Re: [LTP] [RFC][PATCH 1/1] ci: Ubuntu xenial -> bionic

Li Wang
2022-03-18T07:44:30Z

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On Fri, Mar 18, 2022 at 3:31 PM Petr Vorel <pvorel@suse.cz> wrote:

> Hi Li, Cyril,
>
> > Hi Petr,
>
> > On Wed, Mar 16, 2022 at 11:08 PM Petr Vorel <pvorel@suse.cz> wrote:
>
> > > Tested
>
> > > * bionic
> > > https://github.com/pevik/ltp/actions/runs/1993375270
>
> > > * focal
> > > https://github.com/pevik/ltp/actions/runs/1993443143
>
> > > And as I noted xenial still works. I wanted to avoid false positives
> when
> > > repos
> > > get down, but obviously we have 4 years time (ends in 01 Apr 2026).
>
>
> > +1 for bionic. (we can do an upgrade to focal when bionic reach EOL)
>
> > According to the release cycle page[1] of ubuntu ORG, the
> > Xenial (16.04) version is being deprecated, which means
> > no hardware and maintenance updates anymore. But we (LTP)
> > still merging new features and regression testcases, I'm afraid
> > that will bring some known failures in Xenial then to cost energy
> > for debugging.
>
> So you'd keep Xenial until the end of it's Extended Security Maintenance
> (ESM)
> support in 2026? I'm not sure myself if it's a good idea to drop Xenial
> now and
>

No no, I mean drop the Xenial as your patch did.

The ESM seems only to include security updates but does not include
hardware and general maintenance.

> solve these problems. Maybe we should hold this change for some time.
> And if we upgrade to bionic, it would be good to finish a docs of supported
> kernel/(g)libc/distro versions.
>
> Kind regards,
> Petr
>
> > [1]https://ubuntu.com/about/release-cycle
>
>

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Regards,
Li Wang

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