From: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
To: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Cc: BCM Kernel Feedback <bcm-kernel-feedback-list@broadcom.com>,
LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
Linux ARM <linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org>,
Scott Branden <scott.branden@broadcom.com>
Subject: Re: 5.10 LTS Kernel: 2 or 6 years?
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2021 10:49:51 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20210129094950.GA20901@amd> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <YA/E1bHRmZb50MlS@kroah.com>
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Hi!
> > If 5.10 is "actually" going to be supported for 6 years it would be quite valuable to make such a declaration.
> > https://www.kernel.org/category/releases.html
CIP project maintains kernels for 10 years; if long term stability is
important to you, you are welcome to join.
> Why? What would that change?
>
> Ok, seriously, this happens every year, and every year we go through the
> same thing, it's not like this is somehow new, right?
>
> I want to see companies _using_ the kernel, and most importantly,
> _updating_ their devices with it, to know if it is worth to keep around
> for longer than 2 years. I also, hopefully, want to see how those
> companies will help me out in the testing and maintenance of that kernel
> version in order to make supporting it for 6 years actually
> possible.
CIP project intends to maintain 5.10 for a long time, so you can
expect testing/help from them:
https://www.cip-project.org/blog/2020/12/02/cip-to-embark-on-kernel-5-10-development-for-slts
Best regards,
Pavel
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Thread overview: 67+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-01-25 19:55 5.10 LTS Kernel: 2 or 6 years? Scott Branden
2021-01-26 2:50 ` Adam Borowski
2021-01-26 7:29 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2021-01-26 17:35 ` Florian Fainelli
2021-01-26 18:30 ` Scott Branden
2021-01-26 18:51 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2021-01-26 20:15 ` Willy Tarreau
2021-01-29 10:00 ` 10 years -- was " Pavel Machek
2021-02-17 9:40 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2021-02-17 19:48 ` Scott Branden
2021-02-18 7:43 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2021-02-18 11:31 ` Willy Tarreau
2021-02-18 14:15 ` Jari Ruusu
2021-02-18 14:29 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2021-02-18 20:55 ` Pavel Machek
2021-02-18 22:43 ` Ondrej Zary
2021-02-19 8:00 ` Pavel Machek
2021-02-19 8:30 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2021-02-18 14:33 ` Willy Tarreau
2021-02-18 17:19 ` Jari Ruusu
2021-02-18 17:22 ` Russell King - ARM Linux admin
2021-02-18 17:44 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2021-02-19 7:10 ` Jari Ruusu
2021-02-19 8:22 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2021-02-19 10:31 ` Jari Ruusu
2021-02-19 10:37 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2021-02-19 10:57 ` Jari Ruusu
2021-02-19 11:16 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2021-02-19 15:23 ` Jari Ruusu
2021-02-20 13:29 ` Jari Ruusu
2021-02-20 16:05 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2021-02-20 17:06 ` Willy Tarreau
2021-02-21 11:38 ` Jari Ruusu
2021-02-19 16:50 ` Theodore Ts'o
2021-02-18 17:16 ` Florian Fainelli
2021-02-18 12:51 ` Pavel Machek
2021-02-18 16:51 ` Sasha Levin
2021-02-18 17:21 ` Florian Fainelli
2021-02-18 17:53 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2021-02-18 17:57 ` Florian Fainelli
2021-02-18 18:20 ` Willy Tarreau
2021-02-18 18:36 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2021-02-18 20:16 ` Scott Branden
2021-02-18 21:00 ` Willy Tarreau
2021-02-18 22:38 ` Scott Branden
2021-02-18 21:39 ` Sasha Levin
2021-02-18 22:00 ` Florian Fainelli
2021-02-18 22:26 ` Scott Branden
2021-02-19 8:25 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2021-02-19 15:05 ` Florian Fainelli
2021-02-19 15:53 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2021-02-19 17:44 ` Florian Fainelli
2021-02-22 14:17 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2021-02-18 17:42 ` Florian Fainelli
2021-02-18 18:13 ` Willy Tarreau
2021-02-18 10:04 ` Pavel Machek
2021-01-29 9:49 ` Pavel Machek [this message]
2021-02-19 8:54 ` Hanjun Guo
2021-02-19 9:08 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2021-02-20 7:02 ` Hanjun Guo
2021-02-20 9:53 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2021-02-23 2:14 ` Hanjun Guo
2021-02-19 14:45 ` Nikolai Kondrashov
2021-02-26 8:03 ` Hanjun Guo
2021-02-26 11:21 ` Nikolai Kondrashov
2021-02-22 14:00 ` Nishanth Aravamudan
2021-02-22 14:24 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
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