Potential problems with the LFS and BLFS 12.3 release

We have a potential problem with LFS and BLFS that I am asking for feedback on how to 
proceed.

CURRENT
   We have LFS and BLFS almost ready to go with a few packages (3) that still need 
testing on specialized hardware. There are also a few tweaks needed to some 
instructions, but there are no show stoppers.

PROBLEM
   I was testing some LFS packages that have come in during the package freeze and 
ran into a problem with udev/systemd. This problem is caused by a change in the 
kernel headers for linux-6.13.4 that cause udev/systemd to fail. This problem can be 
fixed with two seds or by upgrading to systemd-257.3 but we cannot be sure that the
rest of the many applications and libraries that depend on systemd/udev will work
properly unless we go through extensive testing. The changes are not needed for
what we have now using the linux-6.13.2 kernel.

  The problem now occurs if a user upgrades the kernel when building LFS.  We say:
"The Linux kernel is updated quite frequently, many times due to discoveries of 
security vulnerabilities. The latest available stable kernel version may be used, 
unless the errata page says otherwise."

Here are our options:

1. Continue with the 12.3 release.  We can add to the errata to tell users NOT to
    use the latest kernel or we can remove that quote above.

2. We can release a new lfs-12.3-rc2 and restart the testing process. This
    will delay the release schedule by one to two weeks but will make upgrades
    easier for users. It will also allow us to incorporate newer package versions
    that have published security issues.

    I'll note here that there is no guarantee that during the delay that new
    packages with security issues will not be released. Sometimes a new package
    is not an issue, but the current problem is that udev/systemd touches a huge
    number of packages and we don't have a good way to ensure everything is
    consistent without re-testing everything.

I am asking for community feedback about how we should proceed.

   -- Bruce

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