Re: [PATCH 1/2] doc: update required kernel version to 4.9

[Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>]

On Thu, 17 Feb 2022 08:45:16 -0800
Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org> 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 <stephen@networkplumber.org>
> ---
>  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