Linux: Update kernel to 6.6.69

[sairon]

• https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.67
• https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.68
• https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.69

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Documentation
  • Updated kernel version from 6.6.66 to 6.6.69 across multiple platforms, including:
    • Open Virtual Appliance
    • Home Assistant Green
    • Tinker Board
    • ODROID boards (C2, C4, M1, M1S, N2, XU4)
    • Generic aarch64 and x86-64
    • Khadas VIM3

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The pull request involves a comprehensive update of Linux kernel versions across multiple hardware platforms and configurations. The changes are consistent and uniform, upgrading the kernel version from 6.6.66 to 6.6.69 in the documentation and buildroot configuration files. This update spans various boards and platforms, including Open Virtual Appliance, Home Assistant Green, Tinker Board, multiple ODROID variants, and generic architectures like aarch64 and x86-64.

Changes

File Path	Change Summary
Documentation/kernel.md	Kernel version updated from 6.6.66 to 6.6.69 for multiple boards
buildroot-external/configs/*_defconfig	Kernel version configuration (BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE) updated from 6.6.66 to 6.6.69 for: - generic_aarch64 - generic_x86_64 - green - khadas_vim3 - odroid_c2 - odroid_c4 - odroid_m1 - odroid_m1s - odroid_n2 - odroid_xu4 - ova - tinker

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📥 Commits

Reviewing files that changed from the base of the PR and between 29c8cf8 and caf7345.

📒 Files selected for processing (13)

• Documentation/kernel.md (1 hunks)
• buildroot-external/configs/generic_aarch64_defconfig (1 hunks)
• buildroot-external/configs/generic_x86_64_defconfig (1 hunks)
• buildroot-external/configs/green_defconfig (1 hunks)
• buildroot-external/configs/khadas_vim3_defconfig (1 hunks)
• buildroot-external/configs/odroid_c2_defconfig (1 hunks)
• buildroot-external/configs/odroid_c4_defconfig (1 hunks)
• buildroot-external/configs/odroid_m1_defconfig (1 hunks)
• buildroot-external/configs/odroid_m1s_defconfig (1 hunks)
• buildroot-external/configs/odroid_n2_defconfig (1 hunks)
• buildroot-external/configs/odroid_xu4_defconfig (1 hunks)
• buildroot-external/configs/ova_defconfig (1 hunks)
• buildroot-external/configs/tinker_defconfig (1 hunks)

✅ Files skipped from review due to trivial changes (7)

• buildroot-external/configs/odroid_m1s_defconfig
• buildroot-external/configs/odroid_n2_defconfig
• buildroot-external/configs/odroid_m1_defconfig
• buildroot-external/configs/tinker_defconfig
• buildroot-external/configs/generic_aarch64_defconfig
• buildroot-external/configs/generic_x86_64_defconfig
• Documentation/kernel.md

🔇 Additional comments (6)

buildroot-external/configs/khadas_vim3_defconfig (1)

19-19: Validate the kernel version reference.

You've updated the kernel reference to 6.6.69. Ensure there are no additional references to 6.6.66 across the codebase or in documentation.

Below is a script to check for any lingering references to the old kernel version in your repository:

buildroot-external/configs/odroid_c4_defconfig (1)

19-19: Confirm consistency of kernel upgrade.

The version bump to 6.6.69 looks good. Please verify if any mention of 6.6.66 remains or if there's any specific documentation that needs updating.

✅ Verification successful

Kernel version upgrade is consistently applied across all configurations and documentation

The verification shows that:

• No references to the old kernel version (6.6.66) remain in the codebase
• The new kernel version (6.6.69) is consistently updated across:
  • All device configuration files in buildroot-external/configs/
  • The kernel documentation table in Documentation/kernel.md

🏁 Scripts executed

The following scripts were executed for the analysis:

Script:

#!/bin/bash
# Description: Script to confirm references to the old kernel version are fully removed or updated.

echo "Searching for old references (6.6.66):"
rg "6\.6\.66"

echo "Searching for new references (6.6.69):"
rg "6\.6\.69"

Length of output: 1941

buildroot-external/configs/odroid_c2_defconfig (1)

19-19: Ensure no leftover references to old kernel version.

This line accurately updates the kernel version to 6.6.69. Double-check any other build files or documentation to maintain uniformity.

