linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] Documentation: process: replace outdated LTS table w/ link

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Message-ID: <20221014171348.w5t4lwwqaqmfykta@sequoia>
Date:   Fri, 14 Oct 2022 12:13:48 -0500
From:   Tyler Hicks <code@...icks.com>
To:     Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>
Cc:     Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        stable@...r.kernel.org, Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>,
        Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>,
        Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] Documentation: process: replace outdated LTS table w/
 link

On 2022-10-14 10:10:40, Nick Desaulniers wrote:
> The existing table was a bit outdated.
> 
> 3.16 was EOL in 2020.
> 4.4 was EOL in 2022.
> 
> 5.10 is new in 2020.
> 5.15 is new in 2021.
> 
> We'll see if 6.1 becomes LTS in 2022.
> 
> Rather than keep this table updated, it does duplicate information from
> multiple kernel.org pages. Make one less duplication site that needs to
> be updated and simply refer to the kernel.org page on releases.
> 
> Suggested-by: Tyler Hicks <code@...icks.com>
> Suggested-by: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@...il.com>
> Signed-off-by: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>
> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> ---
> Changes v1 -> v2:
> * Rather than update table, use a link as per Tyler and Bagas.
> * Carry forward GKH's SB tag.

Thanks! Was just about to send out that same thing. :)

Reviewed-by: Tyler Hicks (Microsoft) <code@...icks.com>

Tyler

> 
>  Documentation/process/2.Process.rst | 15 ++++-----------
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/process/2.Process.rst b/Documentation/process/2.Process.rst
> index e05fb1b8f8b6..6a919cffcbfd 100644
> --- a/Documentation/process/2.Process.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/process/2.Process.rst
> @@ -126,17 +126,10 @@ than one development cycle past their initial release. So, for example, the
>  5.2.21 was the final stable update of the 5.2 release.
>  
>  Some kernels are designated "long term" kernels; they will receive support
> -for a longer period.  As of this writing, the current long term kernels
> -and their maintainers are:
> -
> -	======  ================================	=======================
> -	3.16	Ben Hutchings				(very long-term kernel)
> -	4.4	Greg Kroah-Hartman & Sasha Levin	(very long-term kernel)
> -	4.9	Greg Kroah-Hartman & Sasha Levin
> -	4.14	Greg Kroah-Hartman & Sasha Levin
> -	4.19	Greg Kroah-Hartman & Sasha Levin
> -	5.4	Greg Kroah-Hartman & Sasha Levin
> -	======  ================================	=======================
> +for a longer period.  Please refer to the following link for the list of active
> +long term kernel versions and their maintainers:
> +
> +	https://www.kernel.org/category/releases.html
>  
>  The selection of a kernel for long-term support is purely a matter of a
>  maintainer having the need and the time to maintain that release.  There
> 
> base-commit: 9c9155a3509a2ebdb06d77c7a621e9685c802eac
> -- 
> 2.38.0.413.g74048e4d9e-goog
>