RHEL updates

[vbatts]

• update version 6.5 -> 6.6
• bump kernel version

Closes #9856

/cc @LK4D4 @unclejack @thaJeztah @tiborvass

[tiborvass]

LGTM

[thaJeztah]

LGTM, thanks! Perhaps you can add a comment on the linked issue to inform people arriving there that the (kernel) requirements have changed. (For those arriving there through Google)

[vbatts]

@thaJeztah I thought about that, though wasn't sure if we wanted the docs to continue growing with links to issues...

[vbatts]

@thaJeztah added

[thaJeztah]

@vbatts oh sorry if I wasn't clear, I meant just a comment on #9856 here on the issue tracker. Some people are lazy and just start commenting on an issue without reading all comments, so a "final" comment hopefully prevents that.

[vbatts]

oh right. I thought the inverse, but for the same reason. If I just left a
comment on the issue, then folks may continue commenting on the closed
issue and miss the "final" resolution. But if the link is in the docs, that
is really, very final.

This happens a lot with devicemapper issues. We make the "final" comment,
but folks just ignore the fix/solution and continue to comment, then it's
lost. :-\

Should I remove this link from the docs?

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[thaJeztah]

Should I remove this link from the docs?

Hm, not sure it adds much to the docs, but just leave it for now until @moxiegirl has had a look, she might have a more firm preference either way (and the commits also have to be squashed, so you're not done yet 😇)

[moxiegirl]

This link doesn't work as written. You need to change 6.6 to 66

[thaJeztah]

Oh! Well spotted!

[moxiegirl]

I believe officially we only require the 3.10 kernel or higher which is what 7 is running. I've been told by the team we only support kernel 2.6.32 on RedHat so for 6.6 you have that covered.

Just that link fix should do it.

[thaJeztah]

I believe officially we only require the 3.10 kernel or higher which is what 7 is running. I've been told by the team we only support kernel 2.6.32 on RedHat so for 6.6 you have that covered.

Correct, IIRC the minimum kernel is 3.13. The RedHat / CentOS distros are an exception to this because (as mentioned) they back-port changes that are needed for Docker to work; Kernel 2.6.x on other distros is not supported because those lack those changes.

[SvenDowideit]

LGTM, once @vbatts fixes the link - easy way to test is to run make docs in your branch.

[vbatts]

fixed the link

[moxiegirl]

@SvenDowideit Thanks, I know that. That's how I found the break.

[moxiegirl]

@vbatts everything LGTM. Thank you for the contribution.