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 C5F7F45D44; Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:34:29 +0100 (CET) Received: from mails.dpdk.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 573AE4029B; Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:34:29 +0100 (CET) Received: from fout-a1-smtp.messagingengine.com (fout-a1-smtp.messagingengine.com [103.168.172.144]) by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B08DB4028A for ; Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:34:27 +0100 (CET) Received: from phl-compute-04.internal (phl-compute-04.phl.internal [10.202.2.44]) by mailfout.phl.internal (Postfix) with ESMTP id 44FF713801DF; Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:34:27 -0500 (EST) Received: from phl-mailfrontend-01 ([10.202.2.162]) by phl-compute-04.internal (MEProxy); Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:34:27 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=monjalon.net; h= cc:cc:content-transfer-encoding:content-type:content-type:date :date:from:from:in-reply-to:in-reply-to:message-id:mime-version :references:reply-to:subject:subject:to:to; s=fm3; t=1732030467; x=1732116867; bh=8cug29EUpCDrQ40fgtMYKq7zcyc9Jqpxe72OtZkaGBI=; b= RTyeDV5TGVAXjmQuVmR9VqFkLjvfGIY2U4ZO1V/wikJBAqYYPx3IQGywkDfMa/eo 6gOUaziRgB7Z7mpIkdvoNwA0q5ZyZxwgEOqEmGx65bIrQ+2MWSnJ8bSGazwrtcM9 BNiMNeYFp9YqmJrVXjWBHEiNEvrR6VGcxuGUBrYibcxzNgVdbBj+oOch84S/Jkjf mipEY+F8UyB+SrYDci4VOoUYa5Ug9ey5/RHDpPBvUhiq/n5gNJzh8qU0C667F+t9 J4qdWgq4vaWJJggqn+mDkbrGOuuklRSnEyYkbBlUZoPqOBUXsrOIeQi5/os1Ovi2 or49HyT+EjoMGyVyk5wZZQ== DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d= messagingengine.com; h=cc:cc:content-transfer-encoding :content-type:content-type:date:date:feedback-id:feedback-id :from:from:in-reply-to:in-reply-to:message-id:mime-version :references:reply-to:subject:subject:to:to:x-me-proxy :x-me-sender:x-me-sender:x-sasl-enc; s=fm3; t=1732030467; x= 1732116867; bh=8cug29EUpCDrQ40fgtMYKq7zcyc9Jqpxe72OtZkaGBI=; b=Y GemZGOp09/eLUFUcm+0JECPhJr+Kpe4iKdOqrzx9KOTaYCw2VPLVRaEk2XHhWBfr EX/3QDNzWzPorFJ8u6izyU5llpEf7Rs+AjCSWGRv2CrwJGbXw5g20tHA6k/lZ4Yb qMaUgFr43y4Ol/MGFfiFiQ7Pe+KeTZtbG/Y74jRhMjQJUhFoHkzzripKG2uEyOdy DfCSJUHQGqG3vLfcW+BeclueWiXD4167Omf0kOow1vSBuopHrbLLtkKmwGBKicR9 DYgXmJ2ADB7Hs2NarRnWdOYRtjEJWEG/eBrIXodj1JVwJjjk5qKmHoOPsTUoCmPi kMzBvnJx5fdw93tb5GAJA== X-ME-Sender: X-ME-Received: X-ME-Proxy-Cause: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrgeefuddrfedvgdejiecutefuodetggdotefrodftvf curfhrohhfihhlvgemucfhrghsthforghilhdpggftfghnshhusghstghrihgsvgdpuffr tefokffrpgfnqfghnecuuegrihhlohhuthemuceftddtnecusecvtfgvtghiphhivghnth hsucdlqddutddtmdenucfjughrpefhvfevufffkfgjfhgggfgtsehtufertddttdejnecu hfhrohhmpefvhhhomhgrshcuofhonhhjrghlohhnuceothhhohhmrghssehmohhnjhgrlh honhdrnhgvtheqnecuggftrfgrthhtvghrnhepjeduveehieevuddutdevfffgtdegkeeu veejffejgedtgeegkefgvdeugfefkeejnecuvehluhhsthgvrhfuihiivgeptdenucfrrg hrrghmpehmrghilhhfrhhomhepthhhohhmrghssehmohhnjhgrlhhonhdrnhgvthdpnhgs pghrtghpthhtohephedpmhhouggvpehsmhhtphhouhhtpdhrtghpthhtohepshhtvghphh gvnhesnhgvthifohhrkhhplhhumhgsvghrrdhorhhgpdhrtghpthhtohepuggvvhesughp ughkrdhorhhgpdhrtghpthhtohepmhgtohhquhgvlhhisehrvgguhhgrthdrtghomhdprh gtphhtthhopehkthhrrgihnhhorhesrhgvughhrghtrdgtohhmpdhrtghpthhtohepuggr vhhiugdrmhgrrhgthhgrnhgusehrvgguhhgrthdrtghomh X-ME-Proxy: Feedback-ID: i47234305:Fastmail Received: by mail.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA; Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:34:25 -0500 (EST) From: Thomas Monjalon To: Stephen Hemminger Cc: dev@dpdk.org, Maxime Coquelin , Kevin Traynor , david.marchand@redhat.com Subject: Re: [PATCH] doc: no longer support end of life CentOS versions Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:34:24 +0100 Message-ID: <2377659.n0HT0TaD9V@thomas> In-Reply-To: <20240730234228.89967-1-stephen@networkplumber.org> References: <2213386.C4sosBPzcN@thomas> <20240730234228.89967-1-stephen@networkplumber.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" 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 31/07/2024 01:40, Stephen Hemminger: > The CentOS Project has shifted focus from CentOS Linux to CentOS Stream. > Both CentOS 7 and 8 are now end of life (EOL). > > CentOS Linux 7 EOL: 2024-06-30 > CentOS Linux 8 EOL: 2021-12-31 > CentOS Stream 8 EOL: 2024-05-31 > > Update the documentation and release notes. There is no explicit > test in the build process that would block these older versions > but any bug reports or problems will rejected as invalid. > > Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger We need an ack from Red Hat maintainers. Adding some Cc. > The kernel version required is based on the oldest long term stable kernel available > at kernel.org when the DPDK version is in development. > - Compatibility for recent distribution kernels will be kept, notably RHEL/CentOS 7. > + Compatibility is maintained for currently supported enterprise distribution kernels > + such as RHEL 8 (which uses 4.18 kernel). I prefer the previous wording: "recent distribution kernels". And I prefer not talking about the kernel version given it is largely patched with backports. [...] > +* **Removed support guarantee for CentOS 7 and 8.** > + > + DPDK can no longer guarantee support for older CentOS releases. > + CentOS Linux 7 reached end of life (EOL) on 30 June 2024. > + CentOS Linux 8 stream was end of life on 31 May 2024.