Linux kernel version for DPDK 24.11

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Tue, 13 Aug 2024 22:53:55 +0200
Morten Brørup <mb at smartsharesystems.com> wrote:

> Stephen,
> 
> Kernel 4.19 will reach EOL in December 2024 [1], so we should skip ahead to 5.4 (projected EOL December 2025) or 5.10 (projected EOL December 2026).
> 
> For reference, the CIP project provides a SLTS (Super Long-Time Stable) kernel based on version 5.10 [2]. Their previous SLTS was based on kernel version 4.19.
> 
> Based on the above information, it could make sense updating the DPDK minimum requirements for DPDK 24.11 to kernel version 5.10.
> 
> You usually have a good overview of what is going on in the relevant distros. Could you please provide a doc patch like you have done before [3].
> 
> [1]: https://www.kernel.org/category/releases.html
> [2]: https://www.cip-project.org/blog/2022/04/04/cip-expands-work-on-slts-kernel-maintenance
> [3]: https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk/commit/doc/guides/linux_gsg?id=0b9db7caa8c223a541a323793068bc920789331c
> 
> 
> Med venlig hilsen / Kind regards,
> -Morten Brørup
> 

Yes, but we still have to support the distro's (Ubuntu, Fedora, RHEL) which may have older kernels.
Kernel version doesn't matter as much now that drivers are gone. But the issue is more about
potentially missing stuff in header files.