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From:   Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 11 Jan 2023 20:28:55 +0100
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Subject: Re: Please, clear statement to what is next LTS linux-kernel
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>, helpdesk@kernel.org,
        stable@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
        Michael Larabel <Michael@michaellarabel.com>,
        Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@linuxfoundation.org>,
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On Wed, Jan 11, 2023 at 6:11 AM Greg Kroah-Hartman
<gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> 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@kroah.com
>
> 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-