Ben Hutchings <b...@decadent.org.uk> schrieb: > > --=-7K30lQ4BLoJ3LSF2G3VV > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > Based on a linear regression of Linux release dates since 3.2, I > extrapolated that the latest stable release at freeze time will likely > be 3.17: <http://www.decadent.org.uk/ben/tmp/linux-release-dates.svg>. > However, there will be little time for any necessary but disruptive > fixes or packaging changes before the freeze. > > The earlier we freeze the kernel, the more work will be required to > backport fixes and hardware enablement during the jessie support period. > So I think that 3.16 would be the best fit. > > It is also very unlikely that a PREEMPT_RT patchset will be available > for 3.15 or 3.17, but there probably will be one for 3.16. > > I won't have time to take on maintenance of another longterm stable > branch besides 3.2, so I think it is important that the version we use > can be based on a longterm stable branch maintained by someone else. On > that basis, I would like to propose to Greg K-H that his next longterm > branch be based on 3.16. > > Does anyone disagree with that?
Sounds good to me. Cheers, Moritz -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kernel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/slrnlm6pvd.28c....@inutil.org