[PATCH] doc: update minimum Linux kernel version

Stephen Hemminger stephen at networkplumber.org
Wed Jan 10 17:57:51 CET 2024


The last version of 4.14 kernel was just released (4.14.336),
and it is now end of life. Update the DPDK kernel minimum version
to the next LTS kernel version.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen at networkplumber.org>
---
 doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst
index 13be715933f4..9c5282573e4a 100644
--- a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ System Software
 
 **Required:**
 
-*   Kernel version >= 4.14
+*   Kernel version >= 4.19
 
     The kernel version required is based on the oldest long term stable kernel available
     at kernel.org when the DPDK version is in development.
-- 
2.43.0



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