From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from out5-smtp.messagingengine.com (out5-smtp.messagingengine.com [66.111.4.29]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 408611B2BD for ; Wed, 14 Feb 2018 11:38:24 +0100 (CET) Received: from compute1.internal (compute1.nyi.internal [10.202.2.41]) by mailout.nyi.internal (Postfix) with ESMTP id 91C40201D0; Wed, 14 Feb 2018 05:38:23 -0500 (EST) Received: from frontend1 ([10.202.2.160]) by compute1.internal (MEProxy); Wed, 14 Feb 2018 05:38:23 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=monjalon.net; h= cc:content-transfer-encoding:content-type:date:from:in-reply-to :message-id:mime-version:references:subject:to:x-me-sender :x-me-sender:x-sasl-enc; s=mesmtp; bh=nudiY6sgkpYNLA0qRynwoVY6Lg 0Q7Pmghk51gvBfkkQ=; b=SVQ70fQaWWJCMqC8oCxhZgCTyqw67Lfc4dyKgbed66 kA9Mxols5SzqPn15b1oRHXsnpzcdWvCSGDBGqDrWcntnVtehBkxBiw9rnLLx+XTP vjfS+wJWPMK0vGTF0er7ZjovoUQ0UYsRdHxuZ5o101EwrE7moNG0OjNuHT3qbwQO c= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d= messagingengine.com; h=cc:content-transfer-encoding:content-type :date:from:in-reply-to:message-id:mime-version:references :subject:to:x-me-sender:x-me-sender:x-sasl-enc; s=fm2; bh=nudiY6 sgkpYNLA0qRynwoVY6Lg0Q7Pmghk51gvBfkkQ=; b=WXNusQHIHpDkVgFOvj802g cV9/8vUizyu/1WWJYG1zef0z+8fFqU6b0n1l7qWs+/TFyFUxG2sE+pkc424uvKsm GGSXnh1eMg+mh7mXilyGnpP/VhZb/spLmq4M3w6phjYGYtMxaCt5o00uTSZfPl3O LnHm0rQqAZi7+zI8NpGYNI8/2qZ4L1TfrosoADRrS2Rg018YAtmLKzZ9G4uQHykR N81zEwg+TX+ugzaf82Bs3DsSvUnzbxmK/ibflI0KCgg3q7dasD/YkIs/VL1ThPTX pG7TXkFRyvZjm0mKz7ngxZcpgfUBtesLqu5jhw5hh0IyADnDDnkzXUVy2ZZOy0ag == X-ME-Sender: Received: from xps.localnet (184.203.134.77.rev.sfr.net [77.134.203.184]) by mail.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 37A527E168; Wed, 14 Feb 2018 05:38:23 -0500 (EST) From: Thomas Monjalon To: Luca Boccassi Cc: dev@dpdk.org, Stephen Hemminger Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2018 11:38:11 +0100 Message-ID: <11182076.8ga5hTOrdp@xps> In-Reply-To: <1518604285.4059.14.camel@debian.org> References: <20180131152709.13853-1-stephen@networkplumber.org> <2393289.cND9ge7AvX@xps> <1518604285.4059.14.camel@debian.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: add kernel version deprecation notice X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: DPDK patches and discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2018 10:38:24 -0000 14/02/2018 11:31, Luca Boccassi: > On Wed, 2018-02-14 at 00:58 +0100, Thomas Monjalon wrote: > > 31/01/2018 16:27, Stephen Hemminger: > > > Notify users of upcoming change in kernel requirement. > > > Encourage users to use current LTS kernel version. > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger > > > --- > > > +* linux: Linux kernel version 3.2 (which is the current minimum > > > required > > > + version for the DPDK) will be end of life in May 2018. Therefore > > > the planned > > > + minimum required kernel version for DPDK 18.5 will be next > > > oldest Long > > > + Term Stable (LTS) version which is 3.10. The recommended kernel > > > version is > > > + the latest LTS kernel which currently is 4.14. > > > > We could print a warning at EAL init if kernel version does not > > satisfy the > > minimal requirement. > > > > Acked-by: Thomas Monjalon > > Note that 3.10 is dead as well since last year (as I discovered with > immense joy when I had to backport meltdown fixes...), the next LTS in > 3.16 which will be maintained until 04/2020. I am with 3.16. Can we ack 3.16 and I do the change when applying?