Subject: Re: [vserver] Stable Linux-VServer Release
From: Roman Vesely <roman@liten.cz>
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:19:20 +0200

V Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:02:13 +0100
Gordan Bobic <gordan@bobich.net> wrote:

>  On Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:18:25 +0200, Roman Vesely <roman@liten.cz> 
>  wrote:
> 
> > My (=sysadmin) reasons for:
> >
> > 2.6.32.x:
> >
> > +++ Support. Guaranteed support (bug fixes, security patches) for a
> > long time.
> 
> >>=2.6.38:
> >
> > --- Unsupported. Big problems if a serious vulnerability found.
> 
>  Can you please clarify what you mean by "supported" here. Are you 
>  suggesting that 2.6.32.x will get security patches back-ported do it
> but 2.6.38.x will not? If so, can you please post a link to the post
> where this has been stated by the kernel developers?

Sorry, I'm not sure I understand.

http://lwn.net/Articles/445974/

"This is the LAST .38 stable kernel release, please move to the
.39-stable tree at this point in time."

Of course I can fix the kernel itself.
But the kernel team does it better.

Thanks,

Roman

(sorry for my englist)