Hi Greg, On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 12:31 PM, Greg KH <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 11:21:52AM -0700, Michael Harless wrote: > > > > I'm working on a project using the LTS 3.14 kernel, but I'll need to be > > supporting it long after official support ends on kernel.org for the > branch. > > Eeek, why? What is keeping you from moving to a newer kernel version? > Why is sticking with 3.14 a good idea for anyone? > It's mainly due to certifications and testing and our upgrade process. My wish would be to update to a new kernel as well. > > > Are there any pointers or suggestions on how to monitor for security and > bug > > fixes that I'll need to pull in and merge myself? > > Look at the patches that are marked "cc: [email protected]" in the > changelog area when they hit Linus's tree. Or look at the patches that > I apply to the latest stable tree. Either way, be prepared to wade > through 100+ patches a week. > > That's what I was kind of afraid the answer was going to be. > I'd recommend just updating to 4.1-stable, it will be easier and cheaper > for you in the long run. > > That's probably the next kernel I'll use, unless I can skip to an even later one. I'll still probably run into the same thing though, where I need to support that kernel for awhile after it's reached end-of-life, until I get some of the other upgrade problems solved. Thanks for the suggestions on following stable and your patches, and giving me a better idea of what kind of workload I'm looking forward to. --Mike
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