[bootlin/training-materials updates] master: Embedded Linux: improve details about LTS kernels (03323fa5)
Michael Opdenacker
michael.opdenacker at bootlin.com
Mon May 25 23:56:19 CEST 2020
Repository : https://github.com/bootlin/training-materials
On branch : master
Link : https://github.com/bootlin/training-materials/commit/03323fa59a8ac02d30fade1b1fcd56435757e4c9
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commit 03323fa59a8ac02d30fade1b1fcd56435757e4c9
Author: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker at bootlin.com>
Date: Mon May 25 23:56:19 2020 +0200
Embedded Linux: improve details about LTS kernels
Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker at bootlin.com>
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03323fa59a8ac02d30fade1b1fcd56435757e4c9
.../sysdev-linux-intro-versioning.tex | 23 +++++++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/slides/sysdev-linux-intro-versioning/sysdev-linux-intro-versioning.tex b/slides/sysdev-linux-intro-versioning/sysdev-linux-intro-versioning.tex
index e1b3555e..439a28bd 100644
--- a/slides/sysdev-linux-intro-versioning/sysdev-linux-intro-versioning.tex
+++ b/slides/sysdev-linux-intro-versioning/sysdev-linux-intro-versioning.tex
@@ -31,18 +31,13 @@
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}[fragile]
- \frametitle{Need for long term support}
+ \frametitle{Need for long term support (1)}
\begin{itemize}
\item Issue: bug and security fixes only released for most recent
stable kernel versions. Only LTS {\em (Long Term Support)} releases
are supported for up to 6 years.
- \item Example at Google: starting from {\em Android O}, all new Android devices will
+ \item Example at Google: starting from {\em Android O (2017)}, all new Android devices will
have to run such an LTS kernel.
- \item You could also get long term support from a commercial embedded
- Linux provider.
- \item The {\em Civil Infrastructure Platform} project is an industry /
- Linux Foundation effort to support selected LTS versions (starting
- with 4.4) much longer (> 10 years). See \url{https://bit.ly/2hy1QYC}.
\end{itemize}
\begin{columns}
\column{0.6\textwidth}
@@ -54,6 +49,20 @@
\end{columns}
\end{frame}
+\begin{frame}[fragile]
+ \frametitle{Need for long term support (2)}
+ \begin{itemize}
+ \item You could also get long term support from a commercial embedded
+ Linux provider.
+ \item {\em "If you are not using a supported distribution kernel, or a stable / longterm
+ kernel, you have an insecure kernel} - Greg KH, 2019\\
+ Some vulnerabilities are fixed in stable without ever getting a CVE.
+ \item The {\em Civil Infrastructure Platform} project is an industry /
+ Linux Foundation effort to support selected LTS versions (starting
+ with 4.4) much longer (> 10 years). See \url{https://bit.ly/2hy1QYC}.
+ \end{itemize}
+\end{frame}
+
\begin{frame}[fragile]
\frametitle{What's new in each Linux release? (1)}
The official list of changes for each Linux release is just a
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