On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 09:22:48PM +0100, Sedat Dilek wrote: > Happy new 2023, > > I normally watch [1] for the next LTS linux-kernel which is for me an > official site and for an official announcement. > > On the debian-kernel mailing list you read Linux 6.1 will be the > official one for Debian-12 aka bookworm. > > I saw a phoronix article about EOL of Linux-4.9 [3] which points to [2]. > > [2] says: > > After being prompted on the kernel mailing list, Linux stable > maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman commented: > > I usually pick the "last kernel of the year", and based on the normal release cycle, yes, 6.1 will be that kernel. > > But I can't promise anything until it is released, for obvious reasons. > > This is not a clear statement for me and was maybe at a point where > 6.1 was not released. > > If you published a clear statement please point me to it. > And if so, please update [1] accordingly. > ( It dropped 4.9 from LTS list recently from [1] - guess Konstantin or > someone from helpdesk did - so [1] is actively maintained. ) > > Please, a clear statement. Why exactly do you need a "clear statement"? What will that change (or not change) if it is made? Please see this previous thread for what I need from others before I can make such a thing: https://lore.kernel.org/r/Y53BputYK+3djDME@xxxxxxxxx Can you help answer those questions for your use case please? That will help us make our decision. thanks, greg k-h
