[gentoo-commits] repo/gentoo:master commit in: profiles/

["Sam James" <sam@gentoo.org>]

commit:     b47fac519605a1c46a473c57c9931268f1704da8
Author:     Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
AuthorDate: Sat Dec  9 22:08:06 2023 +0000
Commit:     Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
CommitDate: Thu Dec 14 07:22:04 2023 +0000
URL:        https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=b47fac51

profiles: mask kernels no longer receiving genpatches

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.

Closes: https://github.com/gentoo/gentoo/pull/34203
Reviewed-by: Mike Pagano <mpagano <AT> gentoo.org>
Signed-off-by: Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo.org>

 profiles/package.mask | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)

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 <sam@gentoo.org> (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.
+#
+<sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-5.10
+<sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-5.10
+<virtual/dist-kernel-5.10
+
 # Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> (2023-12-12)
 # Merged into dev-python/blake3[-rust].  Please use that instead.
 # Removal on 2024-01-11.  Bug #919771.