OK, So in this case we 'only' have to follow the version for the distribution date and move this at each EOL distribution date.
I understood that this kind of evolution is easier than a kernel evolution. Could you confirm please ?
I will stop boring you after :) Thanks again for your help. Best regards. François
-----Message d'origine----- De : Konstantin Ryabitsev konstantin@linuxfoundation.org Envoyé : mardi 23 novembre 2021 16:33 À : Fernandes, Francois Francois.Fernandes@conduent.com Cc : webmaster@kernel.org; stable@vger.kernel.org Objet : Re: [External] - Re: EOL Kernels versions
On Tue, Nov 23, 2021 at 03:13:46PM +0000, Fernandes, Francois wrote:
Hi Konstantin,
Thanks a lot for your quick answer.
I found some complementary information here : https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fitsf oss.com%2Fwhy-distros-use-old-kernel%2F&data=04%7C01%7CFrancois.Fe rnandes%40conduent.com%7C8355a82766034b094ec108d9ae969d28%7C1aed4588b8 ce43a8a775989538fd30d8%7C0%7C0%7C637732784185975483%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbG Zsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0% 3D%7C3000&sdata=%2BxlJ%2FkE5XFTPRmHn%2FUBtGjPnpv3ThpJc7Q88DgUpuwI% 3D&reserved=0
It seems that even if the kernel version is EOL it's not a matter while the distribution version (in our case Debian 10 (Buster) is still under support. Is my understanding correct ?
Yes, distributions may choose to maintain their own LTS versions. If you are basing your work on a distribution like Debian and aren't shipping your own kernel, then you should plan your work around the distribution's announced EOL dates.
-K