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 202AD45D45; Tue, 19 Nov 2024 19:40:37 +0100 (CET) Received: from mails.dpdk.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 10F4740289; Tue, 19 Nov 2024 19:40:35 +0100 (CET) Received: from mail-pf1-f177.google.com (mail-pf1-f177.google.com [209.85.210.177]) by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4E77540274 for ; Tue, 19 Nov 2024 19:40:33 +0100 (CET) Received: by mail-pf1-f177.google.com with SMTP id d2e1a72fcca58-7206304f93aso2771227b3a.0 for ; Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:40:33 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=networkplumber-org.20230601.gappssmtp.com; s=20230601; t=1732041632; x=1732646432; darn=dpdk.org; h=content-transfer-encoding:mime-version:references:in-reply-to :message-id:subject:cc:to:from:date:from:to:cc:subject:date :message-id:reply-to; bh=MY4bGyyFxlAqHKEdvcVafNwIJ+kzhR22E4SFXCzSRss=; b=tpCa3Ou3+L7+oEGceBAYEHe6fzMWUoDtI/YR5+h7v1PJjvhX37/MhH+nmiQsUNwksO /Lo1fjFwrcEt820X+JjFi184uHFpXbyiMArUgYR8Y+sB0c1kf76gY5cbYCysosgeqQJK h3dQQeSLVSfb+aiQbJBHj/pzaHz+LWJ0i9bSe6+Aq2bIh8IYJEU9eHjTKNgfwGyJSuGM rT5B8luSmvhycAhUktQghqiAeJ4wIQ5LzcNffOaMGwPNQW5a8npL1dpr2sNL7+Pv55XS Qys2XQPQEi/g4pN1klWl4agIP+s6/r0Vf3SglxBYzxr4pcU6R62T2X/UOXAWqDZl4tcH Cb6Q== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20230601; t=1732041632; x=1732646432; h=content-transfer-encoding:mime-version:references:in-reply-to :message-id:subject:cc:to:from:date:x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc :subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=MY4bGyyFxlAqHKEdvcVafNwIJ+kzhR22E4SFXCzSRss=; b=Vl8ctx9njRmd7I+sTWygG7SxAuP9tuRQw5I2VoTi7kHnlgoyEQjMYh1oKtKKxMfZGD 3LSXoXhmDOOaLhK68mESgEFhCz37irDnXq/V3jHOQ1qTKiQItucDOv0tIDKd3/5pP/L1 Vb29aHoqzVF5VOaUk81jeH5FnQl/QL7+AjHim3JaornVeWKrjGTRcUgCQwJXgZW3vwve 0A9DyDt8+ZP5Y3QoWDvtSsvdy+4N8Vb7pRz3z0lfU3qJPY9iKXbKT72+5LfRqIVPd2fF yZop3utOKRCGmgnoCCh/Xzu0X1I5MAOWoII3x2MbHhgfmbLpB7oNUZAPzEvISFqpMMnx KTVg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOJu0YxVk/+qGntgHGHOsx5tgoRY+BvHNPPWaI0tvwojWzyjBsI07Qmy SEnt1zzhY79mqFMqxE/thMsUCmdoA88XnzP1IWdkdpMA6Fv+cVTjAW0xBGAL8Qw= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AGHT+IHq6DUASJRULGDkB8HfwBNb1pGHovqDJVaSfszGLKsDRbBVsax8d1B+ec7aSk7pDtZYZ3g9Hg== X-Received: by 2002:a05:6a00:2188:b0:724:603f:1f9e with SMTP id d2e1a72fcca58-7247709d5dcmr24147415b3a.22.1732041632247; Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:40:32 -0800 (PST) Received: from hermes.local (204-195-96-226.wavecable.com. [204.195.96.226]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id d2e1a72fcca58-7247713517csm8479091b3a.82.2024.11.19.10.40.31 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:40:32 -0800 (PST) Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:40:30 -0800 From: Stephen Hemminger To: Thomas Monjalon Cc: dev@dpdk.org, Maxime Coquelin , Kevin Traynor , david.marchand@redhat.com Subject: Re: [PATCH] doc: no longer support end of life CentOS versions Message-ID: <20241119104030.1f3733a4@hermes.local> In-Reply-To: <2377659.n0HT0TaD9V@thomas> References: <2213386.C4sosBPzcN@thomas> <20240730234228.89967-1-stephen@networkplumber.org> <2377659.n0HT0TaD9V@thomas> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 On Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:34:24 +0100 Thomas Monjalon wrote: > 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". The choice of wording was to highlight that what matters is large distributions; we don't care directly about embedded (Yocto et al) or fringe stuff (Gentoo, Alma, Alpine, ...) which have their own cadence. > And I prefer not talking about the kernel version given it is largely patched with backports. Good point.