[elrepo] Kernel-lt and the Future

[Phil Perry]

On 06/08/13 00:29, Manuel Wolfshant wrote:
> 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 For example, in some ways 3.2 is already outdated as, for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

These are exactly the type of factors we need to determine before making 
a decision :-)

Perhaps those running the current kernel-ml-3.10 package can comment?