From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mails.dpdk.org (mails.dpdk.org [217.70.189.124]) by inbox.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F3F34A0559; Thu, 26 May 2022 20:23:59 +0200 (CEST) Received: from [217.70.189.124] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9894940151; Thu, 26 May 2022 20:23:59 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mail-pj1-f49.google.com (mail-pj1-f49.google.com [209.85.216.49]) by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9777840150 for ; Thu, 26 May 2022 20:23:58 +0200 (CEST) Received: by mail-pj1-f49.google.com with SMTP id gk22so2480594pjb.1 for ; Thu, 26 May 2022 11:23:58 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=networkplumber-org.20210112.gappssmtp.com; s=20210112; h=date:from:to:subject:message-id:in-reply-to:references:mime-version :content-transfer-encoding; bh=edorvYgytuChzIpxA3kMiQ3akDKm9Z7TLXlcbAjAwNA=; b=dJimlJzU0vqcBLT3v4owd5sHK5iceNayr0gwRwrHOfFxDKse2401TZB0r89NKDABMQ GJ2KixabbyAipppk/52I9r/J9FVPxxbSRxWX7tabJX3vcWUEAyofX0MEsAjg7h5hlsd9 5WgoKJcWRNn7ptUJAt+xjOeh6hkJjJnOEsKdD43NeuCM/1kXCmsSGLw8h7gqN8WKArXI 99WoS8j4v7CvUfaRrPiXRPUBq7MA6M9xwaCERilX78ih4UstPLI9hPwPbbSY2W9Qi4nL EyWXp+5r6/7PaNwvyrIng3udEmF1nwLUdvFBsClPpHk1X80eGNP40ZHkVnEH84qd1QY0 ZZfg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:subject:message-id:in-reply-to :references:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=edorvYgytuChzIpxA3kMiQ3akDKm9Z7TLXlcbAjAwNA=; b=0G6m4wEY7U9ZcplVOQ8YPmb/XkPLntHTwxyPKoN0aMT6trH/VM4D8xcj/5owjm5XqQ M4dYIHKcSSefFfShEkpPbefsHN5r+FLo9ODUw7ZT0T/bRUVJO1WxzuXkjDZYHpreeTTl pt1ucGrLwSlWxA+4+fGjm5fssXEnajZW7vkojYRd/4Ne8lR4u+aWhIgny7k5WTblqzZW pLAsD05R82ed5XeRuskxTciLBz3nt3Ir9bZ7o3+ueQ0kvHA621/vrDPjv6c+xh8lqWHM 9JZZiNi0FuUd1a8OzN83uk9Uypsuu07lIE7rhEHvrd3IvdDmns7bqU91OFypb/YfkW44 pbvg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM5304tstGulQwlGJ9qSzOsWd1foZODAVg2ArPYXa7z3ZvQCF5r7mk rsbqEiuQfZ299tx7ajltyfEyU0qK5cnRJg== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJxi/l0kD/wBZ2J9V/rqVJsfoGsB1CJXYqsrsTG8w/pYRh3JnniQ9FPV7ndMla0OEdScl+QJPA== X-Received: by 2002:a17:90b:4b83:b0:1df:6862:fa9d with SMTP id lr3-20020a17090b4b8300b001df6862fa9dmr4141107pjb.32.1653589437314; Thu, 26 May 2022 11:23:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hermes.local (204-195-112-199.wavecable.com. [204.195.112.199]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id h4-20020a17090a3d0400b001df5dea7d4bsm4031763pjc.43.2022.05.26.11.23.56 for (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Thu, 26 May 2022 11:23:56 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 26 May 2022 11:23:53 -0700 From: Stephen Hemminger To: dev@dpdk.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] doc: update required kernel version to 4.9 Message-ID: <20220526112354.4d37ad80@hermes.local> In-Reply-To: <20220217164518.8262-2-stephen@networkplumber.org> References: <20220217164518.8262-1-stephen@networkplumber.org> <20220217164518.8262-2-stephen@networkplumber.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: DPDK patches and discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: dev-bounces@dpdk.org On Thu, 17 Feb 2022 08:45:16 -0800 Stephen Hemminger wrote: > The 4.4 kernel has passed its end of life date (after 6 years). > It is no longer supported and therefore DPDK should update > its minimum required kernel version. > > Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger > --- > doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst | 5 +++-- > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst > index d95a78d1561d..1d2390590ce8 100644 > --- a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst > +++ b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst > @@ -121,9 +121,10 @@ System Software > > **Required:** > > -* Kernel version >= 4.4 > +* Kernel version >= 4.9 > > - The kernel version required is based on the oldest long term stable kernel available > + The kernel version required is based on the oldest long term stable > + kernel (that has not reached end of life) > at kernel.org when the DPDK version is in development. > Compatibility for recent distribution kernels will be kept, notably RHEL/CentOS 7. > Ping. This was acked-by Bruce, why is it still not merged? See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_kernel_version_history 4.4 kernel reached EOL in February 2022