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 05DF043895; Thu, 11 Jan 2024 19:48:18 +0100 (CET) Received: from mails.dpdk.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 81FD8402AD; Thu, 11 Jan 2024 19:48:17 +0100 (CET) Received: from us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com (us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com [170.10.133.124]) by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3DACE40269 for ; Thu, 11 Jan 2024 19:48:15 +0100 (CET) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=redhat.com; s=mimecast20190719; t=1704998894; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references; bh=uvxPQ6vM1A91iIgMFWCfRAInzcHIZFkAPbarxzfwFgY=; b=gOh1fy7BtOYA9wwYzCfRpaFwWXoxA4na7/7agky1SOiYiozEQyFX2aoeQoKDIyaCmC2ZHg jrefn5KV4faGBRPpiYXJe253CaBSrzs2uuDGw8G0Ye9qYkMluo7ZY32BSMR0bFxg7sz+K5 o17xPScK3/Vj4VZuVNqgfAU2Ag7u3bY= Received: from mimecast-mx02.redhat.com (mimecast-mx02.redhat.com [66.187.233.88]) by relay.mimecast.com with ESMTP with STARTTLS (version=TLSv1.3, cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384) id us-mta-198-oZue2_etPgWzej0hLo_5DA-1; Thu, 11 Jan 2024 13:48:13 -0500 X-MC-Unique: oZue2_etPgWzej0hLo_5DA-1 Received: from smtp.corp.redhat.com (int-mx04.intmail.prod.int.rdu2.redhat.com [10.11.54.4]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by mimecast-mx02.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D4296811E9E; Thu, 11 Jan 2024 18:48:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: from RHTPC1VM0NT (unknown [10.22.34.170]) by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 624152026D66; Thu, 11 Jan 2024 18:48:12 +0000 (UTC) From: Aaron Conole To: Morten =?utf-8?Q?Br=C3=B8rup?= Cc: "Stephen Hemminger" , , Patrick Robb Subject: Re: [PATCH] doc: update minimum Linux kernel version References: <20240110165751.26569-1-stephen@networkplumber.org> <98CBD80474FA8B44BF855DF32C47DC35E9F124@smartserver.smartshare.dk> Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2024 13:48:11 -0500 In-Reply-To: <98CBD80474FA8B44BF855DF32C47DC35E9F124@smartserver.smartshare.dk> ("Morten =?utf-8?Q?Br=C3=B8rup=22's?= message of "Thu, 11 Jan 2024 10:18:34 +0100") Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.3 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 3.4.1 on 10.11.54.4 X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 X-Mimecast-Originator: redhat.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 Morten Br=C3=B8rup writes: >> From: Stephen Hemminger [mailto:stephen@networkplumber.org] >> Sent: Wednesday, 10 January 2024 17.58 >>=20 >> The last version of 4.14 kernel was just released (4.14.336), >> and it is now end of life. Update the DPDK kernel minimum version >> to the next LTS kernel version. >>=20 >> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger >> --- >> doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst | 2 +- >> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) >>=20 >> diff --git a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst >> b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst >> index 13be715933f4..9c5282573e4a 100644 >> --- a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst >> +++ b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst >> @@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ System Software >>=20 >> **Required:** >>=20 >> -* Kernel version >=3D 4.14 >> +* Kernel version >=3D 4.19 >>=20 >> The kernel version required is based on the oldest long term >> stable kernel available >> at kernel.org when the DPDK version is in development. >> -- >> 2.43.0 > > I wonder if any automated tests are using this specific kernel > version, or if we are only testing using the distros' native > kernels. @Aaron? I believe that we generally try to keep to the distro version. There are some exceptions for specific platforms (that is to support specific pieces of hardware, but those are very recent). > Regardless, the documented version requirement needs updating, so... > > Acked-by: Morten Br=C3=B8rup