From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D0343C4332F for ; Sat, 17 Dec 2022 13:03:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S230209AbiLQNDL (ORCPT ); Sat, 17 Dec 2022 08:03:11 -0500 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:55470 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S229452AbiLQNDI (ORCPT ); Sat, 17 Dec 2022 08:03:08 -0500 Received: from mail-ed1-x52b.google.com (mail-ed1-x52b.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::52b]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C7A4D15F38 for ; Sat, 17 Dec 2022 05:03:07 -0800 (PST) Received: by mail-ed1-x52b.google.com with SMTP id c17so7063886edj.13 for ; Sat, 17 Dec 2022 05:03:07 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20210112; h=cc:to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=69wMVBbMUf7q1wk12sG+5Pbl393b7aseI5S0vJIzBqo=; b=ormwcdT2BdleMpLdy4gqlVlc1mstmurpTaIfnr1WDmsyadxmnQMYSs8PBAFW6YqACx 4P5kvyxXnC0HBvfqN+MSXSK32msdAPxiKPtoYnFtpSziuN0C3ot06tbA5oBfyHYPyU79 nygG1RIPVbmn0p5uPGuhzAFq1S3wspEYkXFbdtGyfAoBdG1Q5KoxIKDkFfXwm5RDscOF Jgo7GjlRif63Nc3wJYWoXvQ9VYUtGQhP8xw5q1JRvxrzZ/W+gKY11+OQ3vN0vm1dY+3W 5qGfIOJPuZk5O+c5jI05T9JTeAIS57nX31eNPHNzHAygg891smByVPK3E8b0lPJooBv9 AQiQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; h=cc:to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id :reply-to; bh=69wMVBbMUf7q1wk12sG+5Pbl393b7aseI5S0vJIzBqo=; b=S+QiJdUMnTlLgh7X0vxAHDuEIq34cYrKOHaF3oqxOiI9h0zcjJarUZekvEJarz4tbF Xl/sszfT0vvz0Eo9NFbd8Vj03ePuRUWLioHOrrD/kFrPRlnHRb+b+hvbRgR/PsezVRbd X9YR+AGbn59URdeRPx0XHYQhoVQ46wNVRHACvmebYmfa7Xcj0/VL/B6QNU2Q+E+KoBEe PY5j131ZwaUW5dPhvFSc5srK8ukYsgJsjikrn/sQv/FdfAEbnOf7DrEGMlkZ7zhN+lvK ZanisGzip8UdeeSPQff7OqUc5rWwTZcetCDmyXtWMBOoZ9ENRCBS/YTKmhzS/M4vPMCB l8Bg== X-Gm-Message-State: AFqh2krNUmooTSbEnRuc1lS7DXLpXzKIlILQlSBXGdhppjjEruA15ent 4ShTkozxLxyUrlAgEyZFVVLHfKmFWXZBZ+oO52jlLUKtOW8= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AMrXdXuTbIqQmiW4ZOSkN3RgCsKPJV/dM2U+IDthtTpbocB1cWwmFDYYovD5AUB8HV6HZ0nzxf2UlpGqUiZl6zEwVrU= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6402:6c9:b0:473:ae62:40cc with SMTP id n9-20020a05640206c900b00473ae6240ccmr1170607edy.374.1671282185881; Sat, 17 Dec 2022 05:03:05 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: Kaiwan N Billimoria Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2022 18:32:48 +0530 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Reg the next LTS kernel (6.1?) To: Greg KH Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi, Any update on 6.1 being set as the next LTS release? Thanks and regards, Kaiwan. On Fri, Oct 7, 2022 at 1:20 PM Kaiwan N Billimoria wrote: > > Thanks Greg.. will wait for it! > > On Fri, Oct 7, 2022 at 1:15 PM Greg KH wrote: > > > > On Fri, Oct 07, 2022 at 01:07:54PM +0530, Kaiwan N Billimoria wrote: > > > Greetings! > > > I'm working on the 2nd edition of the Linux Kernel Programming book > > > (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07RW915K4/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0) > > > and request your help... > > > > > > I'd like to base the book upon as recent a kernel version as is > > > feasible, of course, with the caveat that it's a long-term (LTS) one > > > that will be around for a while. Currently, the 5.10 LTS kernel's EOL > > > date - Dec 2026 - makes it an ideal candidate. > > > > > > However, if possible, I'd (also) like to use a 6.x kernel; so, my > > > question comes down to this: will a 6.1 kernel release occur soon (I > > > heard it should be around Dec this year)? Will it be an LTS kernel > > > (again, should be I guess), and, if so, very important for me, what's > > > the likely EOL date? > > > > 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. > > > > thanks, > > > > greg k-h