The 4.4 kernel has passed its end of life date (after 6 years).
It is no longer supported and therefore DPDK should update
its minimum required kernel version.
Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <step...@networkplumber.org>
---
doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst | 5 +++--
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst
b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst
index d95a78d1561d..1d2390590ce8 100644
--- a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst
@@ -121,9 +121,10 @@ System Software
**Required:**
-* Kernel version >= 4.4
+* Kernel version >= 4.9
- The kernel version required is based on the oldest long term stable kernel
available
+ The kernel version required is based on the oldest long term stable
+ kernel (that has not reached end of life)
at kernel.org when the DPDK version is in development.
Compatibility for recent distribution kernels will be kept, notably
RHEL/CentOS 7.
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