Re: Kernel version for Debian Stretch

[<Joe.Ghalam@dell.com>]

> > ???Hi,
> >
> > The current version Debian 9 (Stretch) runs with Kernel 4.9. Are
> > there any plans to move to kernel 4.10 or higher in the near future?

> No, stretch's linux package will always be based on 4.9.y.  We don't
> make such major changes in stable updates.  It is still possible to add
> new hardware support, although in some cases this may be difficult to
> backport.

> > Is there a roadmap for the kernel versions in Debian you could share
> > please?

> I expect that Debian 10 'buster' will use whichever kernel version Greg
> Kroah-Hartman announces as longterm-supported around the end of 2018.


Hi Ben,
Thanks for the reply.
We are looking for changes/features available with 4.10 that are not in 4.9. Any thoughts as any of these would be considered in 4.9?

- Kernel config additions as relate to serial port & uart driver to support Intel Denverton chip (Intel folks sent in these config options in a separate thread). 
- Kernel config option "CGROUPS_BPF".

Thanks,
Joe