Hi Greg,
On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 12:31 PM, Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 11:21:52AM -0700, Michael Harless wrote:
>
> I'm working on a project using the LTS 3.14 kernel, but I'll need to be
> supporting it long after official support ends on kernel.org for the branch.
Eeek, why? What is keeping you from moving to a newer kernel version?
Why is sticking with 3.14 a good idea for anyone?
It's mainly due to certifications and testing and our upgrade process. My wish would be to update to a new kernel as well.
> Are there any pointers or suggestions on how to monitor for security and bug
> fixes that I'll need to pull in and merge myself?
Look at the patches that are marked "cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" in the
changelog area when they hit Linus's tree. Or look at the patches that
I apply to the latest stable tree. Either way, be prepared to wade
through 100+ patches a week.
That's what I was kind of afraid the answer was going to be.
I'd recommend just updating to 4.1-stable, it will be easier and cheaper
for you in the long run.
That's probably the next kernel I'll use, unless I can skip to an even later one. I'll still probably run into the same thing though, where I need to support that kernel for awhile after it's reached end-of-life, until I get some of the other upgrade problems solved.
Thanks for the suggestions on following stable and your patches, and giving me a better idea of what kind of workload I'm looking forward to.
--Mike
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