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Project:Kernel Security
| Gentoo Linux Kernel Security Project | |
|---|---|
| Description | The Gentoo Linux Kernel Security Project handles patching our many kernel sources and informing our users about global kernel security status. |
| Project email | security-kernel@gentoo.org |
| IRC channel | #gentoo-security |
| Lead(s) | none No lead election date set |
| Member(s) |
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| Subproject(s) (and inherited member(s)) |
(none) |
| Parent Project | Gentoo Security Project |
| Project listing | |
Kernel sources
Supported kernel sources
| Kernel source | Security liaison |
|---|---|
| gentoo-sources | Gentoo Kernel project |
| openvz-sources | bangert |
Unsupported Kernel sources
| Kernel source | Security liaison |
|---|---|
| aufs-sources | Justin Lecher (jlec) |
| ck-sources | Göktürk Yüksek (gokturk) |
| git-sources | Mike Pagano (mpagano) |
| hardened-sources | Anthony G. Basile (blueness) |
| mips-sources | Joshua Kinard (kumba) |
| pf-sources | Alex Alexander (wired) |
| raspberrypi-sources | Michael Weber (xmw) |
| rt-sources | Alice Ferrazzi (Aliceinwire) |
| tuxonice-sources | arfrever |
| vanilla-sources | Agostino Sarubbo (ago) , Gentoo Kernel project |
| xbox-sources | Mike Frysinger (vapier) |
Making a new kernel source
Adding a new kernel source into the main Gentoo repository is not recommended by the Gentoo Security project. Unless it is a kernel source you think could be used by a wide number of users, please end your consideration here and simply use an overlay. If you do believe that it is, you must be willing to become the security maintainer. Being the security maintainer for a kernel source means being willing to devote a significant amount of time to closing security bugs for that kernel source. Additionally, you must take care that your kernel source never falls into hard masking. If it does, your kernel source will automatically lose Gentoo Security support, and may be subject to removal from the repository.