| 1 |
On 12/11/2022 21:13, Wol wrote: |
| 2 |
> On 12/11/2022 18:22, Dale wrote: |
| 3 |
>> Where does one go for a list of the LTS kernels? Since I reboot so |
| 4 |
>> rarely, what not use one of them?? Of course, the kernel I have in use |
| 5 |
>> now has long uptimes so it is sort of LTS for this rig anyway. |
| 6 |
> |
| 7 |
> Do you REALLY want an LTS kernel? Sounds like you don't. You need to |
| 8 |
> update them just as much as any other kernel. |
| 9 |
> |
| 10 |
> The point of an LTS kernel is it supposed to NOT receive feature |
| 11 |
> updates, just bug fixes. Given that Artificial Stupidity bots regularly |
| 12 |
> try to apply updates to stable kernels, is it worth restricting yourself |
| 13 |
> to old kernels? Especially when it's not unknown for a bot to try to |
| 14 |
> backport a patch from kernel X+2, when it depends on a patch from X+1 |
| 15 |
> that hasn't been backported, and anybody using that code finds their |
| 16 |
> "stable" kernel blowing up in their face. |
| 17 |
> |
| 18 |
> The idea behind stable kernels is great. The implementation leaves a lot |
| 19 |
> to be desired and, as always, the reason is not enough manpower. |
| 20 |
|
| 21 |
wat |
Archives