Update README, kernel version update script and Review comments

Author: SujanaSubr

.github/workflows/pr-if-new-kernel.yml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     # Matrix build for maintenance of multiple kernels
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        branch: ['main', 'maint-6.6']
+        branch: ['main', 'maint-6.12', 'maint-6.6']
     permissions:
       pull-requests: write
       contents: write

README.md

@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@ In some cases, we need to make changes to those to get a working build.
 
 | branch | description |
 | ------------- | -------------- |
-| `main` | latest lts kernel we maintain (6.12 as of December 2025) |
+| `main` | latest lts kernel we maintain (6.18) |
+| `maint-6.12` | maintenance of source code for kernel 6.12 |
 | `maint-6.6` | maintenance of source code for kernel 6.6 | 
-| `rel-1877` | backport for 1877, merge code from `main` | 
+| `rel-1877` | backport for 1877, merge code from `maint-6.12` | 
 | `rel-1592` | backport for 1592, merge code from `maint-6.6` |
 
 

config/defines.toml

@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ name = 'x86'
 name = 'none'
 
 [build]
-c_compiler = 'gcc-15'
+c_compiler = 'gcc'
 rust_build_depends = [
-  'rustc:native (>= 1.78.0)',
-  'bindgen:native (>= 0.65.1)',
-  'rust-src (>= 1.78.0)',
+  'rustc:native',
+  'bindgen:native',
+  'rust-src',
 ]
 
 [relations.image]
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ breaks = [
 
 [[debianrelease]]
 name_regex = 'gardenlinux'
-revision_regex = '\dexperimental'
+revision_regex = '\d+gl(\d+)?(~bp\d+)?(~dev)?'

prepare_source

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 pkg=linux
 version_orig=6.18.3
 version="$version_orig-1"
-version_suffix="experimental"
 
 (
 	debian_repo=https://salsa.debian.org/kernel-team/linux.git

update-kernel.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # Script to automate the process of selecting the latest patch version of linux
 
 # Update this when we base our kernel build on a newer lts branch
-current_lts = "6.12"
+current_lts = "6.18"
 
 
 def get_latest_kernel_version():
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def get_latest_kernel_version():
             r["version"]
             for r in releases
             if r["version"].startswith(current_lts)
-            and r["moniker"] == "longterm"
+            # (not officially lts yet ) and r["moniker"] == "longterm"
             and r["iseol"] == False
         ]
         assert len(latest_current_lts) == 1