Re: question about expectations of linux kernel stable branch maintenance in Trixie

From	Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debian.org>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.kernel
Subject	Re: question about expectations of linux kernel stable branch maintenance in Trixie
Date	2026-07-28 21:40 +0200
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Hi Chris,

On Thu, Jul 23, 2026 at 04:11:45PM -0600, Chris Friesen wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm currently using 6.18.15 from trixie-backports, but I noticed that
> upstream is now up to 6.18.39.  Are there any plans to update 6.18 given
> that it's an LTS kernel?
> 
> What's the expectation for someone who would like to pick up kernel CVE
> fixes (hundreds in the last few months) within a reasonable timeframe? Do I
> need to run upstream kernels directly?
> 
> Even the 6.12 kernel in trixie is roughly 2.5 months and 1400 commits behind
> upstream.

Currently we have  7.1.3-1~bpo13+1 in trixie-backports and 6.12.96-1
in trixie itself.

Is your apt sources lists configured for the correct sets of archives?

Regards,
Salvatore

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