Re: [PATCH] doc: no longer support end of life CentOS versions

[Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>]

31/07/2024 01:40, Stephen Hemminger:
> The CentOS Project has shifted focus from CentOS Linux to CentOS Stream.
> Both CentOS 7 and 8 are now end of life (EOL).
> 
> 	CentOS Linux 7 EOL: 2024-06-30
> 	CentOS Linux 8 EOL: 2021-12-31
> 	CentOS Stream 8 EOL: 2024-05-31
> 
> Update the documentation and release notes. There is no explicit
> test in the build process that would block these older versions
> but any bug reports or problems will rejected as invalid.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>

We need an ack from Red Hat maintainers.
Adding some Cc.

>      The kernel version required is based on the oldest long term stable kernel available
>      at kernel.org when the DPDK version is in development.
> -    Compatibility for recent distribution kernels will be kept, notably RHEL/CentOS 7.
> +    Compatibility is maintained for currently supported enterprise distribution kernels
> +    such as RHEL 8 (which uses 4.18 kernel).

I prefer the previous wording: "recent distribution kernels".
And I prefer not talking about the kernel version given it is largely patched with backports.

[...]
> +* **Removed support guarantee for CentOS 7 and 8.**
> +
> +  DPDK can no longer guarantee support for older CentOS releases.
> +  CentOS Linux 7 reached end of life (EOL) on 30 June 2024.
> +  CentOS Linux 8 stream was end of life on 31 May 2024.