[elrepo] Announcement: EL7 Updated kernel-lt Package Set [4.4.163-1]

[Alan Bartlett]

Announcing the release of the kernel-lt-4.4.163-1.el7.elrepo package
set into the EL7 elrepo-kernel repository:

https://elrepo.org/tiki/kernel-lt

The upstream changelog:

https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.163

The following files are currently synchronising to our mirror sites:

x86_64
kernel-lt-4.4.163-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64.rpm
kernel-lt-devel-4.4.163-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64.rpm
kernel-lt-doc-4.4.163-1.el7.elrepo.noarch.rpm
kernel-lt-headers-4.4.163-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64.rpm
kernel-lt-tools-4.4.163-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64.rpm
kernel-lt-tools-libs-4.4.163-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64.rpm
kernel-lt-tools-libs-devel-4.4.163-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64.rpm
perf-4.4.163-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64.rpm
python-perf-4.4.163-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64.rpm

nosrc
kernel-lt-4.4.163-1.el7.elrepo.nosrc.rpm

We provide these kernels for hardware testing in an effort to identify
new/updated drivers which can then be targeted for backporting as kmod
packages. Meanwhile, these kernels may provide interim relief to
people with non-functional hardware. We stress that we consider such
kernels as a last resort for those who are unable to get their
hardware working using the RHEL-7 kernel with supplementary kmod
packages.

These packages are provided "As-Is" with no implied warranty or
support. Using the kernel-lt may expose your system to security,
performance and/or data corruption issues. Since timely updates may
not be available from the ELRepo Project, the end user has the
ultimate responsibility for deciding whether to continue using the
kernel-lt packages in regular service.

The packages are intentionally named kernel-lt so as not to conflict
with the RHEL-7 kernels and, as such, they may be installed and
updated alongside the regular kernel. The kernel configuration is
based upon a default RHEL-7 configuration with added functionality
enabled as appropriate.

If a bug is found when using these kernels, the end user is encouraged
to report it upstream to the Linux Kernel Bug Tracker [1] and, for our
reference, to the ELRepo bug tracker [2]. By taking such action, the
reporter will be assisting the kernel developers, Red Hat and the Open
Source Community as a whole.

Thank you,

The ELRepo Team.

[1] https://bugzilla.kernel.org/
[2] https://elrepo.org/bugs/