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[arch-general] System terribly slow
by riveravaldez 27 Oct '25

27 Oct '25

Hi, I'm looking for some advice trying to pinpoint why or where my system has becoming almost unusable slow. Searching the web I've found some hints but nothing precise enough. Maybe it's a failing HDD, but I'm first posting what I have until now in the hope someone can give some advice. Superficial symptoms are a general slowness. I'm using just IceWM and `startx` to initialize the GUI, and even logging into my account previous to that takes almost a minute to get done. Then any application I launch takes minutes to just start (from IceWM to firefox, from qtox to pcmanfm or geany, etc.). Even navigate the folders tree with pcmanfm takes 10 or more seconds just to show any folder content... Hope some of this helps: $ sudo journalctl -b -exp3 -- Journal begins at Thu 2021-12-02 23:59:31 -03, ends at Fri 2021-12-03 19:50:29 -03. -- dic 03 00:48:43 arch kernel: sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Asking for cache data failed dic 03 00:48:43 arch kernel: sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Assuming drive cache: write through dic 03 00:50:39 arch libvirtd[592]: cannot open directory '/home/dell/Software/VMs/TrisquelMini8': No existe el fichero o el directorio dic 03 00:50:39 arch libvirtd[592]: error interno: Falló al iniciar automáticamente el grupo de almacenamiento 'TrisquelMini8': cannot open directory '/home/dell/Softwar> dic 03 00:50:41 arch libvirtd[592]: No se encontró 'dmidecode' en ruta: No existe el fichero o el directorio dic 03 00:50:57 arch libvirtd[592]: No se encontró 'dmidecode' en ruta: No existe el fichero o el directorio dic 03 00:56:40 arch systemd[1]: Failed to start Disk Manager. Subject: A start job for unit udisks2.service has failed Defined-By: systemd Support: https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel A start job for unit udisks2.service has finished with a failure. The job identifier is 1072 and the job result is failed. $ systemctl --state=failed UNIT LOAD ACTIVE SUB DESCRIPTION 0 loaded units listed. $ systemd-analyze Startup finished in 11.038s (kernel) + 1min 31.352s (userspace) = 1min 42.391s graphical.target reached after 1min 31.352s in userspace $ systemd-analyze blame 37.946s polkit.service 29.248s dev-sda1.device 28.827s systemd-tmpfiles-clean.service 24.692s udisks2.service 15.936s systemd-journal-flush.service 14.228s systemd-hwdb-update.service 13.930s ldconfig.service 13.502s upower.service 12.881s ufw.service 8.830s user(a)1000.service 7.556s systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service 7.280s avahi-daemon.service 7.275s bluetooth.service 7.262s iwd.service 6.067s systemd-logind.service 6.058s systemd-machined.service 5.825s systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service 5.123s systemd-sysusers.service 4.569s systemd-udevd.service 4.511s systemd-resolved.service 4.281s systemd-networkd.service 3.724s systemd-journal-catalog-update.service 3.415s systemd-fsck@dev-disk-by\x2duuid-1d72b82c\x2d9c58\x2d4f57\x2d97a3\x2de29ff35a5632.service 2.959s systemd-modules-load.service 2.557s lm_sensors.service 2.503s systemd-random-seed.service 2.389s systemd-backlight@backlight:acpi_video0.service 1.983s dev-disk-by\x2duuid-84c91978\x2da09c\x2d4087\x2db60d\x2d86730d142f63.swap 1.967s systemd-backlight@leds:dell::kbd_backlight.service 1.563s systemd-timesyncd.service 1.457s systemd-update-utmp.service 1.287s systemd-udev-trigger.service 1.278s systemd-rfkill.service 1.219s alsa-restore.service 1.164s systemd-sysctl.service (...) $ systemctl status polkit.service ● polkit.service - Authorization Manager Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/polkit.service; static) Active: active (running) since Fri 2021-12-03 00:50:28 -03; 19h ago Docs: man:polkit(8) Main PID: 613 (polkitd) Tasks: 12 (limit: 6993) Memory: 18.9M CPU: 1.032s CGroup: /system.slice/polkit.service └─613 /usr/lib/polkit-1/polkitd --no-debug dic 03 00:49:50 arch systemd[1]: Starting Authorization Manager... dic 03 00:50:05 arch polkitd[613]: Started polkitd version 0.120 dic 03 00:50:26 arch polkitd[613]: Loading rules from directory /etc/polkit-1/rules.d dic 03 00:50:26 arch polkitd[613]: Loading rules from directory /usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d dic 03 00:50:28 arch polkitd[613]: Finished loading, compiling and executing 6 rules dic 03 00:50:28 arch systemd[1]: Started Authorization Manager. dic 03 00:50:28 arch polkitd[613]: Acquired the name org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1 on the system bus $ systemctl status dev-sda1.device ● dev-sda1.device - Hitachi_HTS545025B9A300 ROOT Follows: unit currently follows state of sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:1f.2-ata1-host0-target0:0:0-0:0:0:0-block-sda-sda1.device Loaded: loaded Active: active (plugged) since Fri 2021-12-03 00:49:12 -03; 19h ago Device: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/ata1/host0/target0:0:0/0:0:0:0/block/sda/sda1 Notice: journal has been rotated since unit was started, output may be incomplete. $ systemctl status systemd-tmpfiles-clean.service ○ systemd-tmpfiles-clean.service - Cleanup of Temporary Directories Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-tmpfiles-clean.service; static) Active: inactive (dead) since Fri 2021-12-03 01:03:52 -03; 19h ago TriggeredBy: ● systemd-tmpfiles-clean.timer Docs: man:tmpfiles.d(5) man:systemd-tmpfiles(8) Process: 1473 ExecStart=systemd-tmpfiles --clean (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 1473 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) CPU: 185ms dic 03 01:03:23 arch systemd[1]: Starting Cleanup of Temporary Directories... dic 03 01:03:52 arch systemd[1]: systemd-tmpfiles-clean.service: Deactivated successfully. dic 03 01:03:52 arch systemd[1]: Finished Cleanup of Temporary Directories. $ systemctl status udisks2.service ● udisks2.service - Disk Manager Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/udisks2.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled) Active: active (running) since Fri 2021-12-03 00:59:51 -03; 19h ago Docs: man:udisks(8) Main PID: 1129 (udisksd) Tasks: 5 (limit: 6993) Memory: 3.2M CPU: 23.045s CGroup: /system.slice/udisks2.service └─1129 /usr/lib/udisks2/udisksd dic 03 00:59:26 arch systemd[1]: Starting Disk Manager... dic 03 00:59:26 arch udisksd[1129]: udisks daemon version 2.9.4 starting dic 03 00:59:51 arch systemd[1]: Started Disk Manager. dic 03 00:59:54 arch udisksd[1129]: Acquired the name org.freedesktop.UDisks2 on the system message bus $ systemctl status systemd-journal-flush.service ● systemd-journal-flush.service - Flush Journal to Persistent Storage Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-journal-flush.service; static) Active: active (exited) since Fri 2021-12-03 00:48:59 -03; 19h ago Docs: man:systemd-journald.service(8) man:journald.conf(5) Process: 283 ExecStart=journalctl --flush (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 283 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) CPU: 15ms dic 03 00:48:43 arch systemd[1]: Starting Flush Journal to Persistent Storage... dic 03 00:48:59 arch systemd[1]: Finished Flush Journal to Persistent Storage. $ systemctl status systemd-hwdb-update.service ● systemd-hwdb-update.service - Rebuild Hardware Database Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-hwdb-update.service; static) Active: active (exited) since Fri 2021-12-03 00:48:57 -03; 19h ago Docs: man:hwdb(7) man:systemd-hwdb(8) Process: 279 ExecStart=systemd-hwdb update (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 279 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) CPU: 1.746s dic 03 00:48:57 arch systemd[1]: Finished Rebuild Hardware Database. $ journalctl -b -u systemd-journald.service -- Journal begins at Thu 2021-12-02 23:59:31 -03, ends at Fri 2021-12-03 20:49:18 -03. -- dic 03 00:48:43 arch systemd-journald[271]: Journal started dic 03 00:48:43 arch systemd-journald[271]: Runtime Journal (/run/log/journal/431f639f382e4bad8a43628868f2fc6c) is 8.0M, max 292.4M, 284.4M free. dic 03 00:48:44 arch systemd-journald[271]: Time spent on flushing to /var/log/journal/431f639f382e4bad8a43628868f2fc6c is 7.561088s for 798 entries. dic 03 00:48:44 arch systemd-journald[271]: System Journal (/var/log/journal/431f639f382e4bad8a43628868f2fc6c) is 16.0M, max 2.4G, 2.4G free. $ journalctl -b -u systemd-fsck@dev-disk-by\\x2duuid-1d72b82c\\x2d9c58\\x2d4f57\\x2d97a3\\x2de29ff35a5632.service -- Journal begins at Thu 2021-12-02 23:59:31 -03, ends at Fri 2021-12-03 20:52:36 -03. -- dic 03 00:49:18 arch systemd[1]: Starting File System Check on /dev/disk/by-uuid/1d72b82c-9c58-4f57-97a3-e29ff35a5632... dic 03 00:49:21 arch systemd-fsck[485]: HOME: limpio, 208781/13107200 ficheros, 37165716/52398592 bloques dic 03 00:49:21 arch systemd[1]: Finished File System Check on /dev/disk/by-uuid/1d72b82c-9c58-4f57-97a3-e29ff35a5632. $ journalctl --verify PASS: /var/log/journal/431f639f382e4bad8a43628868f2fc6c/user-1000.journal 3b84d8: Data object's entry array not sorted File corruption detected at /var/log/journal/431f639f382e4bad8a43628868f2fc6c/system.journal:915878 (of 16777216 bytes, 56%). FAIL: /var/log/journal/431f639f382e4bad8a43628868f2fc6c/system.journal (Mensaje erróneo) $ journalctl --disk-usage Archived and active journals take up 24.0M in the file system. Maybe it's pertinent to mention that I've just cleaned up /var/log/journal to rule out storage issues. Any help will be most welcome. Thanks a lot in advance.

