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 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8C674C433FE for ; Fri, 7 Oct 2022 07:46:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S229908AbiJGHqA (ORCPT ); Fri, 7 Oct 2022 03:46:00 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:35502 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S229491AbiJGHp5 (ORCPT ); Fri, 7 Oct 2022 03:45:57 -0400 Received: from ams.source.kernel.org (ams.source.kernel.org [145.40.68.75]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E041FDED23 for ; Fri, 7 Oct 2022 00:45:54 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp.kernel.org (relay.kernel.org [52.25.139.140]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by ams.source.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 74971B82257 for ; Fri, 7 Oct 2022 07:45:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id D7152C433C1; Fri, 7 Oct 2022 07:45:50 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=linuxfoundation.org; s=korg; t=1665128751; bh=v3W+9woTOyWr+h+GLkBHGsbn6uXHtGbXReW29Eyy4KQ=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:From; b=fNCl1vNSXeLFeIzr7wcvI4XMSIPIqMLIGlqbBHZA+JKctJhXZ60RNNW8B9A2lIeBr mnjdHLliHpTQhOk3EnpR8efvlubpsG6eszA/bKfkq1/5PKICUQeJktyO2UZAnsY132 GukOXm3EVmkWcyBWjQnop0n/uhYCeHku7XUAEkQQ= Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2022 09:46:32 +0200 From: Greg KH To: Kaiwan N Billimoria Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: Reg the next LTS kernel (6.1?) Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, Oct 07, 2022 at 01:07:54PM +0530, Kaiwan N Billimoria wrote: > Greetings! > I'm working on the 2nd edition of the Linux Kernel Programming book > (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07RW915K4/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0) > and request your help... > > I'd like to base the book upon as recent a kernel version as is > feasible, of course, with the caveat that it's a long-term (LTS) one > that will be around for a while. Currently, the 5.10 LTS kernel's EOL > date - Dec 2026 - makes it an ideal candidate. > > However, if possible, I'd (also) like to use a 6.x kernel; so, my > question comes down to this: will a 6.1 kernel release occur soon (I > heard it should be around Dec this year)? Will it be an LTS kernel > (again, should be I guess), and, if so, very important for me, what's > the likely EOL date? I usually pick the "last kernel of the year", and based on the normal release cycle, yes, 6.1 will be that kernel. But I can't promise anything until it is released, for obvious reasons. thanks, greg k-h