On 10/8/21 11:13, Jeffrey Walton wrote: > On Thu, Oct 7, 2021 at 5:41 PM Tom Grzybowski <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> I have a related question: instead of us breaking what is working by >> updating > the kernel regularly, why don't we find a good working kernel version and > move on > only when we can match that in terms of functionality? Is there some > "requirement" > to always feature the latest kernel? > > Regarding the "find a good working kernel", it may be a good idea to > invest in a LTS kernel. Currently that is 5.4 and 5.10. 5.4 is > supported until December 2025, 5.10 is supported until December 2026.
Well, you can always just pick the kernel from stable, manually build it for powerpc and/or ppc64 and you've got an LTS kernel. But again, this is not an automatic process. Adrian -- .''`. John Paul Adrian Glaubitz : :' : Debian Developer - [email protected] `. `' Freie Universitaet Berlin - [email protected] `- GPG: 62FF 8A75 84E0 2956 9546 0006 7426 3B37 F5B5 F913
