Re: [PATCH v2] Documentation: process: replace outdated LTS table w/ link

Bagas Sanjaya
2022-10-15T02:07:02Z

On 10/15/22 00:10, Nick Desaulniers wrote:
> The existing table was a bit outdated.
>
> 3.16 was EOL in 2020.
> 4.4 was EOL in 2022.
>
> 5.10 is new in 2020.
> 5.15 is new in 2021.
>
> We'll see if 6.1 becomes LTS in 2022.
>
> Rather than keep this table updated, it does duplicate information from
> multiple kernel.org pages. Make one less duplication site that needs to
> be updated and simply refer to the kernel.org page on releases.
>
> Suggested-by: Tyler Hicks <code@tyhicks.com>
> Suggested-by: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@google.com>
> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>

Should this patch be backported to all stable releases? I see Cc: stable
on message header, but not in the patch trailer.

> Some kernels are designated "long term" kernels; they will receive support
> -for a longer period. As of this writing, the current long term kernels
> -and their maintainers are:
> -
> - ====== ================================ =======================
> - 3.16 Ben Hutchings (very long-term kernel)
> - 4.4 Greg Kroah-Hartman & Sasha Levin (very long-term kernel)
> - 4.9 Greg Kroah-Hartman & Sasha Levin
> - 4.14 Greg Kroah-Hartman & Sasha Levin
> - 4.19 Greg Kroah-Hartman & Sasha Levin
> - 5.4 Greg Kroah-Hartman & Sasha Levin
> - ====== ================================ =======================
> +for a longer period. Please refer to the following link for the list of active
> +long term kernel versions and their maintainers:
> +
> + https://www.kernel.org/category/releases.html
>

LGTM, thanks.

Reviewed-by: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com>

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