linux-kernel - Re: Linux 4.4.302

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Date:   Thu, 17 Feb 2022 21:55:50 +0100
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@...x.de>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
        torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, stable@...r.kernel.org, lwn@....net,
        jslaby@...e.cz
Subject: Re: Linux 4.4.302

Hi!

> I'm announcing the release of the 4.4.302 kernel.
> 
> This kernel branch is now END-OF-LIFE.  It will not be getting any more
> updates from the kernel stable team, and will most likely quickly become
> insecure and out-of-date.  Do not use it anymore unless you really know
> what you are doing.
> 
> Note, the CIP project at https://www.cip-project.org/ is considering to
> maintain the 4.4 branch in a limited capability going forward.  If you
> really need to use this kernel version, please contact them.

Yes, please; feel free to contact us.

Greg, we'll likely keep maintaining "stable 4.4.X" separately from
"stable + changes for cip hardware, aka 4.4.X-cipY". Would it be okay
if we simply kept tagging those kernels as 4.4.303 / 4.4.304 / ...?

CIP project is committed to maintain 4.4.x kernel till January of 2027
[1]. We are maintaining -cip branch [2], that is stable kernel with about
1000 of patches to support our reference hardware [3] and -cip-rt
branch, with is merge of -rt and -cip trees.

If you for some reason need 4.4.x with bug and security fixes, and are
running similar hardware to our reference hardware (x86-64 and armv7),
-cip tree may be good base for that work. Testing of the -cip tree is
welcome, as is joining the CIP project.

[1] https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/civilinfrastructureplatform/start
[2] https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/cip/linux-cip.git/log/?h=linux-4.4.y-cip-rt
[3] https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/civilinfrastructureplatform/ciptesting/cipreferencehardware

?

Best regards,
                                                                Pavel
-- 
DENX Software Engineering GmbH,      Managing Director: Wolfgang Denk
HRB 165235 Munich, Office: Kirchenstr.5, D-82194 Groebenzell, Germany

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