X-Git-Url: http://git.droids-corp.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fguides%2Fcontributing%2Fstable.rst;h=4d38bb8606d2fb5096f977b8a5418b0b0ece0763;hb=e21ee74082f2b5b358e83fc2df879c2486d633a3;hp=6a5eee9bd495d5ff944fdaacd2aee7ab0afe54a0;hpb=219a6e74cab5c6a8cefc7bd2b0f18275835fef2f;p=dpdk.git diff --git a/doc/guides/contributing/stable.rst b/doc/guides/contributing/stable.rst index 6a5eee9bd4..4d38bb8606 100644 --- a/doc/guides/contributing/stable.rst +++ b/doc/guides/contributing/stable.rst @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ .. SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause Copyright 2018 The DPDK contributors -.. stable_lts_releases: +.. _stable_lts_releases: DPDK Stable Releases and Long Term Support ========================================== @@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ year's November (X.11) release will be maintained as an LTS for 2 years. After the X.11 release, an LTS branch will be created for it at http://git.dpdk.org/dpdk-stable where bugfixes will be backported to. +A LTS release may align with the declaration of a new major ABI version, +please read the :doc:`abi_policy` for more information. + It is anticipated that there will be at least 4 releases per year of the LTS or approximately 1 every 3 months. However, the cadence can be shorter or longer depending on the number and criticality of the backported @@ -119,10 +122,3 @@ A Stable Release will be released by: list. Stable releases are available on the `dpdk.org download page `_. - - -ABI ---- - -The Stable Release should not be seen as a way of breaking or circumventing -the DPDK ABI policy.