Gentoo Linux Kernel Security Project handles patching our many kernel sources and informing our users about global kernel security status.
| Developer | Nickname | Role |
| Daniel Drake | dsd | Member ( Maintainer ) |
All developers can be reached by e-mail using nickname@gentoo.org.
Warning: Please note, that the Kernel Security Project is more or less inactive at the moment and that the information given here is not up to date. |
If you are interested in helping with kernel security handling, please contact the Security Team.
| Kernel Source | Security liaison |
| cell-sources | lu_zero |
| ck-sources | dsd |
| gentoo-sources | dsd |
| hardened-sources | phreak |
| hppa-sources | gmsoft |
| mips-sources | kumba |
| openvz-sources | phreak |
| rsbac-sources | kang |
| sparc-sources | kumba |
| suspend2-sources | alonbl |
| usermode-sources | dang |
| vserver-sources | phreak |
| xen-sources | marineam |
| Kernel Source | Security Liaison | Reason for being unsupported |
| git-sources | masterdriverz | This kernel package represents daily snapshots of the very latest Linux kernel development tree. It is taken directly from upstream, and by definition, is not modified by Gentoo. |
| mm-sources | masterdriverz | This kernel is the latest bleeding-edge Linux kernel experimental development tree. It is taken directly from upstream, and by definition, not modified by Gentoo. |
| sh-sources | vapier | Gentoo on SH is currently not a supported architecture. This kernel is in the tree for ongoing development efforts. |
| xbox-sources | vapier | Gentoo on XBOX is currently not a supported architecture. This kernel is in the tree for ongoing development efforts. |
| vanilla-sources | phreak | This kernel package is the latest stable and release candidate packages from upstream. By definition, Gentoo does not modify this package. |
Adding a new kernel source into the tree is not recommended by the Gentoo Security Team. 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 hardmasking. If it does, your kernel source will automatically lose Gentoo Security support, and may be subject to tree removal.