Fixes a regression introduced in
2f861edf5c (the 'unionfsctl' executable
did not exist in unionfs-fuse 0.26).
* gnu/packages/linux.scm (unionfs-fuse/static)[arguments]
<post-install>: Remove 'unionfsctl' binary.
This avoids pulling in glibc & co. Fixes a regression introduced in
2f861edf5c (the 'unionfsctl' executable
did not exist in unionfs-fuse 0.26).
* gnu/packages/linux.scm (unionfs-fuse/static)[arguments]
<post-install>: Remove 'unionfsctl' binary.
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/27005>.
Reported by Pjotr Prins <pjotr.public12@thebird.nl>.
Fixes a regression introduced in commit
2252f087d4.
* guix/scripts/pack.scm (docker-image)[json]: New variable.
[build]: Use it.
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/27005>.
Reported by Pjotr Prins <pjotr.public12@thebird.nl>.
Fixes a regression introduced in commit
2252f087d4.
* guix/scripts/pack.scm (docker-image)[json]: New variable.
[build]: Use it.
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/26976>.
Reported by Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>.
* gnu/packages/patches/guile-ssh-double-free.patch: New file.
* gnu/local.mk (dist_patch_DATA): Add it.
* gnu/packages/ssh.scm (guile-ssh)[source](patches): Add it.
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/26975>.
Reported by Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>.
* guix/scripts/publish.scm (bake-narinfo+nar): Pass #f as the 2nd
argument to 'stat' and properly handle #f.
* tests/publish.scm (wait-for-file): New procedure.
("with cache"): Remove 'wait-for-file' procedure.
("with cache, uncompressed"): New test.
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/26949>.
Reported by Pjotr Prins <pjotr.public12@thebird.nl>.
* guix/build/union.scm (file-is-directory?): Return #f when FILE does
not exist or is a dangling symlink.
(file=?): Pass #f as a second argument to 'stat'; return #f when both
ST1 or ST2 is #f.
* tests/profiles.scm (test-equalm): New macro.
("union vs. dangling symlink"): New test.
Fixes a bug whereby GuixSD would create the /nonexistent directory, from
user 'nobody', even though it has 'create-home-directory?' set to #f.
* gnu/build/activation.scm (activate-users+groups): Add comment for
\#:create-home?.
(activate-user-home)[ensure-user-home]: Skip when CREATE-HOME? is #f or
SYSTEM? is #t.
* gnu/tests/base.scm (run-basic-test)["no extra home directories"]: New
tests.
* gnu/system/examples/vm-image.tmpl: New file.
* Makefile.am (GUIXSD_VM_SYSTEMS, GUIXSD_VM_IMAGE_BASE,
GUIXSD_VM_IMAGE_SIZE): New variables.
(release): Add logic to build a VM image.
(EXAMPLES): Add 'gnu/system/examples/vm-image.tmpl'.
* doc/guix.texi (Running GuixSD in a VM, Installing GuixSD in a VM): Mention the
pre-built VM image.
Ben Woodcroft