linux-kernel - Re: 5.10 LTS Kernel: 2 or 6 years?

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Message-ID: <20210126025052.GA1040564@angband.pl>
Date:   Tue, 26 Jan 2021 03:50:52 +0100
From:   Adam Borowski <kilobyte@...band.pl>
To:     Scott Branden <scott.branden@...adcom.com>
Cc:     Linux ARM <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        BCM Kernel Feedback <bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com>
Subject: Re: 5.10 LTS Kernel: 2 or 6 years?

On Mon, Jan 25, 2021 at 11:55:11AM -0800, Scott Branden wrote:
> The 5.10 LTS kernel being officially LTS supported for 2 years presents a problem:
> why would anyone select a 5.10 kernel with 2 year LTS when 5.4 kernel has a 6 year LTS.
> 
> Yet, various unofficial reports indicate it will be supported for 6
> years.  And AOSP has already declared the use of 5.10 kernel in their
> Android S and T releases.

5.10 will also be used for Debian Bullseye.

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