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=-3.8 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS 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 D4CB9C433E0 for ; Mon, 8 Feb 2021 14:50:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9AC5664E6F for ; Mon, 8 Feb 2021 14:50:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S231969AbhBHOtw (ORCPT ); Mon, 8 Feb 2021 09:49:52 -0500 Received: from tartarus.angband.pl ([51.83.246.204]:50454 "EHLO tartarus.angband.pl" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S232400AbhBHOkj (ORCPT ); Mon, 8 Feb 2021 09:40:39 -0500 Received: from kilobyte by tartarus.angband.pl with local (Exim 4.94) (envelope-from ) id 1l97fY-007v7s-GU; Mon, 08 Feb 2021 15:37:40 +0100 Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2021 15:37:40 +0100 From: Adam Borowski To: "Wadepohl, Wolfram" Cc: "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" Subject: Re: TLS for 5.10 Message-ID: References: <9d7203defadd4cf3a1ae3f4a5f827ed3@stpinfexc1vp.corporate.storopack.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <9d7203defadd4cf3a1ae3f4a5f827ed3@stpinfexc1vp.corporate.storopack.net> X-Junkbait: aaron@angband.pl, zzyx@angband.pl X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: kilobyte@angband.pl X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No (on tartarus.angband.pl); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Feb 08, 2021 at 07:08:05AM +0000, Wadepohl, Wolfram wrote: > I'm sad to hear that 5.10 has still an EOL of Dec, 2022. We are in > development of our 1st GNU/Linux based System, 50k devices for IoT. [...] > In general a 2 year support for embedded systems in automation is not a > reasonable thing. Nevertheless the CIP project has commited to 5.10 as the > next SLTS kernel. [...] > What can we do as a very small development team to support an extended LTS > period of 5.10.? The two years are a minimal promise from Greg. Debian is using 5.10 for upcoming Bullseye, thus even if Greg won't extend (99% chance he will), Ben Hutchings will continue the support for as long as Debian Bullseye is alive. Meow! -- ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ A dumb species has no way to open a tuna can. ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋⠀ A smart species invents a can opener. ⠈⠳⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀ A master species delegates.