From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-wm0-f65.google.com (mail-wm0-f65.google.com [74.125.82.65]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 66D74F1F for ; Wed, 14 Feb 2018 11:31:27 +0100 (CET) Received: by mail-wm0-f65.google.com with SMTP id 141so21006116wme.3 for ; Wed, 14 Feb 2018 02:31:27 -0800 (PST) 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:cc:date:in-reply-to :references:content-transfer-encoding:mime-version; bh=r7pO3FXJ7wz3lMCVrYpzgkVIQGvwJ5Bj/zsC6FdXuTs=; b=VWiyTBNMhIof5I57hRCMk0yD3MI6xm2GrjNHNTRYKtFnoBd3Gkk+7BZm4f26Tdc3km jH8IcphsyeHhRjQepM87OPJKuKz2faKFdXy98rwTqGVmPqT+A3dY2C0+d/dJfF40+xO4 G3jKD+hLKh2xEhk4uVPE+755Wb3OchL3PzJCu3bYh4vkOaIvU7o6VXpte+iJuHUPPOh8 iQ+xRyfMj4qFooxj6vuxO8A9xH2EWMge+/si5S/N9mHKID2ebBcw49K63RxOKqUx8cEv fybaCP1waQ+/GZ2sgOQ2ohxkp6tpGoWwN8r04h9azZ37lj3FrkNE+GsjAFEKQt3zpjYG 7X0A== X-Gm-Message-State: APf1xPBh4eoZoul9oB59e83w4vecCDLXpCFu5zHBrtpFwLi3OHlfEtWh GgvEJmrLrzY8/d9Ok6ZU5QI+iXMI X-Google-Smtp-Source: AH8x226TdidfLUDvfBMngxnw8ytkBbJ9hnxHMHi7Z8h9K1AHBC/x4zwnXxlCWy5pV648Y30Fw4l3xA== X-Received: by 10.28.86.132 with SMTP id k126mr3507390wmb.98.1518604287092; Wed, 14 Feb 2018 02:31:27 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost ([213.251.34.146]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id k125sm22545696wmd.48.2018.02.14.02.31.26 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 bits=256/256); Wed, 14 Feb 2018 02:31:26 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <1518604285.4059.14.camel@debian.org> From: Luca Boccassi To: Thomas Monjalon , Stephen Hemminger Cc: dev@dpdk.org Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2018 10:31:25 +0000 In-Reply-To: <2393289.cND9ge7AvX@xps> References: <20180131152709.13853-1-stephen@networkplumber.org> <2393289.cND9ge7AvX@xps> 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: 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 10:31:27 -0000 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. > >=20 > > Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger > > --- > > +* linux: Linux kernel version 3.2 (which is the current minimum > > required > > +=C2=A0=C2=A0version for the DPDK) will be end of life in May 2018. The= refore > > the planned > > +=C2=A0=C2=A0minimum required kernel version for DPDK 18.5 will be next > > oldest Long > > +=C2=A0=C2=A0Term Stable (LTS) version which is 3.10. The recommended k= ernel > > version is > > +=C2=A0=C2=A0the latest LTS kernel which currently is 4.14. >=20 > We could print a warning at EAL init if kernel version does not > satisfy the > minimal requirement. >=20 > 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. --=20 Kind regards, Luca Boccassi