On Thu, 17 Feb 2022 08:45:16 -0800 Stephen Hemminger <step...@networkplumber.org> wrote:
> 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. > Ping. This was acked-by Bruce, why is it still not merged? See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_kernel_version_history 4.4 kernel reached EOL in February 2022
