From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Thomas Monjalon Subject: Re: [PATCH] doc: add kernel version deprecation notice Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2018 11:38:11 +0100 Message-ID: <11182076.8ga5hTOrdp@xps> References: <20180131152709.13853-1-stephen@networkplumber.org> <2393289.cND9ge7AvX@xps> <1518604285.4059.14.camel@debian.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Cc: dev@dpdk.org, Stephen Hemminger To: Luca Boccassi Return-path: Received: from out5-smtp.messagingengine.com (out5-smtp.messagingengine.com [66.111.4.29]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 408611B2BD for ; Wed, 14 Feb 2018 11:38:24 +0100 (CET) In-Reply-To: <1518604285.4059.14.camel@debian.org> List-Id: DPDK patches and discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: dev-bounces@dpdk.org Sender: "dev" 14/02/2018 11:31, Luca Boccassi: > On Wed, 2018-02-14 at 00:58 +0100, Thomas Monjalon wrote: > > 31/01/2018 16:27, Stephen Hemminger: > > > Notify users of upcoming change in kernel requirement. > > > Encourage users to use current LTS kernel version. > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger > > > --- > > > +* linux: Linux kernel version 3.2 (which is the current minimum > > > required > > > + version for the DPDK) will be end of life in May 2018. Therefore > > > the planned > > > + minimum required kernel version for DPDK 18.5 will be next > > > oldest Long > > > + Term Stable (LTS) version which is 3.10. The recommended kernel > > > version is > > > + the latest LTS kernel which currently is 4.14. > > > > We could print a warning at EAL init if kernel version does not > > satisfy the > > minimal requirement. > > > > Acked-by: Thomas Monjalon > > Note that 3.10 is dead as well since last year (as I discovered with > immense joy when I had to backport meltdown fixes...), the next LTS in > 3.16 which will be maintained until 04/2020. I am with 3.16. Can we ack 3.16 and I do the change when applying?