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    SubjectRe: [PATCH v2] Documentation: process: replace outdated LTS table w/ link
    On 2022-10-14 10:10:40, Nick Desaulniers wrote:
    > The existing table was a bit outdated.
    >
    > 3.16 was EOL in 2020.
    > 4.4 was EOL in 2022.
    >
    > 5.10 is new in 2020.
    > 5.15 is new in 2021.
    >
    > We'll see if 6.1 becomes LTS in 2022.
    >
    > Rather than keep this table updated, it does duplicate information from
    > multiple kernel.org pages. Make one less duplication site that needs to
    > be updated and simply refer to the kernel.org page on releases.
    >
    > Suggested-by: Tyler Hicks <code@tyhicks.com>
    > Suggested-by: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com>
    > Signed-off-by: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@google.com>
    > Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
    > ---
    > Changes v1 -> v2:
    > * Rather than update table, use a link as per Tyler and Bagas.
    > * Carry forward GKH's SB tag.

    Thanks! Was just about to send out that same thing. :)

    Reviewed-by: Tyler Hicks (Microsoft) <code@tyhicks.com>

    Tyler

    >
    > Documentation/process/2.Process.rst | 15 ++++-----------
    > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
    >
    > diff --git a/Documentation/process/2.Process.rst b/Documentation/process/2.Process.rst
    > index e05fb1b8f8b6..6a919cffcbfd 100644
    > --- a/Documentation/process/2.Process.rst
    > +++ b/Documentation/process/2.Process.rst
    > @@ -126,17 +126,10 @@ than one development cycle past their initial release. So, for example, the
    > 5.2.21 was the final stable update of the 5.2 release.
    >
    > Some kernels are designated "long term" kernels; they will receive support
    > -for a longer period. As of this writing, the current long term kernels
    > -and their maintainers are:
    > -
    > - ====== ================================ =======================
    > - 3.16 Ben Hutchings (very long-term kernel)
    > - 4.4 Greg Kroah-Hartman & Sasha Levin (very long-term kernel)
    > - 4.9 Greg Kroah-Hartman & Sasha Levin
    > - 4.14 Greg Kroah-Hartman & Sasha Levin
    > - 4.19 Greg Kroah-Hartman & Sasha Levin
    > - 5.4 Greg Kroah-Hartman & Sasha Levin
    > - ====== ================================ =======================
    > +for a longer period. Please refer to the following link for the list of active
    > +long term kernel versions and their maintainers:
    > +
    > + https://www.kernel.org/category/releases.html
    >
    > The selection of a kernel for long-term support is purely a matter of a
    > maintainer having the need and the time to maintain that release. There
    >
    > base-commit: 9c9155a3509a2ebdb06d77c7a621e9685c802eac
    > --
    > 2.38.0.413.g74048e4d9e-goog
    >

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