[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: update minimum supported kernel

Thomas Monjalon thomas at monjalon.net
Tue Mar 16 11:59:29 CET 2021


03/03/2021 19:28, Stephen Hemminger:
> The DPDK project is only committed to supporting upstream kernel
> versions that are still in support.
> The 3.16 kernel has reached End Of Life (in June 2020).
> The next LTS kernel is 4.19 and is supported until December 2024.
> 
> This does not change the existing policy that distribution kernels
> that are older are still supported.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen at networkplumber.org>
> ---
>  **Required:**
>  
> -*   Kernel version >= 3.16
> +*   Kernel version >= 4.19

Acked-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas at monjalon.net>




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