> -----Original Message----- > From: dev [mailto:dev-boun...@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Stephen Hemminger > Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 8:17 AM > To: dev@dpdk.org > Cc: Stephen Hemminger <step...@networkplumber.org> > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: update oldest supported kernel > > The DPDK needs to stay up to date with current LTS Linux kernel support. > If the kernel is older than LTS it is likely to be insecure and buggy. > Therefore only require DPDK to work on oldest LTS kernel. > > If distribution vendors want to support DPDK on older kernels, that is > their choice. But the upstream source does not need to be cluttered with > support for this. > > Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <step...@networkplumber.org> > --- > doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst | 4 +++- > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst > b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst > index eb8442c62226..b335da2c086d 100644 > --- a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst > +++ b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst > @@ -121,8 +121,10 @@ System Software > > **Required:** > > -* Kernel version >= 2.6.34 > +* Kernel version >= 3.2.93 > > + The kernel version required is based on the oldest long term stable > kernel available > + at kernel.org when the DPDK version is released.
Hi, OSV people, any objection to this? John
