$ git log --pretty=format:'%h %s (%cs)%d'
c96f36d5 backports: Remove support for kernel smaller than 4.14 (2024-04-10)
(HEAD -> master)
5d0dc190 backports: Remove support for kernel smaller than 4.13 (2024-04-10)
d2e5f851 backports: Remove support for kernel smaller than 4.12 (2024-04-10)
2dbdde56 backports: Remove support for kernel smaller than 4.11 (2024-04-10)
7f0dee02 backports: Remove support for kernel smaller than 4.10 (2024-04-10)
8e25891a backports: Remove support for kernel smaller than 4.9 (2024-04-10)
1f0ff63f backports: Remove support for kernel smaller than 4.8 (2024-04-10)
a94c16c6 backports: Remove support for kernel smaller than 4.7 (2024-04-10)
ccd010fa backports: Remove support for kernel smaller than 4.6 (2024-04-10)
0e80a666 backports: Remove support for kernel smaller than 4.5 (2024-04-10)
...
$ git cat-file blob HEAD:README
# Linux kernel backports package
This package provides backport support for drivers from newer kernels
down to older kernels. It currently backports the following subsystems:
* Wireless
* NFC
* WWAN
This package provides the latest Linux kernel subsystem enhancements
for kernels 4.14 and above.
# Documentation
This package is documented online and has more-up-to date information
online than on this README file. You should read the wiki page
and not rely on this README!
https://backports.wiki.kernel.org
# License
This work is a subset of the Linux kernel as such we keep the kernel's
Copyright practice. Some files have their own copyright and in those
cases the license is mentioned in the file. All additional work made
to building this package is licensed under the GPLv2.
# Backporting preference for EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() and proprietary drivers
This framework was designed by intent since its inception *only* for upstream
Linux kernel drivers to avoid excuses about the difficulty to support upstream
Linux kernel development while also supporting users on older kernels. To
ensure the intent is respected currently all symbols that we do work on to
backport are exported via EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() as we do work to backport them
for the supported kernels. By using EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() we make it *clear* that
if you use the backported symbols your software *is* considered derivative
works of the Linux kernel.
Comprendes, Mendes?
# heads (aka `branches'):
$ git for-each-ref --sort=-creatordate refs/heads \
--format='%(HEAD) %(refname:short) %(subject) (%(creatordate:short))'
* master backports: Remove support for kernel smaller than 4.14 (2024-04-10)
linux-5.10.y backports: Add usb_find_common_endpoints() (2023-02-18)
linux-4.19.y backports: Refresh patches on top of 4.19.237 (2022-04-11)
linux-5.4.y backports: patches: Refresh on kernel 5.4.56 (2020-08-08)
linux-5.7.y backports: Refresh patches on top of 5.7.5 (2020-06-22)
linux-5.6 backports: patches: Refresh on kernel 5.6.8 (2020-05-03)
linux-5.5.y backports: patches: Refresh on kernel 5.5.19 (2020-04-22)
linux-5.3.y backports: lib-arc4: Do not build when activated in kernel (2019-10-12)
linux-5.2.y header: Add BITS_PER_TYPE() (2019-08-15)
linux-5.1.y backport: check for failure when allocating ops in genetlink (2019-07-06)
...
# tags:
$ git for-each-ref --sort=-creatordate refs/tags \
--format='%(refname:short) %(subject) (%(creatordate:short))'
v5.15.153-1 v5.15.153-1 (2024-04-10) tar.gz
v5.15.148-1 v5.15.148-1 (2024-01-29) tar.gz
v5.10.168-1 v5.10.168-1 (2023-02-18) tar.gz
v5.15.92-1 v5.15.92-1 (2023-02-08) tar.gz
v5.10.157-1 v5.10.157-1 (2022-12-03) tar.gz
v5.15.81-1 v5.15.81-1 (2022-12-03) tar.gz
v5.10.149-1 v5.10.149-1 (2022-10-23) tar.gz
v5.15.74-1 v5.15.74-1 (2022-10-23) tar.gz
v5.15.58-1 v5.15.58-1 (2022-07-31) tar.gz
v4.19.237-1 v4.19.237-1 (2022-04-11) tar.gz
...
