Kernel backports for Ubuntu

[Tim Gardner]

On 07/06/2015 02:59 PM, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> Hey folks, I know Ubuntu used to package the Linux backports releases
> [0] I was curious if this is still done. I cannot find references to
> it.
>
> Thanks,
>
> [0] https://backports.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Main_Page
>
>   Luis
>

Hi Luis - we've pretty much gotten away from partial backports in favour 
of backporting whole kernels into our LTS releases. For example, 14.04 
(Trusty) has what we are calling Hardware Enablement kernels (HWE), 
i.e., kernels from subsequent interim, non-LTS releases that have been 
repackaged and compiled using the LTS toolchain. We encourage OEMs to 
use these HWE kernels in order to gain hardware enablement for platforms 
that do not work with the LTS release kernel.

rtg
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Tim Gardner tim.gardner at canonical.com