[elrepo] Announcement: EL7 Updated kernel-lt Package Set [5.4.206-1]

[Alan Bartlett]

Announcing the release of the kernel-lt-5.4.206-1.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/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.206

The following files are currently synchronising to our mirror sites:

x86_64
kernel-lt-5.4.206-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64.rpm
kernel-lt-devel-5.4.206-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64.rpm
kernel-lt-doc-5.4.206-1.el7.elrepo.noarch.rpm
kernel-lt-headers-5.4.206-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64.rpm
kernel-lt-tools-5.4.206-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64.rpm
kernel-lt-tools-libs-5.4.206-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64.rpm
kernel-lt-tools-libs-devel-5.4.206-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64.rpm
perf-5.4.206-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64.rpm
python-perf-5.4.206-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64.rpm

nosrc
kernel-lt-5.4.206-1.el7.elrepo.nosrc.rpm

Note: As a consequence of the upstream decision [1] to raise the
minimum required version of gcc to 5.1, the distribution compiler can
no longer be used in the kernel build process. We now use gcc-9, which
is available from the devtoolset-9 package.

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 [2] and, for our
reference, to the ELRepo bug tracker [3]. 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://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=316346243be6df12799c0b64b788e06bad97c30b
[2] https://bugzilla.kernel.org/
[3] https://elrepo.org/bugs/