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Python 3.11 timeline?
by David Rosenstrauch 04 May '23

04 May '23

Anyone know if there's any timeline on when we'll see python 3.11 get released to Arch? I emailed the maintainer about this directly recently, but didn't hear anything back. I know this is a big upgrade, and lots of dependent packages are involved, so this might require some time. I just was wondering if there was any roadmap/timeline for how long that might be. Thanks, DR

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Re: Python 3.11 in [staging] -> [testing]
by Genes Lists 29 Apr '23

29 Apr '23

On 4/29/23 11:19, Felix Yan wrote: > On 4/29/23 14:13, David Runge wrote: >> ... > The move is now done and everything should have been fixed. Have fun > breaking something new :) > So far for all the things I've tested, starting with my own code, its working really well. And noticeably faster - one tool runs in half the time! It has brought to my attention that there's still 'things' which have not yet upgraded to use the standard 'pyproject.toml' approach for packaging. Have not found anything (yet!) which is not working. thank you all for the enormous effort - very much appreciated. gene

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How to use package from community-testing
by Łukasz Michalski 28 Apr '23

28 Apr '23

Hi, I am running arch-linux with cyrus-imapd as mail server for several years and now cyrus-imapd appeared in community-testing. I am planning upgrade and switch from cyrus-imapd aur package to version from community-testing. What is a recommended way to test only this package? If I enable community-testing in pacman.conf, then doing pacman -Su will still pull official packages from community until I explicitly request a version from testing? Regards, Łukasz

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Re: Consolidating our mkinitcpio hooks
by Jordan Glover 28 Apr '23

28 Apr '23

On Tuesday, April 25th, 2023 at 4:31 PM, Morten Linderud <foxboron(a)archlinux.org> wrote: > Hi, > > Currently we have a lot of our mkinitcpio hooks in several packages which has > never been consolidated. This makes it confusing where stuff belong and what is > provided where, and I really want to consolidate everything. > > It would help keeping up the development of the hooks, patch everything and > ultimately write a test suite for mkinitcpio. > > I also have long term plans on moving the default hooks from busybox to systemd, > but this will happen at a later point. > > Initially I really want to move the hooks from `cryptsetup` and `systemd`: > > * encrypt and sd-encrypt from core/cryptsetup > * systemd and udev from core/systemd What if new cryptsetup release will need some changes in the hook? How would you ensure mkinitcpio hook and cryptsetup (or any other package requiring a hook) are kept in sync? What are the pros of consolidation? Jordan

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As gcc 13 approaches, if you have C++ projects, time to check the changes
by David C. Rankin 28 Apr '23

28 Apr '23

all, There are changes in gcc 13 that primarily impact C++ regarding the headers automatically included, overload resolution and excess floating-point precision that can cause existing projects to not compile (or break). See: https://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-13/porting_to.html -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

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Recommended way to use software that depend on python2
by Sadeep Madurange 27 Apr '23

27 Apr '23

I am trying to setup ESP8266 toolchain [1] on Arch. The problem is that their SDK depends on python2. The aur package for python2 is marked as unmaintained. What is the recommended way to work with python2 on Arch? [1]: https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esp8266-rtos-sdk/en/latest/get-started/… -- Regards, Sadeep PGP: 103BF9E3E750BF7E

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What can be done to prevent messages from cluttering up log files?
by Ralf Mardorf 24 Apr '23

