[MIR]: Include dwarves-dfsg-hwe package into Bionic and Focal
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bionic |
Incomplete
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High
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Unassigned | ||
Focal |
Incomplete
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High
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
This is a follow-on request of bug:
HWE kernels should support eBPF CO-RE
https:/
[Availability]
- Package is already available in all Ubuntu versions.
- This is a backported version (Impish) to Bionic and Focal
[Rationale]
- Current package dwarves-dfsg is old in Ubuntu Bionic and Focal.
- HWE kernel compilation needs recent "pahole" binary to encode BTF[1] information.
- After talking to SRU team members, updating dwarves-dfsg seemed risky.
- Creating a new package containing only the new "pahole" tool binary is the best option.
- Kernel HWE compilations will need to use this package, so it has to be in main repository (as kernels builds depend on main only).
[Security]
- This package is already stable and exists in Ubuntu.
[Quality assurance]
- This package is already stable and exists in Ubuntu.
[Dependencies]
- Same dependencies as dwarves-dfsg package (already satisfied).
[Standards compliance]
- This package is already stable and exists in Ubuntu.
[Maintenance]
- SRUs for dwarves-dfsg package within Impish should be applied to this package as well.
[Background information]
Bug: https:/
I have been maintaining BTFHUB (https:/
A very complete explanation on why BTF is needed for eBPF to be portable among different kernels currently exists at: https:/
Projects that would already benefit from this change:
- Microsoft: Sysmon Tools for Linux
- Microsoft: Inspektor Gadge
- Elastic: They're working together with us upstream
- Aqua Security: libbpfgo & tracee-ebpf
- All BCC libbpf-tools
and many more.
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[1] https:/
description: | updated |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Fix Released |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Bionic): | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Focal): | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Bionic): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Focal): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
The proposed package is at:
https:/ /launchpad. net/~rafaeldtin oco/+archive/ ubuntu/ pahole- btf