From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-5.5 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIMWL_WL_HIGH, DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS,URIBL_BLOCKED,USER_AGENT_SANE_1 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BDD41C433E0 for ; Fri, 29 Jan 2021 09:51:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: from merlin.infradead.org (merlin.infradead.org [205.233.59.134]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6D24E64E2B for ; Fri, 29 Jan 2021 09:51:05 +0000 (UTC) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org 6D24E64E2B Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=ucw.cz Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=none smtp.mailfrom=linux-arm-kernel-bounces+linux-arm-kernel=archiver.kernel.org@lists.infradead.org DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=lists.infradead.org; s=merlin.20170209; h=Sender:Content-Type:Cc: List-Subscribe:List-Help:List-Post:List-Archive:List-Unsubscribe:List-Id: In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:References:Message-ID:Subject:To:From:Date:Reply-To: Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-ID:Content-Description:Resent-Date: Resent-From:Resent-Sender:Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID:List-Owner; bh=XhAolTYLdqRC/gCTjcIRfF583e4wB64MUu4Qc1Ys/es=; b=I6tEq7SFsMl8svPM8dah609PN 8/hbgc27USAfIWL55CElARa76VwjaOSh5ysvLeeop94k3WKu3s6UcxfCfhaqHuyAx8V2xJEMsKwuw RDWA8UuVwzF4xcF2MbM8xxQzRrWnjstv7iXduRBS7jufn3gZyGLlneMkpL6dZdwnl+AsyMJJNRvYc 83yVboClpWwcOKlRli8SMuVYix2cbMlhiQCTEjdjiL7LIi351MzcP0pWiz+wqRHDnx+LSq4YupBYX oquQluOs2BOq/hUrbVZ3w5pMUe/mJr6bst+11hlaluqA8jRuuATgir8YIIwzqNJ3AeTknIjlpknR8 xqkAusDZQ==; Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=merlin.infradead.org) by merlin.infradead.org with esmtp (Exim 4.92.3 #3 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1l5QPf-00039H-4Y; Fri, 29 Jan 2021 09:49:59 +0000 Received: from jabberwock.ucw.cz ([46.255.230.98]) by merlin.infradead.org with esmtps (Exim 4.92.3 #3 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1l5QPc-00037g-21 for linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org; Fri, 29 Jan 2021 09:49:57 +0000 Received: by jabberwock.ucw.cz (Postfix, from userid 1017) id C78601C0B9F; Fri, 29 Jan 2021 10:49:51 +0100 (CET) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2021 10:49:51 +0100 From: Pavel Machek To: Greg Kroah-Hartman Subject: Re: 5.10 LTS Kernel: 2 or 6 years? Message-ID: <20210129094950.GA20901@amd> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12) X-CRM114-Version: 20100106-BlameMichelson ( TRE 0.8.0 (BSD) ) MR-646709E3 X-CRM114-CacheID: sfid-20210129_044956_219792_58214C7D X-CRM114-Status: GOOD ( 13.97 ) X-BeenThere: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: BCM Kernel Feedback , LKML , Linux ARM , Scott Branden Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============8781926282016627903==" Sender: "linux-arm-kernel" Errors-To: linux-arm-kernel-bounces+linux-arm-kernel=archiver.kernel.org@lists.infradead.org --===============8781926282016627903== Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="WIyZ46R2i8wDzkSu" Content-Disposition: inline --WIyZ46R2i8wDzkSu Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi! > > If 5.10 is "actually" going to be supported for 6 years it would be qui= te 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? >=20 > Ok, seriously, this happens every year, and every year we go through the > same thing, it's not like this is somehow new, right? >=20 > 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-de= velopment-for-slts Best regards, Pavel --=20 http://www.livejournal.com/~pavelmachek --WIyZ46R2i8wDzkSu Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iEYEARECAAYFAmAT2j4ACgkQMOfwapXb+vJpDwCfcpJkANsm0h/YDRxWFGFW5/a8 DcIAn04Ez+FV6oYkK9qsASyb6X8rsLlb =DPOB -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --WIyZ46R2i8wDzkSu-- --===============8781926282016627903== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ linux-arm-kernel mailing list linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-arm-kernel --===============8781926282016627903==--