linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] pktcdvd: remove driver.

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Message-ID: <CA+pv=HPUgxxJjOJBki1jDjR+Abk3W9=SZ3RxSsB-YYucKBFdaQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Sat, 24 Dec 2022 16:46:35 -0500
From:   Slade Watkins <srw@...dewatkins.net>
To:     Pali Rohár <pali@...nel.org>
Cc:     Keith Busch <kbusch@...nel.org>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
        Thomas Maier <balagi@...tmail.de>, linux-block@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pktcdvd: remove driver.

On Sat, Dec 24, 2022 at 4:39 PM Pali Rohár <pali@...nel.org> wrote:
> And based on my experience, users (including me) are using distributions
> LTS kernels in production. So do not forget that it takes lot of time
> until some distributions switch from one LTS version to another LTS
> version and so it would take lot of time until deprecation warning is
> visible to user. (Maybe deprecation information could be "backported" to
> LTS kernels?)

Yeah, my main server (which I don't use for dev work) is on an LTS
kernel, same with my primary workstation, so I'm also using LTS
kernels in prod.

Would definitely appreciate it if those deprecation warnings are
visible (and maybe even backported?) if added... would certainly help
make transitioning from one LTS to the next easier.

>
> In any case I would prefer some documented webpage with all deprecation
> information. Like there is releases webpage which says exact day when
> particular LTS version is EOL: https://kernel.org/category/releases.html

I would as well, maybe it could go somewhere in Documentation? Not
sure, that's way beyond me.

-- Slade