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cynwulf 05-14-2013 08:52 AM
3.8.x is working well for me, since 3.8.10 a hard lock up problem I was getting in 3.x kernels has been resolved. I would use 3.4, but due to the aforementioned problem will have to wait for the next LTS to appear... it's annoying but what can you do.

GazL 05-14-2013 09:29 AM
Well, Pat could always delay the release until around Christmas and ship with the next LTS once it's been released and had time to settle in. Actually, that doesn't sound so bad: one new Slackware release each year, somewhere around Christmas, each one based off a new LTS kernel, guaranteeing two years of upstream kernel support for each Slackware release.

:D

H_TeXMeX_H 05-14-2013 09:29 AM
3.10 might be a good bet
http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/li...5.1/02192.html

PrinceCruise 05-14-2013 11:01 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by GazL (Post 4950937)
Well, Pat could always delay the release until around Christmas and ship with the next LTS once it's been released and had time to settle in. Actually, that doesn't sound so bad: one new Slackware release each year, somewhere around Christmas, each one based off a new LTS kernel, guaranteeing two years of upstream kernel support for each Slackware release. :D
+1. I'm also in the same favor and requested the same in the 14.1 voting thread.

Regards.

Petri Kaukasoina 05-14-2013 11:29 AM
Kernel 3.8.y.z extended stable support
http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/li...5.1/03595.html

H_TeXMeX_H 05-14-2013 12:24 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Petri Kaukasoina (Post 4951041)
Kernel 3.8.y.z extended stable support
http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/li...5.1/03595.html
Quote:
Since Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring" uses the 3.8 kernel, the Ubuntu kernel team
will pick up stable maintenance where Greg KH left off[0] with 3.8.13
(thanks, Greg!)...


The Ubuntu kernel team is pleased to announce that we will be providing
extended stable support for the Linux 3.8 kernel until August 2014 as a
third party effort maintained on our infrastructure.

Our linux-3.8.y{-queue,-review} stable branches will fork from 3.8.13
and will be published here:

git://kernel.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/linux.git

We will use the same stable request/review workflow and follow the
standard upstream stable kernel rules. More details are available at
http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/Dev/ExtendedStable

We welcome any feedback and contribution to this effort. We will be
posting the first review cycle patch set in a week or two.

-Kamal Mostafa
Ubuntu Kernel Team, Canonical Ltd.
That's great news, maybe 3.8 can be kept after all in current. I wonder if they will apply any out of tree patches tho.

TobiSGD 05-14-2013 12:31 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by H_TeXMeX_H (Post 4951071)
That's great news, maybe 3.8 can be kept after all in current. I wonder if they will apply any out of tree patches tho.
From the link in your quote:
Quote:
All patches for the stable releases maintained by the Ubuntu kernel team should be submitted upstream, following the stable upstream acceptance rules (see Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt in the upstream kernel source tree for more information).

The Ubuntu Kernel Team should monitor and pick the relevant stable patches automatically once they are released with upstream stable.
So as I understand it they only apply patches released by upstream, so no out of tree patches.

willysr 05-14-2013 12:34 PM
well it's basically the same approach used by Greg
patches that goes into stable kernel are usually found on upstream tree (linus' tree) that goes on development for the next RC or final version of the next major release

Celyr 05-14-2013 04:03 PM
Quote:
All patches for the stable releases maintained by the Ubuntu kernel team ...
Quote:
... Ubuntu kernel team ...
Ubuntu kernel team
Ubuntu kernel team
Mother of God.



(sorry :P)

guanx 05-14-2013 05:56 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Petri Kaukasoina (Post 4951041)
Kernel 3.8.y.z extended stable support
http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/li...5.1/03595.html
Thanks for the info!

However, I would quote a bit of that article: "... until August 2014 ..."

dolphin77 05-15-2013 01:17 AM
Looks like kernels prior to 3.8.10 are not the safe choice currently (local root exploit):

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/121616/semtex.c

volkerdi 05-15-2013 02:19 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by dolphin77 (Post 4951444)
Looks like kernels prior to 3.8.10 are not the safe choice currently (local root exploit):

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/121616/semtex.c
The PERF_EVENTS bug is not present in 3.4.45 either.

Poprocks 05-15-2013 10:03 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by PrinceCruise (Post 4951016)
+1. I'm also in the same favor and requested the same in the 14.1 voting thread.
Agreed. At this juncture, if Slack 14.1 were to come out *today* I'd even be tempted to say "3.2" because it *still* seems to be the longest-supported, being targetted for EOL in 2016 as opposed to 2014 or what have you.

Also, where is this 14.1 voting thread? I can't seem to find it on here.

PrinceCruise 05-15-2013 01:07 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Poprocks (Post 4951794)
Also, where is this 14.1 voting thread? I can't seem to find it on here.
Not really a 14.1 voting thread, but Pat asked for opinions on couple of things for next 'stable' release here -
This thread

Regards.

michaelslack 05-17-2013 10:51 PM
If -current(64) goes back to 3.4 then will the dreaded samsung-laptop bricking problem be an issue again? Fixes for that (such as they were) were introduced late in the 3.7 series I believe.


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