On Wed, Jan 11, 2023 at 6:11 AM Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > 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. > You made a clear statement: There was NO decision made for a new LTS kernel. Stand: 11-Jan-2023 Linux 6.1 is NOT an LTS kernel. Thanks. Best regards, -Sedat-
