linux-kernel - Re: Uses of Linux backports in the industry

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Message-ID: <CAFLxGvz1-2sm74dmWZ4QpyC4TSubP4OHj=6Z8aVhvjqA2+WkZw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Fri, 29 May 2015 17:01:00 +0200
From:	Richard Weinberger <richard.weinberger@...il.com>
To:	"Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult" <weigelt@...ag.de>
Cc:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...not-panic.com>,
	"backports@...r.kernel.org" <backports@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>
Subject: Re: Uses of Linux backports in the industry

On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 4:53 PM, Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
<weigelt@...ag.de> wrote:
> Am 29.05.2015 um 04:54 schrieb Luis R. Rodriguez:
> Actually, I really wonder why folks are sticking to ancient kernels on
> newer hardware.

Enterprise distribution kernels. Or "special" kernels like PREEMPT_RT.
Sometimes the vendor BSP is that horrid that a customer cannot afford
to forward port it
but wants recent stuff. So you need to backport...

-- 
Thanks,
//richard
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