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[arch-announce] Data corruption on software RAID 0 when discard is used
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Evangelos Foutras 23 May '15

23 May '15

Recent Linux kernels (4.0.2+, LTS 3.14.41+), pushed to the [core] repository in the past couple of weeks, were affected by a bug that can cause data corruption on file systems mounted with the `discard` option and residing on software RAID 0 arrays. The issue has been addressed in the `linux 4.0.4-2` and `linux-lts 3.14.43-2` updates. Due to the nature of the bug, however, it is likely that data corruption has already occurred on systems running the aforementioned kernels. It is strongly advised to verify the integrity of affected file systems using `fsck` and/or restore their data from known good backups. For further information please read the [LKML post][1] by Holger Kiehl, the [related article][2] on Phoronix, as well as the [proposed fix][3] that was backported to the Arch kernels. [1]: https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/5/21/167 [2]: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-4-EXT4-RAID- Issue-Found [3]: http://git.neil.brown.name/?p=md.git;a=commitdiff;h=a81157768a00e8cf8a7b 43b5ea5cac931262374f URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/data-corruption-on-software-raid-0-when-disc…

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[arch-announce] Puppet 4.0 enters [community]
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Lukas Fleischer 18 May '15

18 May '15

Puppet 4 has been released and breaks compatibility with version 3. Therefore users will need to upgrade a server to Puppet 4 before updating their clients. Note that if only a Puppet 4 server is available, Puppet 3 clients will not work. Also a number of locations for things have changed including the config, manifest and module files. You will need to follow upgrade instructions for your servers and clients: * [https://docs.puppetlabs.com/puppet/4.0/reference/upgrade_server.html][1] * [https://docs.puppetlabs.com/puppet/4.0/reference/upgrade_agent.html][2] [1]: https://docs.puppetlabs.com/puppet/4.0/reference/upgrade_server.html [2]: https://docs.puppetlabs.com/puppet/4.0/reference/upgrade_agent.html URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/puppet-40-enters-community/

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[arch-announce] PulseAudio split
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Jan Steffens 16 May '15

16 May '15

Some modules have been split from the `pulseaudio` package to avoid having modules with missing dynamic libraries. Please check which modules you need and reinstall them. The split out modules are: * `pulseaudio-bluetooth`: Bluetooth (Bluez) support * `pulseaudio-equalizer`: Equalizer sink (qpaeq) * `pulseaudio-gconf`: GConf support (paprefs) * `pulseaudio-jack`: JACK sink, source and jackdbus detection * `pulseaudio-lirc`: Infrared (LIRC) volume control * `pulseaudio-xen`: Xen paravirtual sink * `pulseaudio-zeroconf`: Zeroconf (Avahi/DNS-SD) support URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/pulseaudio-split/

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