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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2] Documentation: process: replace outdated LTS table w/ link
On 2022-10-14 10:10:40, Nick Desaulniers wrote:
> The existing table was a bit outdated.
>
> 3.16 was EOL in 2020.
> 4.4 was EOL in 2022.
>
> 5.10 is new in 2020.
> 5.15 is new in 2021.
>
> We'll see if 6.1 becomes LTS in 2022.
>
> Rather than keep this table updated, it does duplicate information from
> multiple kernel.org pages. Make one less duplication site that needs to
> be updated and simply refer to the kernel.org page on releases.
>
> Suggested-by: Tyler Hicks <code@tyhicks.com>
> Suggested-by: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@google.com>
> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
> ---
> Changes v1 -> v2:
> * Rather than update table, use a link as per Tyler and Bagas.
> * Carry forward GKH's SB tag.

Thanks! Was just about to send out that same thing. :)

Reviewed-by: Tyler Hicks (Microsoft) <code@tyhicks.com>

Tyler

>
> Documentation/process/2.Process.rst | 15 ++++-----------
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/process/2.Process.rst b/Documentation/process/2.Process.rst
> index e05fb1b8f8b6..6a919cffcbfd 100644
> --- a/Documentation/process/2.Process.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/process/2.Process.rst
> @@ -126,17 +126,10 @@ than one development cycle past their initial release. So, for example, the
> 5.2.21 was the final stable update of the 5.2 release.
>
> Some kernels are designated "long term" kernels; they will receive support
> -for a longer period. As of this writing, the current long term kernels
> -and their maintainers are:
> -
> - ====== ================================ =======================
> - 3.16 Ben Hutchings (very long-term kernel)
> - 4.4 Greg Kroah-Hartman & Sasha Levin (very long-term kernel)
> - 4.9 Greg Kroah-Hartman & Sasha Levin
> - 4.14 Greg Kroah-Hartman & Sasha Levin
> - 4.19 Greg Kroah-Hartman & Sasha Levin
> - 5.4 Greg Kroah-Hartman & Sasha Levin
> - ====== ================================ =======================
> +for a longer period. Please refer to the following link for the list of active
> +long term kernel versions and their maintainers:
> +
> + https://www.kernel.org/category/releases.html
>
> The selection of a kernel for long-term support is purely a matter of a
> maintainer having the need and the time to maintain that release. There
>
> base-commit: 9c9155a3509a2ebdb06d77c7a621e9685c802eac
> --
> 2.38.0.413.g74048e4d9e-goog
>

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