<div dir="ltr">Hi Greg,<br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 12:31 PM, Greg KH <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:greg@kroah.com" target="_blank">greg@kroah.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="">On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 11:21:52AM -0700, Michael Harless wrote:<br>
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> I'm working on a project using the LTS 3.14 kernel, but I'll need to be<br>
> supporting it long after official support ends on <a href="http://kernel.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">kernel.org</a> for the branch. <br>
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</span>Eeek, why? What is keeping you from moving to a newer kernel version?<br>
Why is sticking with 3.14 a good idea for anyone?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>It's mainly due to certifications and testing and our upgrade process. My wish would be to update to a new kernel as well.</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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> Are there any pointers or suggestions on how to monitor for security and bug<br>
> fixes that I'll need to pull in and merge myself?<br>
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</span>Look at the patches that are marked "cc: <a href="mailto:stable@vger.kernel.org">stable@vger.kernel.org</a>" in the<br>
changelog area when they hit Linus's tree. Or look at the patches that<br>
I apply to the latest stable tree. Either way, be prepared to wade<br>
through 100+ patches a week.<br>
<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>That's what I was kind of afraid the answer was going to be.</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I'd recommend just updating to 4.1-stable, it will be easier and cheaper<br>
for you in the long run.<br><br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>That's probably the next kernel I'll use, unless I can skip to an even later one. I'll still probably run into the same thing though, where I need to support that kernel for awhile after it's reached end-of-life, until I get some of the other upgrade problems solved.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for the suggestions on following stable and your patches, and giving me a better idea of what kind of workload I'm looking forward to.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>--Mike</div><div><br></div></div><br></div></div>