[elrepo] How is the ELRepo LT kernel version chosen?

[Phil Perry]

On 27/02/2025 11:43, Daniel Lindgren wrote:
>> We can give you couple of past examples on how we decided on the
>> version of kernel-lt.
>>
>> https://elrepoproject.blogspot.com/2015/
>>
>> http://lists.elrepo.org/pipermail/elrepo/2018-September/004454.html
>>
>> Akemi
> 
> 
> Thanks for the info, looks like ELRepo LT for EL 9 will be 6.1.x until
> the end of 2027.
> 
> I'm in the unfortunate situation of needing a kernel newer than 6.1
> for (better) Intel ARC GPU support and a kernel older than 6.13 for
> current ZFS version support.
> 
> No worries though, EL 10 is just around the corner and it should have
> kernel 6.11 which hopefully solves my problem, as long as EL 10 has
> the required kernel configuration for Intel ARC.
> 

It is worth keeping an eye on the el9 distro kernel, as Red Hat do 
backport stuff at each point release, so they may backport the Intel ARC 
GPU support you require. Filing a bug (or a support ticket if you are a 
customer) can highlight the need, but the process isn't always fast.

RHEL10 beta is currently shipping with a 6.12 kernel, and I expect this 
to remain so for the GA release. Should be out in a couple months (May), 
I'm guessing.

Phil