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List:       gentoo-user
Subject:    [gentoo-user] Re: Upgrading from 5.14 to 6.0 version
From:       Nikos Chantziaras <realnc () gmail ! com>
Date:       2022-11-12 19:56:14
Message-ID: tkou56$ahm$1 () ciao ! gmane ! io
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On 12/11/2022 21:13, Wol wrote:
> On 12/11/2022 18:22, Dale wrote:
>> Where does one go for a list of the LTS kernels?  Since I reboot so
>> rarely, what not use one of them??  Of course, the kernel I have in use
>> now has long uptimes so it is sort of LTS for this rig anyway.
> 
> Do you REALLY want an LTS kernel? Sounds like you don't. You need to 
> update them just as much as any other kernel.
> 
> The point of an LTS kernel is it supposed to NOT receive feature 
> updates, just bug fixes. Given that Artificial Stupidity bots regularly 
> try to apply updates to stable kernels, is it worth restricting yourself 
>   to old kernels? Especially when it's not unknown for a bot to try to 
> backport a patch from kernel X+2, when it depends on a patch from X+1 
> that hasn't been backported, and anybody using that code finds their 
> "stable" kernel blowing up in their face.
> 
> The idea behind stable kernels is great. The implementation leaves a lot 
> to be desired and, as always, the reason is not enough manpower.

wat


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