[PATCH v2] doc: no longer support end of life CentOS versions

[David Marchand]

On Wed, Nov 20, 2024 at 12:09 AM Stephen Hemminger
<stephen at networkplumber.org> wrote:
>
> The CentOS Project has shifted focus from CentOS Linux to CentOS Stream.
> Both CentOS 7 and 8 are now end of life (EOL).
>
>         CentOS Linux 7 EOL: 2024-06-30
>         CentOS Linux 8 EOL: 2021-12-31
>         CentOS Stream 8 EOL: 2024-05-31
>
> Update the documentation and release notes. There is no explicit
> test in the build process that would block these older versions
> but any bug reports or problems will rejected as invalid.

will be* rejected

>
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen at networkplumber.org>
> ---
>  doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst      | 4 ++--
>  doc/guides/rel_notes/release_24_11.rst | 6 ++++++

Needs some rebase for 25.07.


>  2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst
> index 13d632cec7..8b39dce938 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst
> @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Compilation of the DPDK
>  *   ``pyelftools`` (version 0.22+)
>
>      * For Fedora systems it can be installed using ``dnf install python-pyelftools``
> -    * For RHEL/CentOS systems it can be installed using ``pip3 install pyelftools``
> +    * For RHEL systems it can be installed using ``pip3 install pyelftools``

Why remove CentOS here?


>      * For Ubuntu/Debian it can be installed using ``apt install python3-pyelftools``
>      * For Alpine Linux, ``apk add py3-elftools``
>
> @@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ System Software
>
>      The kernel version required is based on the oldest long term stable kernel available
>      at kernel.org when the DPDK version is in development.
> -    Compatibility for recent distribution kernels will be kept, notably RHEL/CentOS 7.
> +    In addition, DPDK maintains compatibility with recent distribution kernels (such as RHEL 8).

I would avoid a clear version, so maybe mention "actively maintained
RHEL and Ubuntu releases".
Or just remove the "notably RHEL/CentOS 7" part from original.


>
>      The kernel version in use can be checked using the command::
>
> diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_24_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_24_11.rst
> index 48b399cda7..447c24237a 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_24_11.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_24_11.rst
> @@ -345,6 +345,12 @@ Removed Items
>  * ethdev: Removed the __rte_ethdev_trace_rx_burst symbol, as the corresponding
>    tracepoint was split into two separate ones for empty and non-empty calls.
>
> +* **Removed support guarantee for CentOS 7 and 8.**
> +
> +  DPDK can no longer guarantee support for older CentOS releases.
> +  CentOS Linux 7 reached end of life (EOL) on 30 June 2024
> +  and CentOS Linux 8 stream EOL was 31 May 2024.
> +
>
>  API Changes
>  -----------
> --
> 2.45.2
>


-- 
David Marchand