From 349911d45bc38140a6a32c0971e0ab5cdc4de9ac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: V3n3RiX Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2023 11:49:05 +0000 Subject: gentoo auto-resync : 14:12:2023 - 11:49:05 --- profiles/package.mask | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) (limited to 'profiles/package.mask') diff --git a/profiles/package.mask b/profiles/package.mask index 5a115adf3fcf..c758ca083af7 100644 --- a/profiles/package.mask +++ b/profiles/package.mask @@ -33,6 +33,24 @@ #--- END OF EXAMPLES --- +# Sam James (2023-12-14) +# Gentoo's kernel maintainers have decided to discontinue gentoo-sources and +# gentoo-kernel for old kernel LTS branches because of the resources to require +# testing and patching them, combined with changing kernel lifecycles. +# +# The new policy is to support kernels with genpatches for 3 years after their +# release. +# +# Specifically, 4.14/4.19/5.4 have been dropped. See https://www.mpagano.com/blog/?p=315 +# and http://www.kroah.com/log/blog/2018/08/24/what-stable-kernel-should-i-use/. +# +# sys-kernel/vanilla-sources will continue to be provided for all branches +# until they reach formal upstream EOL. +# + (2023-12-12) # Merged into dev-python/blake3[-rust]. Please use that instead. # Removal on 2024-01-11. Bug #919771. -- cgit v1.2.3