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Day" To: YP docs mailing list Subject: [PATCH] kernel-dev: remove references to defunct LTSI project Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - cpanel10.indieserve.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lists.yoctoproject.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - crashcourse.ca X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: cpanel10.indieserve.net: authenticated_id: rpjday+crashcourse.ca/only user confirmed/virtual account not confirmed X-Authenticated-Sender: cpanel10.indieserve.net: rpjday@crashcourse.ca X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: List-Id: X-Webhook-Received: from 45-33-107-173.ip.linodeusercontent.com [45.33.107.173] by aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org with HTTPS for ; Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:01:34 -0000 X-Groupsio-URL: https://lists.yoctoproject.org/g/docs/message/9723 As the last kernel release under LTSI (Long-Term Support Initiative) was back in 2018, remove references to it. Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day --- i'll submit a patch separately to uprev the kernel release numbers in that section. diff --git a/documentation/kernel-dev/concepts-appx.rst b/documentation/kernel-dev/concepts-appx.rst index 6a2fe4bb0..34b5628b5 100644 --- a/documentation/kernel-dev/concepts-appx.rst +++ b/documentation/kernel-dev/concepts-appx.rst @@ -76,22 +76,6 @@ and included with Yocto Project releases: - *linux-yocto-dev:* A development kernel based on the latest upstream release candidate available. -.. note:: - - Long Term Support Initiative (LTSI) for Yocto Linux kernels is as - follows: - - - For Yocto Project releases 1.7, 1.8, and 2.0, the LTSI kernel is - ``linux-yocto-3.14``. - - - For Yocto Project releases 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3, the LTSI kernel is - ``linux-yocto-4.1``. - - - For Yocto Project release 2.4, the LTSI kernel is - ``linux-yocto-4.9`` - - - ``linux-yocto-4.4`` is an LTS kernel. - Once a Yocto Linux kernel is officially released, the Yocto Project team goes into their next development cycle, or upward revision (uprev) cycle, while still continuing maintenance on the released kernel. It is diff --git a/documentation/kernel-dev/intro.rst b/documentation/kernel-dev/intro.rst index 7df342f8d..1324ffdbb 100644 --- a/documentation/kernel-dev/intro.rst +++ b/documentation/kernel-dev/intro.rst @@ -23,11 +23,7 @@ whose Git repositories you can view in the Yocto heading. New recipes for the release track the latest Linux kernel upstream developments from https://www.kernel.org and introduce newly-supported platforms. Previous recipes in the release are refreshed -and supported for at least one additional Yocto Project release. As they -align, these previous releases are updated to include the latest from -the Long Term Support Initiative (LTSI) project. You can learn more -about Yocto Linux kernels and LTSI in the -":ref:`kernel-dev/concepts-appx:yocto project kernel development and maintenance`" section. +and supported for at least one additional Yocto Project release. Also included is a Yocto Linux kernel development recipe (``linux-yocto-dev.bb``) should you want to work with the very latest in