Hi Greg,

On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 12:31 PM, Greg KH <greg@kroah.com> wrote:
On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 11:21:52AM -0700, Michael Harless wrote:
>
> I'm working on a project using the LTS 3.14 kernel, but I'll need to be
> supporting it long after official support ends on kernel.org for the branch. 

Eeek, why?  What is keeping you from moving to a newer kernel version?
Why is sticking with 3.14 a good idea for anyone?

It's mainly due to certifications and testing and our upgrade process.  My wish would be to update to a new kernel as well.
 

> Are there any pointers or suggestions on how to monitor for security and bug
> fixes that I'll need to pull in and merge myself?

Look at the patches that are marked "cc: stable@vger.kernel.org" in the
changelog area when they hit Linus's tree.  Or look at the patches that
I apply to the latest stable tree.  Either way, be prepared to wade
through 100+ patches a week.


That's what I was kind of afraid the answer was going to be.
 
I'd recommend just updating to 4.1-stable, it will be easier and cheaper
for you in the long run.


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.

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.


--Mike