# associated public inboxes:
# (number on the left is used for dev purposes)
4926 backports
1228 linux-wireless
320 lkml
87 u-boot
53 linux-kbuild
52 xen-devel
43 netdev
39 buildroot
31 linux-arm-kernel
29 dri-devel
27 qemu-devel
22 linux-bluetooth
19 linux-media
18 linux-devicetree
18 stable
17 cocci
14 git
14 intel-gfx
14 linux-arch
13 linuxppc-dev
11 dpdk-dev
10 linux-mm
10 kvm
8 amd-gfx
8 linux-tegra
7 linux-mtd
7 alsa-devel
7 linux-fbdev
7 batman
6 linux-iommu
6 linux-scsi
6 kernel-janitors
5 linux-samsung-soc
5 linux-nfs
5 netfilter-devel
5 linux-fsdevel
5 linux-arm-msm
5 linux-mips
5 linux-kselftest
5 linux-clk
5 linux-next
5 linux-serial
5 linux-doc
5 linux-i2c
5 virtualization
5 linux-s390
5 ltp
5 openembedded-devel
5 yocto-meta-ti
4 linux-block
4 linux-xfs
4 linux-mediatek
4 linux-crypto
4 linux-acpi
4 linux-pm
4 linux-btrfs
4 kvmarm
4 linux-usb
4 linux-iio
4 linux-gpio
4 linux-rdma
4 linux-mmc
4 linux-omap
4 openembedded-core
4 intel-wired-lan
4 qemu-riscv
4 ../../../../../../../igt-dev
3 linux-riscv
3 linux-nvme
3 bpf
3 linux-cifs
3 linux-rtc
3 linux-renesas-soc
3 selinux
3 linux-pci
3 linux-f2fs-devel
3 linux-man
3 linux-api
3 lttng-dev
3 linux-cxl
3 target-devel
3 linux-sh
3 nouveau
3 linux-staging
3 linux-coco
3 llvm
3 iwd
3 linux-patches
3 kexec
3 linux-um
3 cluster-devel
3 linux-embedded
2 linux-integrity
2 linux-amlogic
2 linux-erofs
2 linux-snps-arc
2 fstests
2 linux-hwmon
2 linux-input
2 driverdev-devel
2 linux-ext4
2 linux-security-module
2 linux-modules
2 linux-rt-users
2 linux-ide
2 linux-watchdog
2 linux-trace-devel
2 rcu
2 linux-i3c
2 util-linux
2 io-uring
2 linux-unionfs
2 linux-audit
2 linux-spi
2 linux-sparse
2 mm-commits
2 ceph-devel
2 linux-can
2 containers
2 linux-rockchip
2 linux-raid
2 platform-driver-x86
2 openbmc
2 linux-hardening
2 keyrings
2 linux-perf-users
2 ath10k
2 mptcp
2 nvdimm
2 fio
2 ofono
2 yocto
2 yocto-meta-freescale
2 yocto-toaster
2 yocto-meta-arm
2 bitbake-devel
2 yocto-meta-virtualization
2 yocto-meta-arago
2 outreachy
2 openrisc
2 intel-xe
2 virtio-comment
2 poky
2 grub-devel
2 cgroups
2 kvm-ppc
2 linux-btrace
2 linux-hexagon
2 linux-hotplug
2 reiserfs-devel
2 lvs-devel
2 lvm-devel
2 virtio-fs
2 ../../../../../../../fuego
1 linux-fscrypt
1 live-patching
1 linux-efi
1 linux-edac
1 linux-nvdimm
1 kernel-hardening
1 dmaengine
1 linux-parisc
1 linux-leds
1 kernelnewbies
1 linux-sgx
1 linux-hyperv
1 workflows
1 selinux-refpolicy
1 linux-m68k
1 linux-spdx
1 linux-wpan
1 ksummit-discuss
1 wireguard
1 linux-kernel-mentees
1 linux-csky
1 tpmdd-devel
1 linux-firmware
1 cip-dev
1 linux-remoteproc
1 linux-dash
1 linux-bcache
1 linux-pwm
1 linux-fpga
1 xdp-newbies
1 phone-devel
1 dash
1 dm-devel
1 linux-sctp
1 lustre-devel
1 soc
1 ocfs2-devel
1 rust-for-linux
1 ath11k
1 linux-phy
1 sparclinux
1 linux-sunxi
1 regressions
1 ksummit
1 b43-dev
1 linux-nfc
1 linux-bcachefs
1 ath9k-devel
1 ntfs3
1 ell
1 yocto-docs
1 chrome-platform
1 ntb
1 xenomai
1 damon
1 asahi
1 loongarch
1 imx
1 ath12k
1 b4-sent
1 linux-trace-kernel
1 oe-linux-nfc
1 oe-kbuild-all
1 oe-chipsec
1 virtio-dev
1 v9fs
1 ecryptfs
1 linux-ia64
1 kbd
1 autofs
1 cpufreq
1 dccp
1 devicetree-spec
1 devicetree-compiler
1 initramfs
1 hail-devel
1 kvm-ia64
1 linux-8086
1 kernel-testers
1 linux-alpha
1 linux-hams
1 linux-laptop
1 linux-sound
1 trinity
1 linux-metag
1 linux-x25
1 linux-nilfs
1 netfilter
1 linux-oxnas
1 u-boot-amlogic
1 lm-sensors
1 acpica-devel
1 perfbook
1 smatch
1 ../../../../../../../wireless-regdb
1 ../../../../../../../powertop
git clone https://80x24.org/lore/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/backports/backports.git