[elrepo] Kernel-lt and the Future

[Manuel Wolfshant]

On 08/06/2013 02:22 AM, Phil Perry wrote:
> On 05/08/13 23:56, Nux! wrote:
>> On 05.08.2013 22:35, Alan Bartlett wrote:
>>> As you know, the ELRepo Project has regularly released a kernel-lt
>>> (long term supported) package set for both enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
>>> These kernels have been based on the linux-3.0.X stable branch.
>>>
>>> The linux-3.0.X stable branch will be reaching end of life this coming
>>> October [1][2] and a decision will have to be made with regards to the
>>> future of the kernel-lt package sets that we provide.
>>
>> Looking at the web pages you recommended, I see that the kernel 3.2 will
>> be supported till 2016, I guess it makes sense to make that the next LT.
>>
>> No matter what's decided, thank you in advance for the effort. :)
>>
>> Lucian
>>
>
> As many might be aware, Greg KH just announced he will be supporting 
> 3.10 for two years as a LTS kernel, which should take us into late 2015:
>
> http://www.kroah.com/log/blog/2013/08/04/longterm-kernel-3-dot-10/
>
> This seems like a better choice for el6 to me as it provides a good 
> balance between its supported lifetime and the relative age of the 
> kernel. For example, in some ways 3.2 is already outdated as, for 
> example, RH backported the wireless stack from kernel-3.5 into 
> RHEL6_4, so here a 3.2 release would be a step backwards. Assuming 
> 3.10 doesn't introduce other issues.
>
I need to test but  I am very much afraid that stock iptables will choke 
with 3.10 even on RHEL 6. And I do not even dare to think about RHEL 5