When is a new kernel released?

[Ylan Segal]

Mario Vukelic wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-07-06 at 15:50 -0400, Ylan Segal wrote:
> 
>>What is the policy for releasing a new Ubuntu kernel version? Is it on a
>>schedule? Is it only when a security fix is made?
> 
> 
> Within a stable release cycle, that means as long as you are running
> version 6.06 LTS (Dapper), the updates will only include security fixes,
> and it will always be a 2.6.15.* kernel. This is done partly to provide
> a stable kernel ABI (so that modules don't have to be recompiled) and
> because switching to a newer kernel, like 2.6.16, is a major change that
> can break many machines. In addition it might even require changes in
> the infrastructure around the kernel.

I feared as much.

> 
> A while ago there was a discussion on some mailing list about a possible
> kernel upgrade through the dapper-backports repository, but as far as I
> remember, it seemed unlikely due to the complexity.

Where is dapper-backport stuff usually discussed? Or, what mailing lists
do you subscribe to, so I can narrow my search?

> 
> Version 6.10 (Edgy Eft), out in October 06, will have a 2.6.17 kernel.

That is good to know, but I hope I don't have to wait that long to get
my ipod working :)

> 
> I don't know what is needed if you want to do it manually with
> kernel.org sources. Probably a lot of reading :)

Actually, since I posted I found a howto on the forums and it seems its
not that complicated. The process seemed similar to what is needed to
compile a dapper kernel, which I have done now a few times in this ipod
saga.

Thanks,

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Ylan

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