linux-kernel - Re: what's the next LTSI kernel version for long-term support

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Date:	Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:46:04 +0800
From:	Barry Song <21cnbao@...il.com>
To:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Binghua Duan <Binghua.Duan@....com>
Subject: Re: what's the next LTSI kernel version for long-term support

2013/2/26 Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>:
> On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 11:06:56AM +0800, Barry Song wrote:
>> Hi Greg/All,
>> we have seen 3.4 was announced to be an LTSI in Aug, 2012. I'd like to
>> know what is the next LTSI version since we might want to align our
>> next release with LTSI.
>
> Who is "we" here?
>
people.

>> That might help us to plan the release cycle.
>
> As I've stated before, I do not announce the long-term kernel ahead of
> time, we did that once in the past and it was a total mess.  I announce
> it _after_ the kernel is released.
>
> I have also stated that 3.8 is NOT going to be a long-term kernel, that
> would mean I would be handling 3 long-term kernels at once, plus 1-2
> "normal" stable kernels.  That is a sure way to drive me crazy and burn
> out.

if so, is there a time window for next LTSI? i am hoping there will be
another one in this year?

>
>> BTW, how many people and SoC vendors in ARM communicaty want to align
>> your releases with LTSI?
>
> I do not know.  There was an LTSI meeting last week at ELC where this
> was discussed, I suggest you ask the people who attended it. I was
> there, but it's not up to me to release the meeting minutes, and I
> wasn't taking notes, sorry.

ok.
>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h

Thanks
barry
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