release 2024-05-17

README.md

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 ## Documentation
 
 * [Release Notes](docs/release-notes.md)
-* [Setup, Installation, and Maintenance Guide (2024-05-14)](docs/uefi-standalone.md)
+* [Setup, Installation, and Maintenance Guide (2024-05-17)](docs/uefi-standalone.md)
 
 ## Credits
 

docs/release-notes.md

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 This file contains important information for each release.
 
+## 2024-05-17
+
+This release updates nixpkgs and the kernel.
+
+**This release fixes a data corruption bug for dm-crypt users.**
+* The bug apparently only affects dm-crypt block devices and was introduced in
+  the 6.8 kernel update in release 2024-04-27. Users who don't use dm-crypt, or
+  who haven't upgraded to 2024-04-27 or 2024-05-14, are not at risk.
+* The Nix store can be checked for corruption using the command
+  `nix-store --verify --check-contents`; this will take a while and should
+  complete without any error messages.
+* If corruption is detected, whether in the store or elsewhere, a complete
+  backup, reformat, and reinstall of the affected filesystem is recommended.
+* Thanks to flokli for the initial report, mixi for identifying the issue, and
+  others for their help!
+* More info available [here](https://github.com/AsahiLinux/linux/commit/b58cc025c2014597fcb4649e3a9c77a31cf72591).
+
+**Users of M2 Mac Mini/Studio systems** are also recommended to upgrade m1n1
+using the instructions available
+[here](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/important-psa-update-your-m1n1-before-updating-to-macos-sonoma-14-5/117192)
+to avoid loss of display after an update to macOS Sonoma 14.5. Other users
+should not upgrade at this time.
+
 ## 2024-05-14
 
 This release updates nixpkgs, the kernel, m1n1, and the Asahi sound packages.

docs/uefi-standalone.md

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-# UEFI Boot Standalone NixOS (2024-05-14)
+# UEFI Boot Standalone NixOS (2024-05-17)
 
 This guide will build and was tested with the following software:
-* Asahi Linux kernel version asahi-6.8.9-5
+* Asahi Linux kernel version asahi-6.8.9-6
 * Asahi Linux's Mesa version 24.1.0_asahi-20240228-1
 * m1n1 version v1.4.12
 * Asahi Linux's U-Boot version 2024.04-4-asahi
-* Nixpkgs, as of 2024-05-12
+* Nixpkgs, as of 2024-05-15
 * macOS stub 12.3
 
 NOTE: The latest version of this guide will always be [at its home](https://github.com/tpwrules/nixos-apple-silicon/blob/main/docs/uefi-standalone.md). For more general information about Linux on Apple Silicon Macs, refer to the [Asahi Linux project](https://asahilinux.org/) and [alpha installer release](https://asahilinux.org/2022/03/asahi-linux-alpha-release/).