24 Apr '23

Hi, assuming you can't get rid of the cause of messages flooding the log file, could you prevent writing with a filter? After all, only filtering when reading would not prevent the unnecessary growth of log files. I stumbled across the following which the solutions posted on the forums managed to fix. https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=275022 https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=280638 [rocketmouse@archlinux ~]$ grep threadirqs\ i /boot/grub/grub.cfg linux /boot/vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/disk/by-label/m1.archlinux ro threadirqs ibt=off ipv6.disable=1 [rocketmouse@archlinux ~]$ cat /etc/acpi/events/buttons event=button/(up|down|left|right|kpenter) action=<drop> But what could you do if there were no such workarounds? Regards, Ralf

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How can I troubleshoot virtualbox issues?
by Ralf Mardorf 21 Apr '23

21 Apr '23

Hi, a self-build virtualbox 6.1.40 on old Intel Celeron hardware with a self-build 4.19-rt kernel worked even with a Windows 11 guest, while on a new Intel i3 13. gen hardware even linux 6.2.11-arch1-1 and virtualbox 7.0.8-1 from repos don't work with a Windows 10 guest. If I run "$ VirtualBox" and then try to start a Windows 10 (not 11) guest (guest additions are still 6.1.40) a small Window "Start" with a progress bar opens and nothing more happens, it stays at 20%. I need to pkill virtualbox processes to get rid of the windows, but before I can try to start it again, I need to shutdown the machine, a log out and log in doesn't work. Shutdown hangs with "A stop job is running ..." only pushing the reset button can finish shutdown, Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Alt+Del don't help. [rocketmouse@archlinux ~]$ uname -r 6.2.11-arch1-1 [rocketmouse@archlinux ~]$ pacman -Q virtualbox virtualbox-ext-oracle virtualbox-guest-iso virtualbox-host-modules-arch virtualbox 7.0.8-1 virtualbox-ext-oracle 7.0.8-1 virtualbox-guest-iso 7.0.8-1 virtualbox-host-modules-arch 7.0.8-1 [rocketmouse@archlinux ~]$ cat /mnt/winos10/winos10/Logs/VBox.log 00:00:00.520280 VirtualBox VM 7.0.8 r156879 linux.amd64 (Apr 18 2023 21:36:31) release log 00:00:00.520282 Log opened 2023-04-21T03:44:25.091405000Z 00:00:00.520282 Build Type: release 00:00:00.520283 OS Product: Linux 00:00:00.520283 OS Release: 6.2.11-arch1-1 00:00:00.520284 OS Version: #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu, 13 Apr 2023 16:59:24 +0000 00:00:00.520296 DMI Product Name: B760M DS3H DDR4 00:00:00.520300 DMI Product Version: Default string 00:00:00.520302 Firmware type: UEFI 00:00:00.520456 Secure Boot: Disabled 00:00:00.520477 Host RAM: 31875MB (31.1GB) total, 31164MB (30.4GB) available 00:00:00.520478 Executable: /usr/lib/virtualbox/VirtualBoxVM 00:00:00.520479 Process ID: 1934 00:00:00.520479 Package type: LINUX_64BITS_GENERIC (OSE) 00:00:00.523861 Installed Extension Packs: 00:00:00.523864 Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack (Version: 7.0.8 r156879; VRDE Module: VBoxVRDP; Crypto Module: VBoxPuelCrypto) 00:00:00.524255 Console: Machine state changed to 'Starting' 00:00:00.524357 Qt version: 5.15.9 00:00:00.524365 X11 Window Manager code: 0 00:00:00.531648 SUP: seg #0: R 0x00000000 LB 0x00061000 00:00:00.531663 SUP: seg #1: R X 0x00061000 LB 0x001a1000 00:00:00.531665 SUP: seg #2: R 0x00202000 LB 0x0006e000 00:00:00.531666 SUP: seg #3: RW 0x00270000 LB 0x0002eae8 00:00:00.537845 GUI: UIMediumEnumerator: Medium-enumeration finished! 00:00:00.538050 X Server details: vendor: The X.Org Foundation, release: 12101008, protocol version: 11.0, display string: :0 00:00:00.538054 Using XKB for keycode to scan code conversion 00:00:00.547774 GUI: UIDesktopWidgetWatchdog::sltHandleHostScreenAvailableGeometryCalculated: Screen 0 work area is actually resized to: 0x32 x 1920x1048 Taking a look at journalctl I don't notice anything special, other than "watchdog did not stop". [rocketmouse@archlinux ~]$ journalctl -b1 | tail Apr 11 12:26:48 archlinux systemd[1]: Using hardware watchdog 'iTCO_wdt', version 0, device /dev/watchdog0 Apr 11 12:26:48 archlinux systemd[1]: Watchdog running with a timeout of 10min. Apr 11 12:26:48 archlinux kernel: watchdog: watchdog0: watchdog did not stop! Apr 11 12:26:48 archlinux systemd-shutdown[1]: Using hardware watchdog 'iTCO_wdt', version 0, device /dev/watchdog0 Apr 11 12:26:48 archlinux systemd-shutdown[1]: Watchdog running with a timeout of 10min. Apr 11 12:26:48 archlinux systemd-shutdown[1]: Syncing filesystems and block devices. Apr 11 12:26:48 archlinux systemd-shutdown[1]: Sending SIGTERM to remaining processes... Apr 11 12:26:48 archlinux systemd-journald[227]: Received SIGTERM from PID 1 (systemd-shutdow). Apr 11 12:26:48 archlinux dnsmasq[604]: exiting on receipt of SIGTERM Apr 11 12:26:48 archlinux systemd-journald[227]: Journal stopped [rocketmouse@archlinux ~]$ grep \ Driver /etc/X11/xorg.conf Driver "modesetting" [rocketmouse@archlinux ~]$ grep -e EE -e WW /var/log/Xorg.0.log [ 7.814] Current Operating System: Linux archlinux 6.2.11-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu, 13 Apr 2023 16:59:24 +0000 x86_64 (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. [ 7.822] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi" does not exist. [ 7.822] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi" does not exist. [ 8.270] (II) Initializing extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER [rocketmouse@archlinux ~]$ hwinfo --cpu | grep Model | sort -u Model: 6.191.5 "13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-13100" Random googling returned something that is probably not related to the issue I experience. Slow performance is still better than no performance at all: https://superuser.com/questions/1747857/does-the-hybrid-cpu-architecture-po… "Processor Cores (P-cores + E-cores) Intel® Core i3 Processors 4 (4P+0E)" - https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/docs/processors/core/13th-… Perhaps I'm missing something, but in my case https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/VirtualBox#Troubleshooting seems to be no help. Regards, Ralf

