From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-wr0-f193.google.com (mail-wr0-f193.google.com [209.85.128.193]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 277191B77B for ; Fri, 13 Oct 2017 17:54:11 +0200 (CEST) Received: by mail-wr0-f193.google.com with SMTP id l1so1151166wrc.1 for ; Fri, 13 Oct 2017 08:54:11 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:message-id:subject:from:to:date:in-reply-to :references:content-transfer-encoding:mime-version; bh=FD4JjEdYMP5Orv/kPWMx33ZEOGwIpBSF1ydjs9g4730=; b=ltyp5rowBCUJORG0r7DgXXM3ZqQz8qm+WneNh2NhuGk3hawVQN/KiMAoUhc7K0vJ7+ 3c9TS5j6QiZaC6RdGy+nt2a3c2/1UthBSQ628DdhAV00c1ZAPaJUtYXy3aV+24q030bg PFI5hfpmmqMiLfMmvGWwgqHD4KZ2Biq+kL2nNV6HwLcI+3hFay6CKGMHRdMj7fy25tHi azT/MseWLvCqTQox+1umekycqBXPYrFQWUBLg/XZem2egT3jAXQlpyZg6q6ppu14vFR4 i1UHcfi3+rHojFTt2pkybPuTAShAXcWKFaUIHkbhpSwiicjeWHCjlTE4u2zlcFcysA19 qT2Q== X-Gm-Message-State: AMCzsaVTKHUTo606KF17+WuvKM4QOZM42NcTDueQYHJsCPBK2E4YjxRP /PAhw5THeviLtKHmAOOcdVttHVDz X-Google-Smtp-Source: AOwi7QBoi6eCaFeIsR7qWxMgsUjKPTZLkbR1BQ0oVzA6ymKECHCo7iv5eTqq7DQtkRRscOZvs+DSUA== X-Received: by 10.223.136.85 with SMTP id e21mr1977975wre.37.1507910050608; Fri, 13 Oct 2017 08:54:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost ([2a00:23c5:bef3:400:4a51:b7ff:fe0b:4749]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 61sm952639wrg.58.2017.10.13.08.54.09 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 bits=256/256); Fri, 13 Oct 2017 08:54:10 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <1507910049.17375.2.camel@debian.org> From: Luca Boccassi To: Stephen Hemminger , dev@dpdk.org Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2017 16:54:09 +0100 In-Reply-To: <20170926071712.25009-1-stephen@networkplumber.org> References: <20170926071712.25009-1-stephen@networkplumber.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Mailer: Evolution 3.22.6-1+deb9u1 Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: update oldest supported kernel 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: Fri, 13 Oct 2017 15:54:11 -0000 On Tue, 2017-09-26 at 08:17 +0100, Stephen Hemminger wrote: > The DPDK needs to stay up to date with current LTS Linux kernel > support. > If the kernel is older than LTS it is likely to be insecure and > buggy. > Therefore only require DPDK to work on oldest LTS kernel. >=20 > If distribution vendors want to support DPDK on older kernels, that > is > their choice. But the upstream source does not need to be cluttered > with support for this. >=20 > Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger > --- > =C2=A0doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst | 4 +++- > =C2=A01 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) >=20 > diff --git a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst > b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst > index eb8442c62226..b335da2c086d 100644 > --- a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst > +++ b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst > @@ -121,8 +121,10 @@ System Software > =C2=A0 > =C2=A0**Required:** > =C2=A0 > -*=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0Kernel version >=3D 2.6.34 > +*=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0Kernel version >=3D 3.2.93 > =C2=A0 > +=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0The kernel version required is based on the olde= st long term > stable kernel available > +=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0at kernel.org when the DPDK version is released. > =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0The kernel version in use can be checked us= ing the command:: > =C2=A0 > =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0uname -r Acked-by: Luca Boccassi --=20 Kind regards, Luca Boccassi