BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2=y
# BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set
-# Lock to 4.3 headers to avoid breaking with newer kernels
-BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_VERSION=y
-BR2_DEFAULT_KERNEL_VERSION="4.3"
-BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_4_3=y
+# Linux headers same as kernel, a 4.19 series
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_4_19=y
# Kernel
BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.3"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.19.16"
BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="board/qemu/x86/linux-4.3.config"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="board/qemu/x86/linux.config"
+
+# host-qemu for gitlab testing
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_QEMU=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_QEMU_SYSTEM_MODE=y