Bug 5021 - Switch to newer kernel as Linux 3.8 is EOL
Summary: Switch to newer kernel as Linux 3.8 is EOL
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: OE-Core
Classification: Build System, Metadata & Runtime
Component: kernel (show other bugs)
Version: 1.5
Hardware: x86 Multiple
: Undecided normal
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Assignee: Darren Hart
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Reported: 2013-08-19 05:27 UTC by Jonathan Liu
Modified: 2013-08-19 13:40 UTC (History)
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Description Jonathan Liu 2013-08-19 05:27:16 UTC 
The Linux 3.8.11 kernel is end of life and no longer be maintained upstream. We should switch to a newer kernel such as Linux 3.10.7 or later.
Comment 1 Bruce Ashfield 2013-08-19 13:40:17 UTC 
As the normal part of the Yocto development process, we uprev the kernel and
reference BSPs.

No need for a defect to trigger this work, it's been well underway for a long time
now.

linux-yocto-dev always chases the latest mainline, and the released versions are
our stable base.

Yocto 1.5 will be updated to the LTSI 3.10 kernel in the next week or so, and 
linux-yocto-dev will follow the 3.11+