linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH for v3.18 00/18] Backport CVE-2017-13166 fixes to Kernel 3.18

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Date:   Thu, 29 Mar 2018 06:25:58 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Inki Dae <inki.dae@...sung.com>
Cc:     Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...pensource.com>,
        Linux Media Mailing List <linux-media@...r.kernel.org>,
        stable@...r.kernel.org,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...radead.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Seung-Woo Kim <sw0312.kim@...sung.com>,
        Brian Warner <brian.warner@...sung.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH for v3.18 00/18] Backport CVE-2017-13166 fixes to Kernel
 3.18

On Thu, Mar 29, 2018 at 08:22:08AM +0900, Inki Dae wrote:
> Really thanks for doing this. :) There would be many users who use
> Linux-3.18 for their products yet.

For new products?  They really should not be.  The kernel is officially
end-of-life, but I'm keeping it alive for a short while longer just
because too many people seem to still be using it.  However, they are
not actually updating the kernel in their devices, so I don't think I
will be doing many more new 3.18.y releases.

It's a problem when people ask for support, and then don't use the
releases given to them :(

What is keeping you on 3.18.y and not allowing you to move to a newer
kernel version?

thanks,

greg k-h