✅ Verification successful

All kernel version references are correctly updated to 6.6.69

The verification shows that there are no remaining references to the old kernel version (6.6.66) in the codebase. All configuration files and documentation have been properly updated to reference kernel version 6.6.69, including:

• All device-specific defconfig files (ODROID, Khadas, Tinker, etc.)
• Generic platform configs (x86_64, aarch64)
• Documentation/kernel.md with the kernel version table

🏁 Scripts executed

The following scripts were executed for the analysis:

Script:

#!/bin/bash
# Description: Searches for references to the old kernel version "6.6.66" and ensures everything points to the new version.

rg "6\.6\.66"
rg "6\.6\.69"

Length of output: 1767

buildroot-external/configs/odroid_xu4_defconfig (1)

20-20: Kernel version updated; confirm uniform usage.

Changing the kernel version to 6.6.69 in line with other configurations is consistent. Consider verifying all relevant references (e.g., commit messages, docs, pinned CI configurations).

✅ Verification successful

Kernel version 6.6.69 is consistently used across all configurations

The verification shows that kernel version 6.6.69 is uniformly referenced across:

• All device-specific defconfigs in buildroot-external/configs/
• Documentation/kernel.md table entries for all supported devices

No instances of the previous version (6.6.66) were found, confirming complete and consistent version update.

🏁 Scripts executed

The following scripts were executed for the analysis:

Script:

#!/bin/bash
# Description: Ensures references to "6.6.66" have been replaced consistently with "6.6.69."

rg "6\.6\.66"
rg "6\.6\.69"

Length of output: 1767

buildroot-external/configs/green_defconfig (1)

19-19: Upgrade to kernel 6.6.69 looks good.

No issues detected with the version bump. It’s recommended to ensure the updated version has been properly tested on this platform, and no major regression or hardware compatibility issues are known at this time.

Run this script to search for any mention of “6.6.66” still lurking around:

✅ Verification successful

Kernel version update appears consistent with platform-specific versioning strategy

The version update to 6.6.69 is correctly applied for the Home Assistant Green platform, and this aligns with several other platforms (Generic x86-64, Generic aarch64, ODROID series, etc.) that are also using 6.6.69. Notably, Raspberry Pi platforms are intentionally using 6.6.62, which appears to be a deliberate platform-specific choice. No lingering references to older versions were found, and the versioning appears to be properly documented in kernel.md.

🏁 Scripts executed

The following scripts were executed for the analysis:

Script:

#!/bin/bash
# Description: Finds references to any “6.6.66” version in the entire repo, ensuring full migration to 6.6.69.

rg "6\.6\.66"

Length of output: 15

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Script:

#!/bin/bash
# Let's verify the kernel version references more broadly
# Search for any kernel version patterns in config files and documentation
rg -g "*.config*" -g "*.md" -g "*.txt" "BR2_LINUX_KERNEL.*VERSION.*=.*6\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+"

# Also check for any direct version number references
rg -g "*.config*" -g "*.md" -g "*.txt" "6\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+"

Length of output: 1128

buildroot-external/configs/ova_defconfig (1)

19-19: Version bump to 6.6.69 for OVA config is consistent with other boards.

This uniform upgrade should help maintain cross-platform parity. Verifying performance and stability on the OVA environment is advisable to ensure no regressions were introduced by the upstream kernel changes.

Run this script to confirm usage of kernel 6.6.69 for OVA configuration references:

✅ Verification successful

Let me verify the kernel version consistency across other board configurations.

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Kernel version 6.6.69 is consistently applied across all board configurations

The verification confirms that the kernel version 6.6.69 has been uniformly applied across all board configurations, including:

• All Odroid variants (C2, C4, M1, M1S, N2, XU4)
• Generic x86_64 and AArch64
• Tinker
• Khadas VIM3
• Green
• OVA

This consistency ensures system-wide compatibility and maintainability across all supported platforms.

🏁 Scripts executed

The following scripts were executed for the analysis:

Script:

#!/bin/bash
# Description: Confirm all references to the OVA kernel version are updated to 6.6.69.

rg -A 3 "ova_defconfig"

Length of output: 1354

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Script:

#!/bin/bash
# Check kernel versions across all board configurations
rg "BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE" buildroot-external/configs/

Length of output: 1200

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