From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Authentication-Results: lists.ozlabs.org; spf=pass (mailfrom) smtp.mailfrom=linux.ibm.com (client-ip=148.163.158.5; helo=mx0a-001b2d01.pphosted.com; envelope-from=stewart@linux.ibm.com; receiver=) Authentication-Results: lists.ozlabs.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=linux.ibm.com Received: from mx0a-001b2d01.pphosted.com (mx0b-001b2d01.pphosted.com [148.163.158.5]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by lists.ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 40xKcH016ZzDr30 for ; Thu, 31 May 2018 17:59:26 +1000 (AEST) Received: from pps.filterd (m0098414.ppops.net [127.0.0.1]) by mx0b-001b2d01.pphosted.com (8.16.0.22/8.16.0.22) with SMTP id w4V7sovx011154 for ; Thu, 31 May 2018 03:59:24 -0400 Received: from e15.ny.us.ibm.com (e15.ny.us.ibm.com [129.33.205.205]) by mx0b-001b2d01.pphosted.com with ESMTP id 2jab3avusm-1 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Thu, 31 May 2018 03:59:23 -0400 Received: from localhost by e15.ny.us.ibm.com with IBM ESMTP SMTP Gateway: Authorized Use Only! Violators will be prosecuted for from ; Thu, 31 May 2018 03:59:23 -0400 Received: from b01cxnp22033.gho.pok.ibm.com (9.57.198.23) by e15.ny.us.ibm.com (146.89.104.202) with IBM ESMTP SMTP Gateway: Authorized Use Only! Violators will be prosecuted; (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256/256) Thu, 31 May 2018 03:59:21 -0400 Received: from b01ledav001.gho.pok.ibm.com (b01ledav001.gho.pok.ibm.com [9.57.199.106]) by b01cxnp22033.gho.pok.ibm.com (8.14.9/8.14.9/NCO v10.0) with ESMTP id w4V7xK4S49020964 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=FAIL); Thu, 31 May 2018 07:59:20 GMT Received: from b01ledav001.gho.pok.ibm.com (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by IMSVA (Postfix) with ESMTP id E1E3D280D7; Thu, 31 May 2018 03:58:38 -0400 (EDT) Received: from b01ledav001.gho.pok.ibm.com (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by IMSVA (Postfix) with ESMTP id E2199280D3; Thu, 31 May 2018 03:58:37 -0400 (EDT) Received: from birb.localdomain (unknown [9.81.205.11]) by b01ledav001.gho.pok.ibm.com (Postfix) with SMTP; Thu, 31 May 2018 03:58:37 -0400 (EDT) Received: by birb.localdomain (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 56AD84EC638; Thu, 31 May 2018 17:58:37 +1000 (AEST) From: Stewart Smith To: Joel Stanley , Tao Ren , OpenBMC Maillist Subject: Re: Linux kenrel: Moving to a 4.17 base In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 31 May 2018 17:58:37 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-TM-AS-GCONF: 00 x-cbid: 18053107-0036-0000-0000-000002FE52A9 X-IBM-SpamModules-Scores: X-IBM-SpamModules-Versions: BY=3.00009101; HX=3.00000241; KW=3.00000007; PH=3.00000004; SC=3.00000264; SDB=6.01040205; UDB=6.00530848; IPR=6.00819334; MB=3.00021391; MTD=3.00000008; XFM=3.00000015; UTC=2018-05-31 07:59:22 X-IBM-AV-DETECTION: SAVI=unused REMOTE=unused XFE=unused x-cbparentid: 18053107-0037-0000-0000-000044830839 Message-Id: <87sh6845oy.fsf@linux.vnet.ibm.com> X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10434:, , definitions=2018-05-31_03:, , signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=outbound_notspam policy=outbound score=0 priorityscore=1501 malwarescore=0 suspectscore=1 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 spamscore=0 clxscore=1015 lowpriorityscore=0 mlxscore=0 impostorscore=0 mlxlogscore=686 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=8.0.1-1805220000 definitions=main-1805310089 X-BeenThere: openbmc@lists.ozlabs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: Development list for OpenBMC List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 31 May 2018 07:59:27 -0000 Joel Stanley writes: > A non-goal is to maintain a long-lived stable tree, as this takes time > away from the first goal. Although syncing an openbmc release with an LTS kernel is probably a good idea if someone wants a tree that's going to get some kind of maintenance for a long time? -- Stewart Smith OPAL Architect, IBM.