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PKCS#7 signature not signed with a trusted key
by Ralf Mardorf 16 Apr '23

16 Apr '23

Hi, some kernels that do boot on my old UEFI computer with legacy boot enabled, don't boot on my new UEFI computer were the Intel processor graphics doesn't allow to enable legacy boot, but at least _secure boot_ is _disabled_. What can I do to get rid of the error? The kernel parameter "module.sig_enforce=1" is _never_ used. A kernel that fails to boot with "PKCS#7 signature not signed with a trusted key": [rocketmouse@archlinux ~]$ ls -hl /lib/modules/4.19.271-rt120-0.300-cornflower/updates/dkms/ .rw-r--r-- root root 65 KB Sun Apr 2 15:42:39 2023  r8125.ko.xz .rw-r--r-- root root 142 KB Wed Mar 1 20:17:25 2023  vboxdrv.ko.xz .rw-r--r-- root root 4.6 KB Wed Mar 1 20:17:25 2023  vboxnetadp.ko.xz .rw-r--r-- root root 14 KB Wed Mar 1 20:17:25 2023  vboxnetflt.ko.xz [rocketmouse@archlinux ~]$ grep MODULE_SIG /lib/modules/4.19.271-rt120-0.300-cornflower/build/.config CONFIG_MODULE_SIG=y # CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_FORCE is not set CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_ALL=y # CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_SHA1 is not set # CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_SHA224 is not set # CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_SHA256 is not set # CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_SHA384 is not set CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_SHA512=y CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_HASH="sha512" CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_KEY="certs/signing_key.pem" A kernel that doesn't fail: [rocketmouse@archlinux ~]$ ls -hl /lib/modules/6.2.10-arch1-1/updates/dkms/ .rw-r--r-- root root 116 KB Sun Apr 9 13:32:10 2023  r8125.ko.zst .rw-r--r-- root root 221 KB Sun Apr 9 13:31:59 2023  vboxdrv.ko.zst .rw-r--r-- root root 27 KB Sun Apr 9 13:31:59 2023  vboxnetadp.ko.zst .rw-r--r-- root root 47 KB Sun Apr 9 13:31:59 2023  vboxnetflt.ko.zst [rocketmouse@archlinux ~]$ grep MODULE_SIG /lib/modules/6.2.10-arch1-1/build/.config CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_FORMAT=y CONFIG_MODULE_SIG=y # CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_FORCE is not set CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_ALL=y # CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_SHA1 is not set # CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_SHA224 is not set # CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_SHA256 is not set # CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_SHA384 is not set CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_SHA512=y CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_HASH="sha512" CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_KEY="certs/signing_key.pem" # CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_KEY_TYPE_RSA is not set CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_KEY_TYPE_ECDSA=y Regards, Ralf

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