[discussion] PREEMPT *.39 kernel in plain Debian?

[rosea.grammostola]

On 06/21/2011 11:49 PM, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
> On 11-06-21 at 09:13pm, rosea.grammostola wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Sometime ago there was a discussion about a RT kernel in plain
>> Debian. At that time it wasn't included in Debian.
>>
>> Since the release of the *.39 kernel the RT patch isn't needed
>> anymore. For audio all the things which where in the RT patches are
>> in the main kernel now.
>>
>> So a PREEMPT kernel should be sufficient for (Debian) proaudio users.
>>
>> Do you think it will be useful to have such a kernel in Debian?
>> Do you think it is possible to get this in the official repos of Debian?
>> If possible, how to achieve this?
>
> I believe I can answer the last question(s): It needs someone taking the
> responsibility of _maintaining_ such new kernel package.  In theory such
> package can be maintained as a separate project, but in reality it is
> highly unlikely that the security team and release team will tolerate
> the expected extra burden on them in doing so.  The other option is to
> maintain it in the kernel team.  It is unlikely that the kernel team can
> be convinced to maintain an additional kernel - they will probably
> require someone to join the team, work closely with them, and convince
> them that it is sensible to do it and that those doing it are qualified
> enought for doing it steadily for some time.
>
> In short: It's not an impossible task, but a tough one!
>
>
> Best starting point is probably to read the backlog of the kernel team
> mailinglist for prior discussions on additional kernel packages to try
> get an understanding on the reasoning for general standpoints of the
> members of the kernel team.  Next (after ensuring here that in fact it
> is sensible to have at all in Debian) simply open the discussion at the
> kernel team mailinglist.

Ok thanks. I will not take up this tough task then :)
There are other kernels people can use instead.

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