Adding support for new LTS Linux Kernel version

[ohault]

Linux Kernel 5.4 will reach EOL by Dec, 2025.

LTS Version, Released, Projected EOL
6.12, 2024-11-17, Dec, 2026
6.6, 2023-10-29, Dec, 2026
6.1, 2022-12-11, Dec, 2027
5.15, 2021-10-31, Dec, 2026
5.10, 2020-12-13, Dec, 2026
5.4, 2019-11-24, Dec, 2025

What are the currently supported Linux Kernel/KVM version by KVM-VMI ?

Could Linux Kernel 6.1 be supported ?

[Wenzel]

Hi @ohault !

The current stable KVM-VMI is indeed based on an old 5.4 kernel and rebasing the patches / verifying correctness is a huge effort.

However I know someone from the community who already started having a look at this.
Maybe he can give us an update here ?
Ping @brightprogrammer 🚀

[ohault]

Thank you @Wenzel , do you mean that https://kvm-vmi.github.io/kvm-vmi/master/kvmi.html#v7 is currently the KVMi subsystem for KVM supported and the v12 a work in progress ?

References

• https://github.com/KVM-VMI/kvm-vmi/commits/kvmi-v12/
• https://kvm-vmi.github.io/kvm-vmi/master/kvmi.html#v12

[brightprogrammer]

Yes, absolutely! There are some blockers on my side at the moment. I'll post an update here soon.