[1/2] doc: update required kernel version to 4.9
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The 4.4 kernel has passed its end of life date (after 6 years).
It is no longer supported and therefore DPDK should update
its minimum required kernel version.
Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
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doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst | 5 +++--
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
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On Thu, 17 Feb 2022 08:45:16 -0800
Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org> wrote:
> The 4.4 kernel has passed its end of life date (after 6 years).
> It is no longer supported and therefore DPDK should update
> its minimum required kernel version.
>
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
> ---
> doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst | 5 +++--
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst
> index d95a78d1561d..1d2390590ce8 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst
> @@ -121,9 +121,10 @@ System Software
>
> **Required:**
>
> -* Kernel version >= 4.4
> +* Kernel version >= 4.9
>
> - The kernel version required is based on the oldest long term stable kernel available
> + The kernel version required is based on the oldest long term stable
> + kernel (that has not reached end of life)
> at kernel.org when the DPDK version is in development.
> Compatibility for recent distribution kernels will be kept, notably RHEL/CentOS 7.
>
Ping.
This was acked-by Bruce, why is it still not merged?
See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_kernel_version_history
4.4 kernel reached EOL in February 2022
@@ -121,9 +121,10 @@ System Software
**Required:**
-* Kernel version >= 4.4
+* Kernel version >= 4.9
- The kernel version required is based on the oldest long term stable kernel available
+ The kernel version required is based on the oldest long term stable
+ kernel (that has not reached end of life)
at kernel.org when the DPDK version is in development.
Compatibility for recent distribution kernels will be kept, notably RHEL/CentOS 7.