On 10/3/22 at 9:35 AM, Carl Dasantas wrote:
I was wondering if a new longterm kernel will be made prior to 6.1 being released with Rust support added? As the kernel.org page https://www.kernel.org/category/releases.html states "Longterm kernels are picked based on various factors -- major new features...". In my opinion, adding Rust support is a major new feature. Of course it goes on to say new longterm kernels are dependent on time, etc so I thought I would inquire. No harm in that, right? I'm sure there are a lot of others in our community that are hesitant as I am with Rust and want to see where it goes. It would be nice to have a recent longterm kernel so we can see how this Rust stuff plays out. Possibly from 6.0 or 5.19?
Not sure if a decision has been made yet. IMHO, it may be _a bit_ before we see this year's longterm release picked.
+stable list
All the best, -srw